From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Jonna’s iPod Touch

by Ron Bieber on Saturday, December 27, 2008

Photo by rbieber

Thought this turned out pretty cool. Party Super Party indeed!

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McHenry County Blog Article on Scharff / Freeman Murders

December 20, 2008

The McHenry County Blog has an article on the recent press coverage of the Scharff / Freeman murders. I also found this press release as well.

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Blog Talk Radio: Interview with Paul Scharff about 1981 Killing in Lakemoor, IL

December 20, 2008

I finally figured out how to download the interview with Paul Scharff, Holly Hager, Frank Cullotta and others around the 1981 murder of Paul’s father, Ron, and his employee Patricia Freeman in Lakemoor Illinois in June of 1981. Check it out. If you would like to listen to it [...]

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Bookmarks for December 19th

December 20, 2008

Versions – Mac Subversion Client (SVN) – "Versions provides a pleasant way to work with Subversion on your Mac. Whether you’re a hardcore Subversion user or new to version control systems, Versions will help streamline your workflow. "
GnuCash, for Personal and Business Finance, Out in New Version | OStatic – "These days, we're all watching [...]

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McHenry 1981 – Article on Scharff case in Sun Times Today

December 19, 2008

An article hit the front page of the Sun Times this morning on the 1981 murder of Ron Scharff and Patricia Freeman. Check it out.

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Bookmarks for December 16th through December 19th

December 19, 2008

InfoQ: Distribute Development and the Quality Will Suffer – "distributed development has its own set of challenges but it is a reality in today’s world. The key lies in effective tooling and better collaboration practices which would help in facilitating communication and building skills across geographies."
Coté’s Weblog – The Origins of Zombies – Cote gives [...]

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The Murder of Ron Scharff and Patricia Freeman – NBC News Interview

December 18, 2008

The murder case of Ronald Scharff in 1981 is reopened in McHenry County.

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Bookmarks for December 10th through December 13th

December 13, 2008

TicketsNow founder saddened by recent events at old company | TicketNews – Former CEO of TicketsNow, Mike Domeck, responds to recent happenings a the company he sold to TicketMaster.
Nice Wine Rack | NBC Chicago – "Sportsbra/wine flask will boost bustline and get her buzzed"
Blog of helios: Linux – Stop holding our kids back – Ken [...]

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Bookmarks for December 6th through December 8th

December 8, 2008

spdr870's gitextensions at master — GitHub – "GitExtensions is a shell extension, a Visual Studio 2008 plugin and a standalone Git repository tool."
Solaris 9 Package for Git 1.6.0.4 – Installable package for git 1.6.0.4 on Solaris 9 (SPARC) from Sunfreeware.com
Techdirt: Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay For Copyright Infringement – Article talking about the recent lawsuit between [...]

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Bookmarks for December 2nd through December 6th

December 6, 2008

SOAP vs REST: The war between simplicity and standards – "A February 2007 Evans Data survey found a 37% increase in those implementing or considering REST, with 25% considering REST-Based Web Services as a simpler alternative to SOAP-based services. And that was last year, before social networking really exploded and the integration of Web 2.0 [...]

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Bookmarks for November 29th through December 1st

December 1, 2008

Abusing Social Media – iphone applications – web 2.0 | Fast Company – Article talking about how companies can make themselves look stupid using social media. Some points I agree, others I don't. I think comcasts twitter participation has been a positive thing. Same can be said for starbucks.
Cost-Conscious [...]

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