the occasional occurrence

I’m working on an OOXML implementation in Python and found this handy utility for converting docx files to rtf.
Docx2Rtf
It seems to open docx files that Word complains about, but at least it let’s me know that I am on the right track. Also, it runs under Wine on Linux, so there is no need [...]

I read a good article that gave an Organic Metaphor for software development. Here is a quote:
As I look at what I actually do in my cramped little cubicle, I realize that my work is more akin to farming than construction. I spend my days cultivating information, and growing a program. I can see [...]

In the spirit of sharing knowledge that will save someone from the sort of tedious pain I went through the past couple days, here are a few Safari (2.0.4) bugs that I had to work around:
1. No Global Javascript eval()
That’s right. You can’t eval() in the global (window) context. Safari doesn’t allow it. [...]

So an article about user interfaces on Coding Horror prompted me to say a short piece about Ion*.
When doing serious work on the computer, I always find myself tiling my windows. Overlapping windows are so annoying. And tiling them in an organized manner is even more annoying.
From the article:
Manipulating windows is pure excise– [...]

I think that this blog entry at Coding Horror pretty much nails why I enjoy programming.
At my previous job we took this personality test of sorts called StrengthsFinder that is supposed to help reveal your top 5 strengths. I took it twice and while some of the results varied, I had Learner in my [...]

Ok, I have been told that I am really late to the game on this whole VMWare Player thing. It was apparently released in the fall. But for anyone is more or at least behind the times as I am, maybe this will be some useful info.
So, the VMWare Player … it’s a [...]

Man, 3 days in a row awake at 5 AM. Sorry, it’s just a personal record, I think.
Curtis joined me again at 6 AM. He’s actually been very nice company this morning. He’s sat next to me reading books and asking fun questions.
I messed around with a web site yesterday called MyHeritage. [...]

After talking with the guys in the office about how it is not easy for most users to resize images and then getting an email from a friend (Andy) alluding to this same fact, I realized I have something to share with you, my readership (can I call you that?).
Behold, a free gift for you [...]

For those of you with digital cameras, JPEGCrops might be of interest to you.
We like using Snapfish to order prints of our digital pics (12 cent prints, baby!). However, instead of letting you choose where your photo is cropped like other printing services, Snapfish automatically crops them in the middle (ie, takes an equal [...]

For those of you seeking the goods, they can now be found at my new projects site. Recursively, one of the available projects is the project site itself: brockman*. Just install it, add your own projects, and away you go.
brockman is written in Python (of course) using the CherryPy web application framework and [...]