Category Archives: Life

An evening with Jason Fried from 37 Signals

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

I went to the 37 Signals event last night sponsored by CPB. The speaker was Jason Fried, who is a founder of the company, a designer and all around smart guy. Jason spoke mainly about small business. He presented a … Continue reading →

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Talkinator and profanity

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

Just read an interesting new I, Cringely about a piece of software named Talkinator. The technology seems just like a new IRC for the web with some APIs and Web 2.0 style, but that wasn’t what caught my eye. What … Continue reading →

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Restoring a SubVersion repository from an old backup

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

I have recently gone through the exercise of restoring a medium sized SubVersion repository from an older backup and wanted to share my experience with everyone. First, the problem: The problem After you restore the older backup, if any work … Continue reading →

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Open source operating system quest

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

While waiting to see if my X300 sells on Craig’s list and before I eBay it, I figured I would go back to my roots and install a bunch of operating systems on the machine. It is very new hardware … Continue reading →

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I can’t sell a laptop on Craig’s list????

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Brian Pontarelli

So, some of you might have seen that my latest laptop purchase has been a complete disaster. I’ve decided to sell it and switch entirely to Apple hardware and software because at this point I just need an OS and … Continue reading →

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