PI in the Sky – Paul Irvine

I won my first round, and made it through to the Beaverton, OR store final   Happy day.  There was some really good competition, especially Jack, with his drool-worthy Parker Deluxe, so I was a little surprised. But now it gets tough.  April 4th for the next round.

This is an opener about some experiences I have had with Open Source solutions over the last four years that I’d like to share. There are a lot of misconceptions about Open Source, and what you need, and quality and so on, so I thought I’d share some summary experiences. Enjoy! I’d be interested in your experiences and feedback too. As I get to it, I might write more about individual packages.
Software covered includes RT, vqwiki, Plone, IRM, Joomla/Mambo, Apache, Red Hat and Resin, Bugzilla, and WordPress (this site is in Wordpress). Read more

Once more into the breach… the most fearsome of all guitar contests gets under way around the country! And believe me, it really is more nerve wracking than playing gigs. I’ve been playing thirty years, gigs are easy. Guitarmageddon still gives me chills. I’ll be in the Portland, OR store round on March 28th this year Read more