A generic XML visualization with Graphviz?

Why can’t I find an XSLT file that that converts any XML file to a Graphviz DOT file that visualizes elements and attributes? It’s almost like I’m beginning to doubt my Google “skillz”! I’ve found some scripts that are specially targeted to various XML-based formats, but no generic one. Maybe it’s so simple that I… Continue reading A generic XML visualization with Graphviz?

Born in 1979

I just read that David Heinemeier Hansson, of Ruby on Rails fame, also was born in 1979. He took a very different route, but he is probably more of an entrepreneur than I am. Today I will move to another project at the client’s department. Change is good! 🙂

Lock screen when I close the laptop lid

I’m quite sure that Ubuntu 7.0.4 (Feisty Fawn) with GNOME 2.18 locked my screen when I closed the lid of my laptop. Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) with GNOME with 2.20 did not until I made this change under the hood. The XML below can be imported with gconftool –load. <gconfentryfile>   <entrylist base=”/apps/gnome-power-manager/lock”>   <entry>… Continue reading Lock screen when I close the laptop lid

Rest in peace, Netscape

The end of life for the Netscape web browser was announced yesterday in the blog article End of Support for Netscape web browsers. Of course, everyone I know switched to Firefox a long time ago, so I can’t say this has any impact but a small emotion of nostalgia, something like when I heard of… Continue reading Rest in peace, Netscape