Moving off of blogger.com

I would like to move my blog off of blogger.com. Basically, I am getting tired of the stale set of features and lately it seems to be pretty unreliable. It really seems like Google has shown limited interest in advancing blogger?

Therefore, I want to move but the question is where? Any suggestions on where to host a blog would be appreciated.

Eclipse accessing MS Team Foundation Server via Teamprise

It is interesting to ssee a recent podcast on Port25 (the Microsoft OS Labs site) about Teamprise’s product that allows Eclipse to access MS Team Foundation Server. I’ve been watching Teamprise for a couple of months and it is great to see them get some exposure from Microsoft.

Tailgate party at Eclipse World

We are starting to organize a tailgate party to help kick-off Eclipse World. The idea is to have an informal gathering, where people can meet and talk. Wayne did something similar in France at ECOOP, called the Eclipse Bistro. Keeping with the theme of being culturally sensitive, we thought a tailgate party theme might be appropriate.

A challenge I face organizing a tailgate party is that I have never been to one! Living in Ottawa, where the consumption of alcohol in public is illegal, tailgate parties really aren’t that popular.

Therefore, I am asking for suggestions. What makes a good tailgate party? Before someone suggests, bring out the BBQ, I am pretty sure the hotel won’t allow live fires inside their ballroom. but we might be able to order tailgate party food.

Attending OSCON

I am in Portland this week for OSCON. Eclipse has a booth in the .org pavilion and I also hope to catch a few sessions. This afternoon I hope to sit in on Doc Searls tutorial ‘Open Source Marketing: How to Market to People Who Hate Marketing’. I am looking forward to it.

If you are at OSCON please drop by the Eclipse booth or send me an e-mail (ian at eclipse dot org), it would be great to meet up with people.

Podcast: Small ISVs using Eclipse

The final is a series of 3 podcast is now available. In this podcast Dana Garner speaks with two smaller ISVs, Genuitec and Lombardi and talks about how they benefit from using Eclipse.

Podcast 1: Wall Street Analyst Talks about the Effect of Eclipse

Podcast 2: The Benefits of Eclipse for Large ISVs

New Cover Story for Eclipse

OK, I am a sucker for a magazine that does a cover story on Eclipse. Last night I was in my neighbourhood magazine shop, looking through some of the computer magazines. I pulled out a magazine called PHP Architect and what do I find an Eclipse cover story. Also a pretty good article on PHPEclipse.

Lots like another trophy for our wall.

Lotus Notes on Linux and Eclipse

This week IBM announced a new version of Lotus Notes for Linux. Steve Hamm at Business Week did a great write-up that heaps lots of praise on Eclipse. I especially like the quote:

Thanks to Eclipse, IBM was able to produce the Linux version of Notes in just one year–and nearly a year ahead of its original projections. But that’s just the beginning of the savings. Eclipse allows IBM to maintain a single code base for Notes going forward for its Windows, Linux, and, soon, Macintosh versions.

I think it is a great story of the power of Eclipse RCP; a great example of a sophisticated desktop application that runs on both Windows and Linux and, soon, Macs.