Dell Dimension E520 With Ubuntu Linux Review
As mentioned earlier, I finally broke down and ordered a Dell Dimension E520 with Ubuntu Linux to replace my doddering primary workstation which is four years old at this point. Rather than writing a...
View ArticleMe.dium Now Open To The Public– Announces IE 7 Support & New Widget
My blog postings have been fairly sparse since starting a new position earlier this year, but it’s nice to finally be able to show some of the things happening at my not-so-new job. My employer,...
View ArticleInteresting Details About the Space Shuttle Operating System
One great thing about the blogowebs is that you never know what sorts of posts you might run across, and this post about self-modifying code and the Space Shuttle OS is a prime example of that: And it...
View ArticleDilbert Groks Java
I can’t say I’m an avid reader of Dilbert by any means, but today’s comic features a mention of Java: Don’t bother. I already coded a Java app to do everything you do. Good stuff.
View ArticleFarewell CFDJ: My Last Year on the Editorial Board in Review
Although this is a topic which has gotten much coverage, to the point of beating a dead horse, I felt obligated to comment on it as someone who served on the Editorial Board of the ColdFusion...
View ArticleAdvice For Managing Your Career: 50+ Resources For Programmers & Software...
Having came across several interesting stories within the past week or two which were all career related, it reminded me of all of the good resources I’ve came across over the past few years related to...
View ArticleJava 6 for Developers on MacOS X: SoyLatte Reaches 1.0
For those many of you (including myself) who have been waiting almost a year now for Java 6 to be properly supported on the Mac, the wait is over if you’re a developer– Landon Fuller has released...
View ArticleNews Flash: Apple Finally Released Java 6 for MacOS X!
UPDATE: I was up too late, and didn’t notice that it’s update 6 for Java, not Java 6. This is just another update for Java 5… *sigh* I’ve been up pretty late doing a little work and tying-up some last...
View ArticleGetting Behind Python: Sun Hires Python & Jython Developers
As both a fan and user of the great technologies Python, and the Sun JVM (primarily via Java), I was very happy to come across this eWeek article which says that Sun announced the hiring of two key...
View ArticleAn Alternative To Waiting In Line for the iPhone 3G
I’ve been on the fence quite awhile about the iPhone. It’s not cheap, it’s grossly over-hyped by a very fanatic fan base who seem to overlook it’s flaws, and while I’m not a terribly flashy person,...
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