Monthly Archives: January 2010

Heard my nephew played his first solo acoustic gig last night

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Karl

And I heard it was great. I’m honored that he played one of my songs too. Go Matt

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When housing homeless people isn’t enough

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Karl

Monica Yant Kinney, in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, shares the story of ‘Mary’ a Pathways to Housing client, and the difficulties she and her neighbors are facing. Many of the chronically homeless have mental illnesses that, like many disabilities, require them … Continue reading →

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The secret of achievement is persistence – a ‘growth mindset’ over a ‘fixed mindset’

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Karl

Wow does this headline sounds like so much self-help crap! But read the stories linked with an open mind. The research is thought provoking and inspiring. Stanford Psychology professor and author of “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, Carol Dweck … Continue reading →

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In order to help people you need to not look down on them

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Karl

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.” It’s an old proverb. One worth repeating.

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It’s cold out – what you can do to help homeless in Philadelphia

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Karl

Write 1.215.232.1984 on a piece of paper and put it in your wallet or purse. If you see a homeless person living on the streets in the cold please call that number. Its Project H.O.M.E.’s Outreach Hotline. If you happen … Continue reading →

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Database related reads (and videos) for January 25, 2010

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Karl

Lambda the Ultimate: Why Normalization Failed to Become the Ultimate Guide for Database Designers? Generation 5: Putting Freebase in a Star Schema no:sql(east): video: Justin Sheehy is the CTO of Basho Technologies on Riak and more ShopTalk Blog: Death to … Continue reading →

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Reviewing backups, I find Mom’s last words to me

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Karl

Mom called and left a message 3 days before she died. She said that the latest tests were good. That everything was alright. To say hello to everyone and God bless. 20071024-MomsLastPhonecall2.wav A lot of folks don’t get the chance … Continue reading →

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Sharing folders between Mac Host and Ubuntu Guest with VirtualBox

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Karl

ozz314: VirtualBox Shared Folders between Ubuntu Guest and Mac Host That was easy.

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The case for killing ‘WCM’ (Web Content Management)?

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Karl

First, a disclaimer. The title refers to the term ‘WCM’, not the functionality implied by it. WCM (Web Content Management) as defined by Wikipedia is a system that “allows non-technical users to make changes to a website with little training. … Continue reading →

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Alfresco API: RESTful API Links

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Karl

Trying to find one reference that links to the entire Alfresco REST API? The following pages are all on the AlfrescoWiki, but its a bit hard to navigate. Note that the 3.1 REST API page does not include the items … Continue reading →

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