Kevin Farnham

Biography

Kevin is the owner of Lyra Technical Systems, Inc, a small consulting and publishing company. He is Community Manager for the Threading Building Blocks open source project, and he also works on software engineering projects involving mathematical modeling and simulation, and scientific data analysis.

Kevin blogs on many different sites, writes technology articles, and is co-author of the book "MySpace Safety: 51 Tips for Teens and Parents".

Articles

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Creating a Dual-Boot Windows XP and Ubuntu Laptop
Publish Date: May. 8, 2006Running a Windows-only laptop is hardly ideal for people who do considerable work in the Linux environment. When Cygwin and ssh aren't enough, consider at least dual-booting into the free software world. Kevin Farnham recently converted his new laptop into a half-Windows, half-Ubuntu GNU/Linux machine. Here's how. Analyzing Statistics with GNU R
Publish Date: Nov. 17, 2005Analyzing and graphing statistical data doesn't have to be as dry and boring as it sounds. With the GNU R programming language, it can be as easy as writing a few lines of code--R is to statistics and analysis as Perl is to text files. Kevin Farnham shows how easy it is to use GNU R productively with just a little bit of training. Adventures in Migrating to New Linux Distributions
Publish Date: Apr. 7, 2005Linux doesn't stand still, whether it's the kernel or GNU/Linux distributions. If you're a developer or a hobbyist who likes to stay up to date, you can't stand still, either. Upgrading isn't always easy, though. Kevin Farnham recently switched distributions several times; here are some hard-earned lessons from the process.

Blog

Dev2Dev / Arch2Arch Status and Migration Update

July 25 2008

On July 31, 2008, the BEA Dev2Dev and Arch2Arch Websites will be decommissioned. In preparation for this event, the Oracle Technology Network team, which now includes some of the same people behind those BEA communities, has been hard at work merging the best of Dev2Dev / Arch2Arch into OTN... read more

Dev2Dev / Arch2Arch Status and Migration Update

July 25 2008

PostalMethods: An API for Automating Snail Mail

July 25 2008

PostalMethods is a service that frees businesses from needing their own staff to mail out invoices, confirmations, and other messages via printed postal mail. The service is available using standard email software, but PostalMethods also offers an API that enables businesses to integrate their postal mailing service directly into automated… read more

Last.fm Shifts Its Music API into Overdrive

July 14 2008

Last.fm has announced a major upgrade to their API. read more

Migration to Oracle Technology Network Approaches Landmark Day

June 30 2008

Tomorrow, July 1, is a significant day for the Dev2Dev community. As reported by Bob Rhubart, on July 1 bloggers will be able to set up new blogs on the blogs.oracle.com site. In addition, several other events are scheduled for July 1... read more

Dev2Dev Weekly Poll Series

June 25 2008

You may have noticed that we have a new poll posted on the Dev2Dev home page (asking what types of developer events you attend). This is the first of what will be a weekly series of polls... read more

Oracle's Arch2Arch Newsletter to Debut in August

June 18 2008

Justin Kestelyn, Editor-in-Chief of the Oracle Technology Network (OTN), recently announced in the BEA Developers and Architects group on Oracle Mix that architects and developers who have an Oracle account can now subscribe to Oracle's new Arch2Arch Newsletter ... read more

"BEA Developers and Architects" Mix Group Membership Reaches 200

June 18 2008

Membership in the BEA Developers and Architects group on Oracle Mix has reached 200. The group, which was started by Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Senior Director and Editor-in-Chief Justin Kestelyn, is "the official source of information about the bringing together... read more

Oracle Welcomes BEA

May 29 2008

A new page on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN) welcomes the BEA community to Oracle. Created by OTN Editor-in-Chief Justin Kestelyn, with content also contributed by Arch2Arch's Bob Rhubart, the page includes links to relevant content on Oracle Mix, blog posts, a FAQ, and more. read more

Event-Driven Architecture Gaining Recognition

May 28 2008

The latest Arch2Arch Poll suggests growing awareness and use of event-driven architecture (EDA). Among the people who chose to cast a vote, a strong majority of participants (79%) are already using EDA in their enterprise systems, or plan to do so soon. read more

BEA.Participate BPM Labs; BEA Developers & Architects Group

May 20 2008

BEA.Participate.08 was held last week in Chicago, Illinois, ending on Thursday. More than 600 people attended the event, according to Jesper Joergensen. Jesper also reports that well over 125 of those people chose to participate in the BPM Labs hands-on exercises... read more

Arch2Arch Transition Accelerates; SOA Integration

May 20 2008

The transition of Arch2Arch related to Oracle's acquistion of BEA is gathering steam. Oracle Technology Network (OTN) Editor-in-Chief Justin Kestelyn is actively working with Arch2Arch's Bob Rhubart to keep the transition moving forward and minimize uncertainties. read more

BEA.Participate.08; Oracle and BEA Confluence Continued

May 13 2008

BEA.Participate.08 is in full swing. The user conference will finish on Thursday morning. Visit the BEA.Participate.08 Blog for posts from the conference, and check back to our own Dev2Dev Blogs for posts from individuals who are attending the conference... read more

BEA.Participate.08 Is Underway; Kaizen & BPM

May 12 2008

BEA.Participate.08 is now underway, in Chicago, Illinois. The conference sessions and keynotes get started Tuesday morning, and run through Thursday morning. If you aren't able to attend, there are still ways to follow the activity. The BEA.Participate.08 Blog is a good starting point. read more

Confluence of BEA and Oracle Developer Communities Begins

May 07 2008

Over on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN), OTN Editor-in-Chief Justin Kestelyn expressed his excitement about the confluence of the BEA and Oracle developer communities in his post "Sunrise: The BEA and Oracle Developer Communities Come Together". Justin notes that Dev2Dev and Arch2Arch are actually quite similar to OTN in terms… read more