And with this loss of focus I have failed to write the many things I had planned to during the summer such as the android app idea I made, the guide for MonsterGrid, a more presentable website layout, or anything else for that matter.

I have one week left till I move back to school, perhaps this will give me time to build a good time table in which to perform everything I need/wanted to do.

I could start writing about day to day activity in the life of a college student, but that is not exactly ideal toward productivity. Perhaps a web comic? Alas that would be white noise. Something to do with Linux? Once again white noise without some sort of major distro/project to be working on to make it worth reading.

Regardless of what I decide upon for the main focus of my blog, I will still be hosting a plethora of Open projects such as MonsterGrid on here (And possibly show notes for a radio show I will be running at SRU.)

If I have any readers at all, not you spam bots, suggestions please? If your suggestion is negative, then don’t even bother as I’m trying to actually do something here.

Regardless of what the language is, just like a spoken one, if you don’t use it for a while you will have issue trying to use it from a cold start. My example comes from when I picked up Python over the summer and had written my small application and had done some minor edits to other python apps. But that was 3 months ago. And for those 3 months all I have been writing in is JavaScript and nothing but.

Not programming in a specific language for even that short amount of time tends to put a dent in productivity because you haven’t been keeping it on the brain like it used to be.  The specific language syntax doesn’t come as fluid as it used to until you break back into it.

One thing I have found helpful to prevent a full on brain-fart is to keep documentation on the languages accessible at all times be it in book form, pdf, printed sheets of random dictionaries of syntax and objects, or even bookmarks in your web browser to help pick back up easier. Also consider routinely doing some simple projects in languages you feel you should know better over others (like Python over Visual Basic for me.)

Above all things though, keep coding and don’t get lax about it or else you may lose the geek mind set. Or just need a big refresher course.

These presentations are not helpful informative slides to let the employees understand the differences in the operating systems, they are loaded to the brink with myths and craftily worded phrases to trick the users into believing that Linux or Mac are terrible operating systems and instead purchasing their copy of Windows 7. While I’m not saying that Windows 7 is not going to be a good OS, it’s just this is a very dishonorable way of a company promoting a product.

Full articles on the Linux and Mac presentations can be found on ArsTechnica.com or through the links below

Linux Compare via ArsTechnica

Mac Compare via ArsTechnica

So while we wait, you may find me elsewhere online like:

Twitter, DeviantArt, CrunchBang Linux Forums, and even here!

Time is a precious thing, which I do not have.