Category Archives: Technology
C++/CLI Converting from String to wchar_t and to char*
I recently started working on a managed wrapper for the Terminal Services API, and as my C++/CLI is a bit rusty I ran into some issues which I’m sure are common when trying to handle the impedance mismatch between the managed and unmanaged worlds.
I’m going to take a look at one of those issues here, [...]
Using the GPL as a Dual-Licensing Monopolistic Haven
Can a company control the use of their software intellectual property more completely if they release it under the open-source GNU General Public License (GPL)? I hadn’t really thought about it before, but while researching the OSS position of MySql I read an interesting post on Michael Meeks’ log that alludes to something of this [...]
Also posted in Editorial, Open Source Tagged copyright assignment, FOSS, mysql, opensource Leave a comment
Jeff Atwood of Borg-StackOverflow Careers Assimilation
I’ve found StackOverflow to be a fun and vibrant community as well as an almost daily touchstone for programming and tech problems. Because of my enjoyment of the site I’ve started listening to the StackOverflow podcast with Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky (my opinion of which is another post altogether).
I’ve found Jeff to be rather [...]
Subclipse for SVN on Eclipse CDT
Subversion is a great way to work on code in a collaborative fashion. There are a couple subversion plugins that work with Eclipse, one of them is called Subclipse.
To install Subclipse in Eclipse goto the Help menu and choose “Software Updates…”.
Once the “Software Updates and Add-ons” window displays itself we need to add the Subclipse [...]
USB Communications Device Class on 64-bit Windows
There is a class of device specified by the USB-IF as a Communication Device, this class was meant to to include devices such as modems, and network adapters. This specification is detailed as the Communications Device Class (CDC).
Ever since USB has replaced RS-232 as the predominant method of peripheral connection there has been a need [...]
Windows 7 RC Fish
When the Win7 beta was released Microsoft had a witty default background greet new users. The background consisting of a Betta (get it? beta, Betta?) fish and 7 bubbles was a well-done, light and colorful. Now that the Win7 RC is in the hands of the masses the Betta background doesn’t seem to fit.
So in [...]
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Qualcomm Gobi WWAN Card on Windows 7
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The latest 64-bit version of most vendor’s drivers now work fine without following these instructions or using GobiLoader. I updated my Thinkpad to Win7 Retail x64 using Lenovo System Update to install all the drivers and now my Gobi card works great even after a sleep/hibernate.
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I have been surprised by the extremely small number of [...]
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Gentoo Installation Bullet-point List