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Open Source Project Hosting and Management

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Some suggestions for open source hosting and project management sites and software:

  1. CodePlex (Microsoft)
  2. Freshmeat.net
  3. GForge
  4. GitHub
  5. Gitorious
  6. Google Code
  7. Launchpad
  8. Mozdev.org
  9. RubyForge
  10. Sourceforge
  11. Unfuddle

Written by Shane

August 29th, 2008 at 7:07 pm

OFX: Open Financial Exchange

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My latest interest is looking at an API called OFX or Open Financial Exchange. OFX exists to allow clients to connect directly to financial institutions and download transactions. An example is downloading the transactions of a checking account for some period of time. I started looking into OFX because there seems to be a need for a good personal finance application for Mac OS X and the one feature missing from existing apps is live connectivity to banks.

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Written by Shane

June 6th, 2007 at 6:57 pm

Lapdances on YouTube

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YouTube.comLee Gomes of the Wall Street Journal has pieced together some informal statistics about the popular video sharing site YouTube.com. Among the exceedingly popular title keywords are:

dance“, “love“, “music“, and of course “girl

Can we say lapdance?

Sept. 2 Update: Read the article “Don’t touch that dial” featured on the Fortune magazine website.

Written by shane

August 31st, 2006 at 9:59 pm

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Eric Sink on the Business of Software

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Eric Sink on the Business of SoftwareI’m half way through this easy to read and sometimes comical book for entrepreneurial souls like myself. I highly recommend this to anyone considering starting their own software company or already managing a small startup.

Written by shane

April 17th, 2006 at 8:31 pm

Hackers and Painters

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Hackers and PaintersI have recently been very inspired and intrigued by Paul Graham’s book Hackers and Painters. Several essays including How to Start a Startup and How to Make Wealth give great insight and advice into the world of technology startups and what wealth really means.

Written by shane

April 5th, 2006 at 8:35 pm