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So my blog has been getting spammed like crazy lately; even with the challenge-response prompt that I have in place (which has helped a whole lot). And I wondered if it was a bot, or a real person. Today, based on activity logs, I have concluded that it is a person. This is a person … Read more

Above image represents India's Women Freedom Fighters, source MSN Congratulations to our Indian folks who celebrated their India Republic Day on January the 26th, the day they became a democracy 57 years ago back in 1950… ceo

Due to the increase in spam comments, I've disabled comments for now. Please note that trackbacks are still disabled. Instead of me announcing every time I enable or disable comments, please bear with me… if you see comments disabled, it means there is a current wave of attacks, and I will re-enable comments in a … Read more

“It shows the widget of your choice on its dual screens, and accesses its info via Wi-Fi, Ethernet or a USB connection to your PC or Mac.” Via GIZMODO

“With Linux growing by leaps and bounds, it only makes sense that two of the top organizations that guide its growth are finally joining forces. If all goes well, sometime this February the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group will merge to form the Linux Foundation.”

Just a note to people who ask me questions or guidance or advise (on mobility stuff)… Please note that I am more than happy to help people – that is the reason I write, to share and teach and help others in our space… If you are a student, and even a professional, I'm happy … Read more

Tengo una pregunta para mis lectores en Español – ¿Les sería de interés, y útil, si yo transladara algunos de mis piezas al Español? Transladar toma tiempo y esfuerzo, pero yo estaría dispuesto a hacerlo si es que hay necesidad… -translation- I've a question for my Spanish-speaking readers – would you be interested in, and … Read more

I've been tagged. I was first tagged by Xen sometime last year, but I wasn't able to write about it then. Now I got tagged once again, this time by Wendong. Since accumulating tags is not a good thing, in honor of Xen and Wendong, here I go with 5 things about me: I was … Read more

So I ordered Applying UML and Patterns 3rd Edition by Craig Larman… a must have text on OO analysis, design and iterative software development… To save some money, since I also ordered Design by Contract by Richard Mitchell and Jim McKim, another must read, I decided to order used copies… Today I received a package, … Read more

Due to a new round of trackback spamming, I've decided to disable trackbacks… Trackback spamming was very low for a long time, but now it is back. I will re-enable trackbacks once this current spamming cycle is over… Note that comments are still enabled. Sorry for the inconvenience…