I have finally found the time to put a bit of development effort into the AnIML Tools project again.  Today version 0.2.0 was release and hopefully will make the introduction to AnIML formatted files a little easier for new comers.

This release was many usability improvements.  A much improved installer in now implemented, an online help system has been built into the project.  There are also now direct links to the feature and bug reports on the project's sourceforge page.

I've been developing software for the past 10 years using Microsoft tools (VB, C++ with MFC and C#).  Up until now it's done the job, but now that we're developing our own products I've come to realize that it is time for a change.

I'm excited to finally be able to announce that Jim Graham will be joining Scimatic Software this fall as a partner.

One of the benefits of our new office on spadina.... Pho Hung lunches.

BioBarCamp has come and gone... what a great time!

Special thanks goes out to Attila Csordas and John Cumbers who were the main instigators that made this event happen.

Updating Debian

Now that we have the TS7200 booting Debian linux from the compact flash we can install the development tools that we need.

The first step is to update debian using the apt-get functionality:

apt-get update

BioBarCamp in Palo Alto next month is now officially full!  With 75 available slots any new sign ups will be going onto a waiting list.

Held at the Instituue for the Future, this camp looks to be shaping up to be an interesting event.  This BarCamp will be slanted towards towards Biologists (hence its name) but I think that we will still find a lot of common ground to discuss.

Some links for those looking for more information about the event:

To boot from the compact flash card of the TS-7200 the following steps were executed:

Partition the compact flash card

Put the Flash card in the USB reader and insert it into a linux desktop PC.

Instructions as documented in the Linux for ARM on TS-72xx User's Guide)

Happy Canada Day from Scimatic Software!

Jim Thomas, an attendee of the first SciBarCamp, has written an excellant review for The British Association for the Advancement of Science (The BA).

In related news, there will be a BioBarCamp held in Palo Alto this August which I'm planning on attending.