My name is Drew and I am a self-professed geek and technology enthusiast. My day job involves me building web sites and maintaining frameworks. My dream is to perhaps write a novel (or ten) one day.Tumblr (3.0; @abstractedmethod)http://abstractedmethod.com/Recently I’ve been spending quite a bit of time trying to work out the best way to enable my...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459019177http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459019177Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:10:17 -0500project managementcodebuild systemsContinuous integrationproductivitycruise controlbuild automationbest practicesdrew-butlerSo lately I’ve thought about switching my PHP development over to Zend Framework. The main...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018966http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018966Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:57:16 -0500phpmac os xzend serverquick startdevelopmenttutorialzend frameworkvirtual hostdrew-butlerAmidst all of the CES buzz, there was an announcement about my most recent obsession, Boxee and the...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018765http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018765Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:08:00 -0500boxeeboxboxeestreaming contentvideosvideomediaplayerhome theatermedia serverdrew-butlerOver the last several months, since I started writing this blog I’ve noticed a tiny trickle of...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018519http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018519Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:48:31 -0500commentsspambloggingdrew-butlerI know it is politically correct to say, “Happy Holidays,” however I stand by the fact that...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018292http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018292Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:02:00 -0500christmaslolcatdrew-butlerWhen I decided to try blogging again, it started as mostly an experiment in getting to know...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018087http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459018087Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:50:00 -0500wordpresssitebloggingdrew-butler Note: The script used here is written in Python. I did not write this script. However, in the...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459017875http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459017875Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:41:00 -0500scriptnetworkingdynamic dnscodeslicemanagerinternetcronapiserverpythontutorialslicehostgentooubuntupyactiveresourcedrew-butlerLately there has been quite a stir at my job regarding WordPress. In this we have played alot with...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459017649http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459017649Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:16:00 -0500wordpresscodesubversionserverinstallationHowtosoftwarebloggingdrew-butlerNo one can deny the effect that Google has had over how we use computers in the last decade. In the...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459017441http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459017441Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:36:00 -0500internetchromeoperating systemgooglenetbookdesktopcloud computingdrew-butlerA little while back I discussed my (at the time) recent purchase of an Acer H340 Windows Home...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459017158http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459017158Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:57:00 -0500linuxservergentoomediatombmedia serverdrew-butlerThe Internet has been buzzing lately about Google’s new application, Wave. Though it is still under...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459016922http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459016922Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:28:00 -0400project managementgoogle waveinternetproductivityemaildrew-butlerOne of my biggest gripes about PHP in comparison to other modern object-oriented languages is the...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459016687http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459016687Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:04:00 -0400stackshutdownphpcodeexception handlerexceptionobject-orientedtutorialerror handlererrordrew-butler When I first started thinking about building a server to house my growing collection of digital...http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459016461http://abstractedmethod.com/post/2459016461Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:19:00 -0400microsoftvideostorageh340dlnaacerwindows home servermedia serverdrew-butler