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November 17, 2009 – 1 – in [books]

The Silverstripe Book

My favourite Open Source CMS Silverstripe finally released an English book and after impatiently waiting Amazon UK finally delivered it at my frontdoor about a week ago. Hooray!

As with many Open Source software, the biggest problem is documentation. Silverstripe is no exception in this. When I started using the CMS about 2 years ago on my first project Photoplaces, many hours went into wading through code, asking questions on the forums & the IRC-channel and trying to find structure in the little documentation there was.

November 3, 2009 – 0 – in [music]

Presonus Audiobox USB

People who know me might remember that I used to play the guitar. I say 'used to' because the last few years my Fender Tonemaster and Kustom amplifiers are rotting away somewhere upstairs, basically because they're too loud to get a decent sound at low volume, and because of lack of time.

Photography

I have an ever-growing passion for photography. When not in front of a screen, there’s a big chance you’ll find me catching the light.