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Latest News    (updated: Aug 24, 2026 1:15 AM)

• SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTEZ-Blog Milestone: From YAML to SQLiteAug 21, 2026 — Phase 2 is complete: a carefully verified migration from flat-file persistence to a transactional SQLite foundation
• AILocal AI Coding Agents vs. the Frontier: What I LearnedAug 17, 2026 — What Real-World Testing Taught Me About Local AI Coding Agents
• AIRunning a Useful AI Coding Agent Locally: A Qualified SuccessAug 16, 2026 — Building a practical local AI development stack with Qwen3-Coder, llama.cpp, VS Code Agent, and disciplined human oversight
• TECHBuilding a Local AI Coding Agent for EZ-Blog: What Worked, What Didn’t, and WhyAug 15, 2026 — Can a Small Local AI Model Replace Codex? We’re About to Find Out.
• TECHMilestone Achieved: Modularizing EZ-Blog with Human-AI Collaborative DevelopmentAug 14, 2026 — From a 20-year-old website and a desktop Java application toward mobile publishing — while experimenting with a new way of developing software.
• ESSAYBack in the SaddleAug 6, 2026 — Even after a family tragedy, the show must go on...
• TECHEZ-Blog EvolutionMay 5, 2026 — Take me to the Web!
• TECHVibe-Coded EZ-Blog App is Done!Mar 22, 2026 — Vibe Coding is a Mixed Bag of alternating Elation and Frustration...
• TECHOpenAI's Codex App is both a Step Forward and Step Backwards for Vibe CodingMar 20, 2026 — Codex accidentally deleted a key file!
• VIBE CODINGNew Features in my Vibe code application: EZ-BlogDec 11, 2025 — Templates enable eazy site upgrades!
• ESSAYSLM Image Recognition Test and ImpressionsNov 6, 2025 — Are Small Language Models Ready for Prime Time?
• TECHSLM Integration into the XLM FrameworkOct 28, 2025 — Exploring the State of the Art in Small Language Models!
• LIFESTYLEThe Three GuidosOct 26, 2025 — A Youtube channel with my brothers!
• TECHGPT-5 removes the temperature parameter and breaks compability!Oct 21, 2025 — Less transparency and less control further degrades trust in generative AI!
• TECHCross Language Model (SLM/MLM/LLM) Metadata and Parameters: Part 1 Examining the ProblemOct 20, 2025 — XLM Metadata is not OK!
• TECHOpenAI launches the era of "Intent-Driven" ComputingOct 8, 2025 — First, Search is Dead. Now, Legacy Apps are Dead!
• TECHWhy the AI Bubble will burstOct 7, 2025 — Bigger than the Dot Com Bubble!
• TECHStatically Typed PythonOct 5, 2025 — Why Dynamically Typed Languages are not suitable for production systems
• TECHIt's Alive!Jul 20, 2025 — Vibe Coding my EZ-Blog application
• TECHReplacing City Desk with a "Vibe-coded" applicationJul 12, 2025
• TECHAnnouncement: New Generative-AI Open Source Project!Nov 1, 2024 — Cross-Language Model, Cross-Programming Language, and Full EcoSystem Support!
• TECHWhat is the LLM Ecosystem?Oct 8, 2024 — Is this an API Landgrab by OpenAI?
• TECHApple Intelligence is Intent-Driven ComputingJun 10, 2024 — Apple makes a bold leap towards "Intent-Driven" Computing and "Semantic AI"!
• TECHWhere AI is HeadingJun 9, 2024 — Predicting and exploring three emerging trends in Artificial Intelligence!
• PROGRAMMINGLazy Programmers: Chapter 5 and AppendicesMay 27, 2023
• PROGRAMMINGLazyProgrammers: Chapter 4May 27, 2023 — The Ugly
• PUBLISHING"IAP" Book Audio Excerpt on Publisher WebsiteApr 16, 2023 — Hear why I wrote this new book!
• ESSAYArtistic Diversion: Lagos Drawing #1Apr 16, 2023
• BIOMETRICSBiometrics in the Movie "The Island"Apr 16, 2023 — Facial recognition in public spaces!
• ESSAYBiometrics in the Movie StealthApr 16, 2023 — Science Fiction or Reality?
• ESSAYBook Review (Part 1) of "Does It Matter?"Apr 16, 2023 — After the Dot Com Orgy, Nicholas Carr's smarmy "confessional" tells us that "sex is bad".
• ESSAYC Pointers - Front Matter and IntroductionApr 16, 2023 — Learn how my writing career started!
• ESSAYC Pointers and Dynamic Memory Management - Now Open Sourced!Apr 16, 2023 — A project to both open source and relook my first book!
• ESSAYCityDesk runs On Windows 10!Apr 16, 2023 — I am amazed it works!
• ESSAYEzKb Installer for WindowsApr 16, 2023 — Install the Easy Knowledge Base Editor (EzKb) Today!
• PUBLISHINGForthcoming Book: Information As ProductApr 16, 2023 — How to Deliver the Right Information, to the Right Person, At the Right Time!
• MUSICFun with Garage Band!Apr 16, 2023
• DISINFOHow to Stop Disinformation: Lessons from 9/11Apr 16, 2023 — Understand "Accredited Information" and the Information Production Process!
• ESSAYInformation As Product Book IntroductionApr 16, 2023 — Learn why the book is called "Information As Product"!
• ESSAYInformation As Product: Introduction and Chapter 1 posted!Apr 16, 2023 — Learn the 4C's of an Information Product!
• ESSAYInformation Discovery on the hit TV show "24"Apr 16, 2023 — Does CTU "get" the Semantic Web?
• ESSAYITTC 2006 and Start of Semantic Web 2nd EditionApr 16, 2023 — Learn what I thought the best presentation was at ITTC 2006. Also news on upcoming conferences and the start of my 11th book.
• PERSONALJanuary 2013 UpdateApr 16, 2023 — New blogs, New book and more!
• ESSAYJohnny Cash TributeApr 16, 2023 — Check out the "guitar-thumping" drums on this one!
• ESSAYJunior Olympics 2007Apr 16, 2023 — My Kids Kick It in California!!
• ESSAYKaraoke!Apr 16, 2023 — Old Karaoke songs transferred from tapes!
• SOFTWARELazy Programmers: Chapter 3 (Part 3)Apr 16, 2023 — The Bad
• ESSAYMad World Cover Song via Donnie Darko InspirationApr 16, 2023 — Take two on song production...Hope you like it!
• ESSAYNetBeans and Employee Data IntegrationApr 16, 2023 — At Oberon we "eat our own data management dogfood"!!
• ESSAYOberon Theme Song and MetadataApr 16, 2023 — Esprit de corps!
• ESSAYOpen Source Book: EDM Issue #2Apr 16, 2023 — How do you differentiate a Collection of things from a Class of things?
• ESSAYOpen Source Book: Effective Data Modeling Topic #1Apr 16, 2023
• ESSAYPeaceful Easy Feeling Cover - Now with Drums!Apr 16, 2023 — Audacity and HammerHead team up for a new production...
• ESSAYQuest for Matisse BlogApr 16, 2023 — Genealogy trace back to the artist Henri Matisse
• ESSAYSecurity Classification Markings For Dummies: A guide for Democrats and RepublicansApr 16, 2023
• ESSAYSuggested Upper Merged Ontology links updated!Apr 16, 2023 — SUMO is a robust example of an upper ontology.
• ESSAYThe Semantics of Music Libraries - Part 1Apr 16, 2023 — iTunes Caddy is a new application I am working on!
• TECHThe Vista Out of Box Experience: BSOD in the first hour!Apr 16, 2023 — File this under "You must be freaking kidding me!"
• ESSAYThree Track Fun with AudacityApr 16, 2023 — Third production attempt ... now with multiple tracks of audio!
• MOVIEUnited 93: A Must-See MovieApr 16, 2023 — This important movie will help you to "never forget".
• TECHUpcoming Speaking EngagementsApr 16, 2023 — Hear me discuss Enterprise Data Architecture, Biometrics and the Data Reference Model!
• CONFERENCESUpcoming Speaking ScheduleApr 16, 2023 — I hope to see you at one of these upcoming conferences!
• PUBLISHINGUpdated Book Information As Product - New pricing too!Apr 16, 2023
• ESSAYWhat is possible with the Semantic Web (humor)Apr 16, 2023
• AINew ChatGPT Article: Ask ChatGPT About Yourself!Apr 11, 2023
• AIChatGPT Fail: Hallucinating in Code Generation is Dangerous and Unacceptable!Mar 19, 2023
• PROGRAMMINGLazy Programmers: Chapter 3 (Part 2)Oct 29, 2021 — The Bad
• ESSAYLazyProgrammers: Chapter 2Jul 23, 2021 — The Good
• ESSAYLazyProgrammers: Front Matter and Chapter 1Jul 18, 2021 — Introduction
• BOOKSNew Technical Book is Out!Jul 5, 2021 — Lazy Programmers: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• ESSAYLazy Programmers: Chapter 3 (Part 1)Mar 1, 2021 — The Bad
• ESSAYArticle: A Layman’s Explanation of Google vs. Oracle and Why It Matters : Part 1 – What is an API?Aug 4, 2020
• PROMOTIONThe Philosophy of Intentional Living Launch and Kindle PromotionOct 18, 2019
• PUBLISHINGNEW BOOK: The Philosophy of Intentional Living!Jul 15, 2019 — Release, Summary and Errata Page!
• TECHMicrosoft Cloud Migration Assessment is a good start!Apr 17, 2017
• ESSAYHow the "Get Me A Rock" Game taught my son about Requirements AnalysisApr 5, 2017
• EDUCATIONHow to Use Knowledge Modeling to Answer Non-Trivial QuestionsMar 29, 2017 — How do you answer seemingly simple questions like "What is the Best <X>?"
• ESSAYAnswers On Quora.comMar 25, 2017
• ESSAYBeyond Cancer: A new chapter in my lifeMar 18, 2017 — March is Colorectal Awareness Month!
• TECHThe Great Cloud MigrationSep 2, 2013 — The definitive guide to application migration to the cloud!
• CAREERStarting a New PositionMar 25, 2012 — My goal is Perfecting the Science of Information Management and Cloud Computing!
• ESSAYThe "Reality Check" ArticlesNov 23, 2008 — A column that gives you the "real" story behind the technology hype!
• ESSAYLeopard's unstable so where's Apple's apology to Microsoft?Apr 12, 2008
• PRESENTATIONDAMA conference Presentation: Effective Metadata DesignMar 22, 2008 — What was all the buzz about?
• ESSAYTechnical Writing For Profit - Don't do it!Jan 21, 2008 — The reality and rules for writing technical books by someone who knows.
• PATENTSAnnouncement: Awarded United States Patent 7299408!Dec 1, 2007 — My first patent, in conjunction with Mark Oliphant, on an Electronic Mortgage Validation Engine (rules based)!
• BOOKSPress/Reviews on my new bookNov 4, 2007 — See what other people are saying!
• ESSAYRepeal the flawed Virginia Abusive Driver LawJun 30, 2007 — Our Prince William County Delegate leads the way!
• ESSAYThe Lost Manual: From Qwerty To Dvorak in 5 Days!Apr 15, 2007 — Improve your typing and prevent Carpal Tunnel!!!!
• ESSAYC Pointers - Chapter 1 Open Sourced!!Apr 8, 2007 — Contact me to work on the forthcoming commercial version of this open source book!
• ESSAY[New]: Application MetadataOct 9, 2006
• TECHNew Blog: Practical MetadataMar 4, 2006 — A real-time description of work in the metadata, information sharing and enterprise data management trenches.
• CAREERSJoining the Oberon Team!Jan 16, 2006 — Oberon has a unique corporate culture!
• TECHGovernment Computer News (GCN.com)Mar 31, 2005 — Would Henri Matisse be proud?
• ESSAYFair and Balanced ViewpointJan 1, 2004 — Should Apple recall the Dual-USB iBook?
• TECHAnnounce: [Open Source Project] Information As Product Metadata Database (IAP MDB)Jun 16, 2002
• ESSAYAwardsJun 16, 2002 — Awards and commendations I have received over the years.
• ESSAYC Pointers and Dynamic Memory Management (2nd Edition): Chapter 2Jun 16, 2002 — Globals, the stack, and heap space.
• ESSAYInformation As Product: Table Of ContentsJun 16, 2002 — The table of contents for my book Information As Product.
• ESSAYPhilosophy of Intentional Living Errata PageJun 16, 2002 — Corrections and updates for The Philosophy of Intentional Living.