Author Archives: dreadpiratepj

About dreadpiratepj

I have been goofing around with computers since May 1978, when I was about seven years old. For the past decade, I've even managed to have people pay me for this! Suckers! :-)

iPhone Development on Windows & Linux with open source tools

Posted on July 21, 2009 by dreadpiratepj

Yesterday I presented at OSCON 2009. I spoke about how to use Eclipse and the iPhone-dev team’s GCC cross-compiler to develop for iPhone on Windows & Linux. I also spoke about XMLVM, an open source project that lets you develop … Continue reading →

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My first book is finally a go! Woo hoo!

Posted on June 4, 2009 by dreadpiratepj

From February to April, I was working evenings and weekends fulfilling a dream I’ve had for many decades: writing a book about a subject I really care about: game development. On June 22 2009, Apress is publishing a book I … Continue reading →

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Obligatory WordPress upgrade post #10101010 and other rumblings at Chez PJ

Posted on November 28, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

So today I updated WordPress to 2.6.5. And like every other time, it was a cinch, all over and done in less than five minutes. Thanks, WordPress guys! In other news, I have been geeking out with both the iPhone … Continue reading →

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Can You Hear The Wind Blow

Posted on October 24, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

Photo by liferfe. The mobile software market is becoming very exciting, and I’ve been watching with interest. I’ve been learning iPhone development for the last ten months, first with the jailbreak toolchain, and in the last six months with the … Continue reading →

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My beach, where I grew up

Posted on August 14, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

(This post was inspired by Evil Genius Chronicles, Lunches at the Beach.) I grew up in this very town, 37 miles west of San Juan on the north shore of Puerto Rico. This very house where I live now was … Continue reading →

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Hades on Ice, coming to a city near you SOON!

Posted on May 5, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

Yes, it’s a little colder in hell as I write this. If you look out your nearest window, you’re likely to see monkeys flying on the backs of pigs. Which means Armaggedon is starting any day now. I’m talking about … Continue reading →

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WordPress upgraded; loot awarded

Posted on May 5, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

When WordPress 2.5 was announced, I decided to stay on 2.3.x for a while. I finally upgraded to 2.5.1, and I’m glad. My Bad Behavior plugin was outdated, and WP offered to upgrade for me. It happened without a glitch. … Continue reading →

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Rush Concert Photos

Posted on April 12, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

On Friday, April 11, 2008, I went to see Rush open their 2008 Snakes and Arrows concert tour at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR. I had an awesome time with my pals Alejandro, Cesar and Kevin. We were … Continue reading →

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Really excited about WordPress 2.5 upgrade

Posted on March 28, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

Over on the WordPress Development Blog, they’re pimping the upcoming WordPress 2.5 and the release candidates process before final release, and it sounds awesome. It includes a boatload of new features, but my favorite has got to be one-click plugin … Continue reading →

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Another article fresh out of the oven

Posted on March 15, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

I just got word from my editor at Developer.com that my latest article was published yesterday. The article is called “Writing Facebook Applications with Java EE” and you can find it here. The amount of information out there on writing … Continue reading →

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