Guus Bosman

software engineering director


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chess

Chess meeting

The Chess tuning yesterday was nice. We had a meeting in a room above Praag, a bar near the Grote Markt.

After the official part we went downstairs and we had drinks and dinner. We stayed long and around midnight we went to Steels for a while. Had a really fun evening.

dailylife

Rain

I woke up by the sound of the rain on the roof this morning. The weather is a bit depressing but I'd better get used to it ;) I started really early -- I was here at 8:00 o'clock.

It will be a short working day today. In the afternoon we'll have a Chess meeting, followed by a dinner with everybody to celebrate the success of one of our projects.

Java

New software

I'm looking for new software to use on my server. I like the program I'm using now (Php-Nuke), but it's limited in many aspects and not very secure. Next to that I would like to use a Java based program. It's always good to have experience with different products.

I looked at a number of products so far. First I tried Jahia: very beautiful, very well designed, but too big and slow and not open source. SnipSnap: well designed, quick, nice technology but not a lot of features. Jlscp: too small userbase, too much under development.

Now I'm installing a Dutch product, MMBase. It's a famous name, but the first results aren't very promising; the installation is rather troublesome.

books

Reading

My pile of books to read.I spent the evening reading, including some articles for Chess. Technical subjects I want to know some more about: Hibernate, and especially Java Server Faces. Reading at home is nicer and more effective than at Chess.

There is a very satisfying pile with books on my desk now, all waiting to be read. They are presents for my graduation and books I brought from the States. A very rich feeling.

fun

Projects

Project.In the daily spam: a cartoon on the various aspects of a software project.

chess

Starting early

Last week it was hard to get used to the working rythm again. I started late: around 9:30 o'clock, and I didn't really like that.

I promised myself to start work early these days, and today it worked quite well. I suppose that the one hour wintertime adjustment makes it somewhat easier.

plants

Split Rock

Split rock with flower coming out.The other day I got a present from Tibor and Janneke: a small funny plant called Split Rock. It looks like a green stone, its latin name is Pleiospilos Nelii.

I left it on my desk this weekend, and this morning I saw a small flower has grown.

internet

Webcam

MSN screenshot.Since a little while I am the happy owner of a webcam. I bought the cheapest one I could find; I just wanted to use it for some experiments. I found one for only 15 euro, and it works great!

It's very easy to set up, and gives a pretty good picture. I often use it with MSN Messenger, and it's a wonderful addition to chatting over the keyboard. Bianca pointed me out to the fun of a webcam, and she was definitely right.

dailylife

Birthday Oma Bosman

I went to Oma Bosman, my grandmother, who celebrated her birthday today. It was busy! There were a lot of family members, some of which I haven't seen in a while. It was nice to see everybody.

dailylife

Lasagne

No appointments today; this was nice for a change. There were a lot of small things that I didn't have time for since I came back from Washington.

I made lasagne, using a recipe Richard told me. Almost without any herbs, but with a little wine added with the sauce. It was delicious.

I've been doing some 'house-keeping' on the server as well, which is a nice thing to do for somebody like me :) For the experts: I'm trying to see if I can install Java on the webserver (OpenBSD).

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