Author Archives: J. D. Bartlett

Exchanging Work in Progress with Mercurial

Posted on Saturday 9 August 2014 by J. D. Bartlett

The Problem I work with other people on software projects. Sometimes it would be really handy to be able to exchange unstable work in progress with other developers, without having to commit the work as a permanent changeset in our … Continue reading →

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I Grieve for Mozilla

Posted on Monday 7 April 2014 by J. D. Bartlett

I don’t know how many of my readers have been following this, but it’s been a big thing in the tech world this past fortnight: Mozilla appointed Brendan Eich as CEO; three board members stepped down; there was outrage on … Continue reading →

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Storytime with Josh

Posted on Monday 10 February 2014 by J. D. Bartlett

I’ve started a YouTube channel where I tell Bible stories. The first video was published last week. I won’t be posting all the videos here, so if you’re interested, you should head on over to YouTube and add the feed … Continue reading →

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I Wonder If I Could

Posted on Monday 3 February 2014 by J. D. Bartlett

Be warned: this article is a personal reflection. I’ve always said that I value being willing to try new things. But I realised the other day that this doesn’t actually explain all of the unusual things that I do. For … Continue reading →

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Using My PC as a Temporary Wifi Access Point

Posted on Monday 6 January 2014 by J. D. Bartlett

Last weekend there was an electrical storm which took out my wireless access point. My Ubuntu desktop PC is wired and also has a wireless card, so today I set my mind to a temporary wifi solution until I get … Continue reading →

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