I’ve been in the process of gearing up to build a house for the family.

My last entry, Generating a self-signed SSL certififcate, was made nine months ago, so what have I been up to in the meantime?

Quick note on my home construction project. I am prepping the site for soil compaction inspection so I can start digging footers.

One of the tasks every software developer needs to tackle periodically is generating a self-signed SSL certificate in one form or another for the purpose of testing SSL-secured software systems.

It's been just over a year since I covered developments in the altseven framework.

The next release of the livesandbox Javascript/Web app in-browser editor is now available.

gadget-ui, my open source JavaScript component library, has reached a new milestone- v 7.

In Part I of the look at the 7.0.0 release of gadget-ui, I discussed some of the new features of the library and provided some insight into the new NodeJS-based test system.

On a regular basis, I get asked by students and young professionals what kind of laptop/computer configuration I recommend for various kinds of work like graphic design, programming, and statistical analysis.

For the new year, I have decided to blog with a partial focus on answering questions.