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Tricia is off to Canada in a week or so - and I wanted to knit her something that was warm, but versatile for the trip. Having recently finished the One Piece Jumper using Paton's Inca, and being very happy with the outcome, Inca was…
Wow, it's taken me since October last year, but my Paton's One Piece Jacket (from Paton's Inca 1231) is finally finished! Lovely and warm. I double crocheted the edging at the bottom, but I think it might make it too chunky, so might have to…
I'm very happy with how the One Piece Jacket is coming along. It's taken a lot of wool (20 skeins so far), so will end up being a fairly expensive knit (especially with Lincraft putting the price of Inca up to a whopping $6, while…
Notable presentations included: - An introduction to the APhpLix (pronounced "app-licks") development framework, which is based on PHP and Javascript. The presenter, flame, was able to develop a web application in around 45 seconds (no kidding!) using an existing data source. My only concern was…
BarCampMelbourne2008 was, simply put, AWESOME! BarCampMelbourne2008 was held at Thoughtworks [wikipedia] at 155 Queen Street, Melbourne on 23 Feb 08, and had approximately 60 in attendance. The whole purpose of BarCamp is to provide an spontaneous, informal atmosphere for IT professionals to exchange ideas, present…
OK, so I was all excited about BarCampMelbourne2008 and was going to blog while the speakers were presenting. Less effort, real time feedback, and truly in the nature of BarCamp. But no, the Technology Gods were not smiling on me. (Sure Jareth, Davey Shafik's evil…