Techie Manager

I used to love my Intellivision. Now you can love it too.
CPU: 16-bit GI 1600 running at 10-bit data transfer
MEMORY: 7K internal ROM, RAM, and I/O, 64K for programs
RESOLUTION: 160 x 92 pixels
COLOR OUTPUT: 16
SPRITES: 8, each at 16×16 pixels in size
SOUND: 3 channel mono provided by an AY-3-8914 [...]

Success! BD-X was acquired by CCBN today.
Press release.
Our letter to BD-X subscribers.
Mass High Tech article.
Boston.Internet.Com article.
Now I need to find a new job.

David Walend and myself have started a new Open Source project named Presentation Builder for Java (PBJ for short).
To quote Dave:
PBJ is a presentation tool. First, it’s a knock-off of PowerPoint and the like. It lets a user create slide presentations by assembling JavaBeans. Using JavaBeans lets the user create a compelling, interactive [...]

I’ve been having a few problems with my Linux development box lately. First, networking is messed up, probably due to poor support for my Netgear Ethernet card. Second, the fan has stopped working on the box’s GeForce2 vdeo card. So I decided to try doing some programming on my brand new Windows [...]

If you really want to hear the conference call, you can listen to the replay at (800) 642-1687 - conf id #3495683.

I was the guest speaker on Prudential Securities’ “What Do They Do?” conference call, hosted by analyst John McPeake. The topic was “Open Source Technology”, so I had the opportunity to talk about the joys of Open Source while trying not to bash Microsoft too much…
I’ll make an MP3 file of the conference [...]

Something Awful has outdone themselves - Fun with Children’s Books and Photoshop.

Well, finally got MediaMatch to work again. If you should run into the same problem, where MediaMatch crashes at startup, try searching for WNASPI32.DLL in your windows (or winnt) directory and it’s subdirectories. Move the file somewhere else (like your desktop) and reboot.
Looks like MediaMatch does not like other vendor’s ASPI [...]

I love ripping CDs. I really don’t actually even use CDs in the house any more - I play MP3s off of my hard drive with WinAmp (Windows) or XMMS (Linux). So far I’ve ripped the majority of my CD collection, and have roughly 5500 MP3s stored on my Linux server.
My tool [...]

Even though I’m finding fewer reasons to actually need a RealMedia player these days, there’s always the odd file/URL that requires it. My new PC did not have a copy of RealPlayer installed, so I headed over to Real’s site to grab a copy. The latest version of the player is now called [...]