Wine Secretary reviews
Many winos have now jumped on the smartphone bandwagon, and are looking for wine apps. I’ve put a lot of work into creating Wine Secretary, aka WS – Wine and… Read more »
Author Archives: Frank
Wine Secretary – Wine and Cellar: An Android App for Wine Lovers, by Wine Lovers
My love affair with wine started when I arrived in France many years ago, and has only grown stronger with time! Over the last few years, my latest passion has… Read more »
Second place at Paris Android Dev Camp 2012
Our team, called the Épicuriens, had a great time at the Paris Android Dev Camp 2012. And we were even happier because we finished 2nd out of 11 teams, and… Read more »
Going to JavaCampParis7
As a newcomer to Paris, one of the things I love about living here is that there are so many opportunities to meet fellow Geeks! When I heard about Java… Read more »
Compiling log4cpp 1.0 with gcc 4.3 or 4.4
In gcc 4.3 some bugs were fixed, unfortunately they can cause compile errors with code that would compile with older versions. In particular this is the case with log4cpp 1.0… Read more »
Android BootReceiver not working
Running application code after an Android device has finished booting is pretty straightforward. And there are already a few good tutorials available. But, all the tutorials that have not been… Read more »
Migration to new Linux machine
This post will cover the steps required on desktop Linux to migrate to a new hardware configuration. It is assumed that all user data is in the ~/ directory (i.e…. Read more »
Create a PDF file for each Excel Worksheet
Sometimes it’s nececessary to generate a separate PDF file for each worksheet within an Excel workbook. This can be a big waste of time; especially if there are many sheets… Read more »
WordPress Markdown
Markdown is a wonderful simple and lightweight markup language. The basic idea is that it looks just like normal text. I actually find Markdown’s relative non WYSIWIGness to be an… Read more »
Website Configuration Checklist
This is a short checklist to get a new website up and running ASAP. It is intended for people who know what they’re doing and just want a checklist to… Read more »