Blog entries - November 2008

Getting 32bit Eclipse with Aptana to work on Ubuntu Ibex 64bit

Alan Hartless — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0100

UPDATE 2010 May 23: For Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid), it is no longer required to download and install the individual 32bit libraries. Just follow step number 2 and 9-12.

I decided to upgrade my version of Eclipse to the latest, 3.4. I have a 32bit laptop and a 64 bit desktop. I hate having to maintain two copies of Eclipse so I maintain one 32bit version of Eclipse on my jump drive. Obviously, this poses some problems with my 64bit desktop. There a Read More...

4000 jobs about to be rifted...I'm thankful

Alan Hartless — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

So I work for UTMB under Correctional Managed Care (CMC). UTMB is about to layoff 4000 jobs due to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike. CMC has promised that our jobs are safe. Because, our hospital was attached to UTMB on Galveston Island and the political battles going on, we will not be able to get back to the way things were for who knows how long, if ever. Thus, we are getting bounced around. Our job duties have changed multiple times thus far.&nbsRead More...