There seems to be a big twitter frenzy around desktop configurations lately, and I have spent some time getting mine tweaked to exactly what I need everyday. Doing some small changes and using the right software, you can get a complete minimalistic desktop quickly and easily.

Jeff Atwood from CodingHorror fame sent me my StackOverflow stickers from the US. They are definitly a handy addition to my collection of computer hardware and software.

I woke up late this morning and decided to finish the site design for HoneyB.co.za. This is my wife's site and when I was redesigning Diago.co.za a while back I found a design I really liked. I got a change to implement it fairly quickly, and she designed a new image for the home page in the process.

I decided that it was time for the home network to get an upgrade, since testing the new Visual Studio 2010 TFS, developing 3 new websites, sky rocketing bandwidth usage and overworked machines where beginning to take its toll. Unfortunately I should have seen my wife packing up her MacBook and moving to the lounge as a sign that this was not going to be anywhere as simple as I claimed it would be.

Another life update this time featuring information about the response to my role change as an evangelist and community lead, my visit to the doctor and our very pregnant Sharpei Cross.

I have maintained To Dev or not To Dev as my development and technical blog for the last 3 years, however the time has come for Diago.co.za to evolve and I have decided to shut down To Dev or not To Dev. The blog will remain as a reference point but no more entries will be added.

On Saturday 23 August 2008, Michelle and I had our wedding at Illovo Africa Lodge. The weather turned out great, all the guests arrived on time and the whole day was better then either of us expected. After all the stress and planning, the 6 week lead time we had to prepare everything turned out great.

After being engaged for almost 3 years Michelle and I are finally tying the knot on Saturday, 23 August. She has done and amazing job in planning the wedding in under 8 weeks, and with less then 4 days to go the last minute rush is about to start.