Visions of AestiaRamblings of a developerLearning how to parse PDF- May 25, 2006 Since I joined OASIS, I&8217;ve decided I&8217;d better bone up on existing document formats in order to maximise my contribution to the OpenDocument spec. So I jumped headfirst into the wonderful world of PDF parsing. Actually, the Adobe spec is really well written and organized. Sadly, the same cannot be said of some of all ...http://www.nzlinux.org.nz/blogs/2006/05/25/learning-how-to-parse-pdf/ ARGH!! Sticker shock!- May 15, 2006 Normally, I would jsut complain about something this in muted mutters under my breath. But frankly this is so outrageous I can&8217;t even see straight at the moment. I have internet access through my local cable company (TelstraClear for those in NZ). They have a monthly transfer limit of 10GBmonth - with a charge ...http://www.nzlinux.org.nz/blogs/2006/05/15/argh-sticker-shock/ Taking the plunge- May 2, 2006 First of all, I want to thank everyone who responded to my post about being available for work; I&8217;ve been overwhelmed - to the point where I&8217;ve decided to work for myself. Now, I promised myself not to be a Web 2.0 company; there are already enough of them failing to deliver as it is. The ...http://www.nzlinux.org.nz/blogs/2006/05/02/taking-the-plunge/ |