In the last three articles we went over a basic idea of how a site engine works, how to build the plug-in, module, and block systems, the basic directory structure, the database structure, and the authentication methods. In this, the fourth article, we’ll be going over the template system, and the basic page loading methods. [...]

In the interest of spreading the word about lesser known webcomics, I am posting about FOMS, the enigmatic photo-webcomic featuring talking rocks, created by one “Crazy” Ben Heaton. In the interest of full disclosure I will mention that I know “Crazy” Ben well.
His comic features two rocks, Zeke and Milroy, as they wax intellectual [...]

After being berated by Microsoft for attempting to sell Linux on some of the company’s desktop systems, Dell has decided to stop selling Windows altogether. CEO Michael Dell said, in a fictional conference call with reporters, “Microsoft is in no position to push us around. By selling Linux, we will save each customer nearly $200 [...]

Forever Geek will be down for a couple hours tonight while we move our server to a new datacenter. Better go read everything now while you have the chance.

Here are scome screen shots of the beta for Visual C# 2005 Express, “Express” signifiying that it’s a single-language IDE rather than the full-blown multiple language Visual Studio.

The Farm has them, you want them. Check em out.

With the vast power of the GNU/Linux command line comes an equal amount of complexity. Trying to remember the multitude of commands can be overwhelming at times. As you sit staring at the blackness of your monitor, you wish for an easier way to tame this thing called CLI. Relax all of you GUI addicts, [...]

A couple months ago I sat down at Barnes & Noble and read a book on Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP). I don’t know if the author didn’t do a good enough job of explaining it or not, but I just didn’t get it. Of course going from structual programming to Object Oriented programming is not an [...]

If you know of an OS product that deserves some recognition or would just like to continue to give props to the ones that are already well known then head on over to Linux Journal and place your votes.

Back in the days I used signup for beta tests left and right. I was fortunate enough to be a beta tester for games such as Homeworld and Asheron’s Call 2. Being in a beta is an exciting and frustrating thing. Exciting because you get to learn all the new stuff before anyone else. Frustrating [...]

For any of you who aren’t familiar with it, Diesel Sweeties tells the story of a robot named Clango, the ex-internet porn star he loves, and the other people they interact with on a day to day basis.
The pixel-art style reminds me of my low resolution childhood, and the keen sense of humor reminds me [...]

If you are in the mood to help out a great open source project, then you can head on over to Spam Assassin and help them develop a new brand identity. Great to help out and even greater for your portfolio.

Words fail me. It’s a video of transformers breakdancing. Really has to be seen to be believed.
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Did you know that if you entered a search term into the address bar (where you’d normally enter a URL), Firefox does a “I’m Feeling Lucky” search on Google? If you don’t know what that means, try clicking the “I’m Feeling Lucky” search on Google the next time you’re there - basically, [...]

There are discussion boards and then there is Gaia Online. One of the largest forums in the world (running on Open Source software no less) is home to a wonderful community, but that is not what makes this site so special. What makes it special is the RPG elements within the site. You develop your [...]

Google has a 20 year history of posts on Usenet. The archive dates all the way back to 1981, and covers such interesting topics as Linus Torvald’s announcement of Linux, the first post from an AOL account (N00B!), first post about the show Friends and many other interesting posts. They’ve even singled out the first [...]

Take a visual tour of Phoenix Firebird Firefox from it’s horribly ugly beginnings to the newer, cleaner, better themes of today. Thanks in no small part to the brilliant icon work of Jon Hicks.