Playing around with inotify

Inotify is a Linux subsystem which monitors the filesystem for changes, and provides a way to trigger actions when it does. This is handy, since it means that your program/demon can avoid polling for changes constantly, making it more efficient and reliable. As an aside, this is how the Linux Dropbox tool works. I was […]

Marcus Povey

Inotify is a Linux subsystem which monitors the filesystem for changes, and provides a way to trigger actions when it does. This is handy, since it means that your program/demon can avoid polling for changes constantly, making it more efficient and reliable. As an aside, this is how the Linux Dropbox tool works. I was […]

Raspberry Pi: First boot

It has been a few weeks since I finally received my Raspberry Pi, but up until today I have been too busy to play with it. This changed today when I finally installed a boot image on a 4GB SD card, wired up the tiny little circuit board to the TV and connected the power. […]

Marcus Povey

It has been a few weeks since I finally received my Raspberry Pi, but up until today I have been too busy to play with it. This changed today when I finally installed a boot image on a 4GB SD card, wired up the tiny little circuit board to the TV and connected the power. […]

I almost certainly won’t sign your NDA, here’s why…

tl;dr: Most NDAs in are harmful to my business and most importantly bad for my clients. Please don’t take offence if I don’t sign yours. Like many others who work in freelance software development I am frequently asked to sign NDAs. As with employment contracts, these are seen by many as a formality and the […]

Marcus Povey

tl;dr: Most NDAs in are harmful to my business and most importantly bad for my clients. Please don’t take offence if I don’t sign yours. Like many others who work in freelance software development I am frequently asked to sign NDAs. As with employment contracts, these are seen by many as a formality and the […]