After trying to figure out why Illustrator CS3 kept crashing when saving files, I finally turned up this bit of information that pointed me in the right direction. It looks like if you have your Print Spooler service on Windows XP disabled when attempting to save, Illustrator dies.

One of the posters on the linked thread mentions setting your default printer to Adobe PDF if you still have problems when your printer is off (but ...

wxJSON 0.3.1 has been released, addressing an issue with wxJSONReader::ReadString(). I haven't had a chance to check the new version out yet, but it's definitely worth grabbing if you're using 0.3.0 or earlier.

Django is able to run on a number of different web servers, databases, and operating systems. This flexibility lends itself to a lot of diversity within the community, but what kind of combinations are the most common?

The developers seem to suggest that Apache2 + mod_python + Postgresql seem to be the recommended setup, but undoubtedly there are lots of others. I've heard mentions of lighttpd, FastCGI, nginx running on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Unix ...

Version 0.3.0 of wxJSON has been released. The important feature this brings about is Unicode support (for those who have been waiting for it). From what I can tell, the release doesn't add or improve anything else.

wxJSON is a JSON writer/reader for wxWidgets, a great C++ GUI library. Head over to the wxJSON site for more details.

As promised, I've got an update about the Color Error Threshold Calculator. The utility is now in good enough shape to be posted along with the article about it that I recently finished for our TAGA chapter at Clemson.

For those that have no earthly idea what this is about, the calculator helps educators and industry members determine how much color variance is acceptable for a given color. When trying to reproduce a color ...

For those reading along elsewhere, I apologize for the incorrect domain on the feed up until now. I forgot to set my Site's domain within the admin interface, meaning everything syndicated pointed to example.com. This has been fixed and won't be an issue in the future. Sorry for the additional spam.

To see the affected article (really, this time), Django and wxWidgets: A match made in heaven. (Read more)

During the design phase for a color accuracy management system, my company decided to go with a client-server model rather than individual workstations that are more or less independent. The central server would be responsible for recording readings from the clients and doing various calculations on the data. We wanted most of the calculation to happen server-side in order to keep the clients very simple, and ease of communication from client to server was a ...

It was only a matter of time before work started on something like Guitar Hero that uses a real guitar as a "controller." Guitar Rising by GameTank, Inc. is looking very interesting. Instead of using a little plastic, five-button controller, plug in your guitar of choice and get to it.

The advantage to this over Guitar Hero and Rock Band is that the player is actually learning how to play a real instrument, meanwhile enjoying ...

Color Science is a complex topic that can be hard to find documentation for without purchasing books. For those on a budget, Wikipedia and Google can turn up some useful information, but there are often glaring omissions, inaccuracies, or questions left un-answered.

Luckily, Bruce Lindbloom has compiled an excellent website (brucelindbloom.com) full of Color Science information, calculators, and examples. Of particular use are some of the following:

• CIE Color Calculator - Conversions between color spaces ...

In preparation for inclusion in a Clemson GC project, I've brought my Color Error Threshold Calculator over to the new site. This, like my site, will be made available under the GPL once I have a chance to clean it up a little bit. More on this later, but you're welcome to check it out by following the link earlier in the post.