Sunday, July 23, 2006

Redesigned PuguaSoft Site (Again)!

You probably made it to my blog space via my project site - PuguaSoft.com. So you probably already noticed the whole new redesigned site. I didn't like the look and feel of the skins provided by the old site running on MediaWiki so I decided to switch to Joomla! Not only does it look much better, but there are TONS more features in Joomla! that MediaWiki doesn't have. Joomla! is also alot more extensible. So don't be susprised if you notice new and cool things being added to PuguaSoft in the coming future.

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Updated Site and Photo Album

If you haven't already noticed, PuguaSoft (finally) has a (decent) web site to call home. The main design and layout is there, powered by MediaWiki, but there's still improvements to be made. So expect some changes in the coming future.

I've also updated my photo album (FINALLY)! It's been almost a year since I last posted pictures about some of the stuff that I've done. Alot has happened the past year, so be sure to check back when I post some more new pics.

Friday, July 07, 2006

PuguaSoft Projects Go Live

Wow, it's been a long time since I last posted something up here. Well, there's a copule good reason why.

First, my parents came up from Cali to vist me for a while. A couple cousins and relatives also flew from Guam and was in the area for a while. So I've been busy spending time with the family, going out, and traveling. We spent a few days up in Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.. It was great - B.C. is beautiful, and the womem there are even more gorgeous! I have lots of pictures and even some video that I'll try to post up whenever I have some free time (and that will be some time).

The other reason why I've haven't posted in a while is because I've been busy working on a couple projects for PuguaSoft. The first two projects released under PuguaSoft are targeted at other software developers and programmers.

The PuguaSoft Commons Project is a collection of open source Java libraries that are used (and will be used) by other PuguaSoft projects and products. The Commons currently consist of the Net, Security, and Utils packages, each of which contains various functions for their respective fields.

My second project (it's actually the first one, but I split the Commons into a separate project), is the JiraBuddy project. It's a Jira plug-in for the Eclipse IDE. Unlike current Jira plug-ins out there, I'm not trying to replecate the whole Jira application inside Eclipse. Rather, I'm adding a bunch of new, cool, and convenient utilites and functions for developers using both Eclipse and Jira - one of which is the Hover feature. The Hover feature enables developers to add Jira keys/issues in Java code and then, if they place their mouse over the Jira key/issue, the summary of the issue will be displayed in a hover textbox. Cool!

There are a couple more features I'd like to add to the JiraBuddy plug-in, but I could always use more ideas. If there's anything you want added, removed, or improved, just send an email to development@jirabuddy.puguasoft.com