Archive for September, 2007

InformationWeek Reviews OSS CMS Packages, Forgets Alfresco

Posted by Justin on September 12, 2007
Company Reviews, Open Source Projects, Rants, SharePoint /

I had the displeasure of reading a sorry excuse for a story on Open Source Content Management Packages for Enterprises. The sad part is, Alfresco wasn’t even mentioned. Drupal, Mambo/Joomla, several Wiki packages and even WordPress where mentioned, again, for Enterprise level CMS - otherwise known as ECM. Someone didn’t do their homework, at all. Continue reading…

Frankfurt Auto Show

Posted by Justin on September 12, 2007
Life and Living /

With everything coming out of the Frankfurt Auto show today, I think I’m going to take a 20 minute trip down the road next week to wonder the halls to see the wondrous sights that lay before me. Among them, a BMW X6, a new Mazda 6 and the Suburu WRC…hmmmmm - enough to make me drool.

I’ll probably go on Tuesday to avoid the crowds and save some money.

SWAT Kills Dog, Burns Down House

Posted by Justin on September 09, 2007
Chicken Little /

Phoenix just isn’t a place you want to live. It appears that a SWAT team served a misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear at Traffic Court. It appears that these idiots just couldn’t serve a warrant, they had to make sure the whole neighborhood knew they where there…

They got dressed at the scene, no swooping in here… Next, they drove an Armored Personnel Carrier through a neighbor’s yard and onto the hood of their car. Next, they fired several shots of tear gas into a home with no warning. The neighborhood panicked because the police force didn’t announce themselves or evacuate the area - many called 911. After the house erupted in flames, a dog attempted to leave the property and was shot with a fire distinguisher to the point where it fled back into the home and later perished. The SWAT team then laughed at one of the owners when she cried for the dead dog.

As for the weapons found, the SWAT team found an antique shotgun and licensed 9mm hand gun. The owner, after his arrest, posted $1,000 bond to return to his $250,000 burned down home and dead dog rotting in the ashes. Full Story

Upgrade WordPress Automatically

Posted by Justin on September 04, 2007
Open Source Projects /

This plugin has been around for a little bit, but it came roaring into life this weekend after someone decided to try it and post a blog entry about it. Ever want to upgrade WordPress automatically, with just 1 mouse click? No more downloading, unpacking, uploading, reconfiguring plugins, backing up, blah blah blah…

Well, your life will be much easier with this plugin. I haven’t tried it yet, but probably will over the next week on one of my blogs.