Imported from my LiveJournal.
  • Looking Back...

  • Mother and Child


    Mother and Child
    Originally uploaded by jmibanez

    <p>Diane and daughter Reibel. 18-135mm zoom lens at 38mm, f/4.5 1/60, natural light.</p>

  • Things Have Changed

    Although I dislike having to talk about work issues, I feel I do need to vent this time around. In a few weeks time I will be resigning from Orange & Bronze. It’s time for me to move on. It is no longer the same place as it was; change is inevitable, I guess, but it frustrates me to no end that I feel somewhat powerless to change things. A part of me realizes that I really don’t have a true say in things, technically speaking. But it’s never been this way, or at least it never felt this way before.

  • Sporadic Update #42

    (And Yes, I am Still Alive).

  • Still Alive

    Yes, this blog is still alive, although a little… quiet.

  • Quick Updates

    Two things:

    • Work on tool that will be released as open source. I'm currently finishing up a component that we'll be releasing as open source in the coming week or so, once I get the bits cleaned up and checked in. It's a case of an "itch to scratch", and I'll be using it for a possible work project.
    • Another haircut. I got rid of my long hair today. That is all.

  • My git-svn workflow

    I recently gave a lightning talk on git-svn at Barcamp Manila, and I thought some people might be interested in my day-to-day workflow when I work on projects.

  • For those interested in my hacks on top of other hacks to fspanel (i.e. my hacks on top of fsp-h), see here. Source code available via git here, git URL: git://github.com/jmibanez/fsp-h-jmi.git.

  • I’ve been hacking on a small panel for my current desktop environment— I’ve switched to using a really minimal no-frills environment consisting of openbox-3 and a small dock/notification area, since I was getting antsy about the GNOME 2 panel. I only wanted a simple list of open windows on a particular desktop and a clock, and I didn’t need too much chrome on that. I couldn’t quite set up the GNOME 2 panel to not use buttons or alternatively maximize the space for window title text, so I decided to simply ditch the panel altogether.

  • Emacs as a Java IDE

    (Note: Geek post ahead. You have been warned.)