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Elementary OS the Stylish Minimalist Linux Distribution
In a previous article I talked about whether a Linux desktop was ready to become a mainstream OS on a desktop computer for everyday, non techie users, like my Dad or Wife. In that article, I concluded...
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Fully Moved to Linux Mint
After more playing around with Linux I decided to take the plunge and wipe my main desktop PC and install it natively. I have been trying out both Linux Mint and Elementary OS for a few weeks now in a...
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Cross Platform Development with Mono
Recently I moved my main home PC and Laptop over to the Linux Mint distribution, which for someone who has been a dedicated Windows users since I ever got my hands on a PC back around 1990, has gone...
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Post Deployment Smoke Testing Open Source Project
I have just released a new open source project called the Post Deployment Smoke Tester. This project has been a collaborative effort between a number of fellow developers in response to a typical...
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Video on How to Start an Open Source Project
I came across an excellent video by Jeremy Ruston who is the founder of the TiddlyWiki project and now works for BT as their Head of Open Source Innovation. The video covers the how, why, when, and who...
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The Smoke Tester Solution Structure and your First Test
Recently I open sourced a very useful tool called the Post Deployment Smoke Tester. The Post Deployment Smoke Tester is a tool that allows you to run a suite of tests on your environment after you have...
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Post Deployment Smoke Tester Version 0.02 Released
Smoke Test Config Editor I have released an update to the Post Deployment Smoke Tester Tool. This version mainly includes new test types. The new tests added are: MSMQInstalledTest : This test checks...
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SafePad Version 1.3 Released
Safepad has started becoming quite a popular tool with people, and I get feature requests from users all the time. The 2 most common requests are the following: Caching of session passwords. Generating...
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Smoke Tester Version 0.03 Released
I have just released version 0.03 of the Post Deployment Smoke Testing Tool. This release focuses on 3 main area. Usability enhancements to the Test Configuration Editor, like linking tests from the...
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APR Calculator Code Open Sourced
Last year I wrote an article about some code to help calculate the Annual Percentage Rate for a loan. The code discussed how to calculate APR’s that were compliant with the United Kingdoms Financial...
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