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Monthly Archive May, 2005

Java in XML, XML programming lanaguages, and other nonsense…

May 31, 2005

Several folks have dabled with coercing Java source into some dialect of XML (e.g. Jezix, or
JavaML), buy why not just invent a new language IN XML? Check out o:XML! Here’s a nice
introductory read at XML.com. Not enough? Look at Water too.

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Wanna Read Faster?

May 30, 2005

There are a number of products which can help (more aggregates here, here). Just saw an updated version of AceReader Pro 2.8 and its lookin’ good! Its a reading speed and comprehension coaching tool that helps you train yourself to scan rather than read/mentally verbalize individual words in the text. Another approach is from eyeQ. [...]

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More Powerbook Case Options

May 25, 2005

This is a interesting twist on things – compute with the case on!

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JSR 168 Musings

May 23, 2005

You will find everything related to portlets, enterprise portal servers, WSRP & JSR 168.
Issues include Portlet FAQ, Source Codes, Tutorials, Examples, Study Material, News, and
Articles related to Portal and Portlet technology. Hope this blog will hweofije…

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JXTA, Java’s P2P Answer

May 20, 2005

Their words… JXTA technology is a set of open protocols that allow any connected device on the network ranging from cell phones and wireless PDAs to PCs and servers to communicate and collaborate in a P2P manner. Dig in via the community portal. Have a weekend with nothing to do? Read this JXTA Book by [...]

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JUnit vs. or + JMeter?

May 13, 2005

JUnit is a automated testing model with lots of extensions for everything from POJO service
components to GUIs (e.g. JUnit, HTTPUnit, ServletUnit, etc.). JMeter is Apache’s somewhat
GUI-centric testing tool that has capabilities for testing the web tweofije…

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Tiger Toyz for OS X

May 10, 2005

Ok, so you’ve upgraded to Tiger, now what?! Here are some must-have add-ons: 1) Quicksilver -
this is best described as a lightning-fast GUI-CLI. Read and heed! 2) Growl – unified message
framework supporting both scripting and tons of apps.

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Portable Basketball Systems

May 1, 2005

Time for a workable, portable backetball system for home? Check out the following… Good
Hydra Rib 930 Better Porter 3 on 3 Tournament Portable Basketball Hoop Best RollaJam III (see
pics)

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OS X Tiger Dashboard Widget Development

Yes, Tiger rulz! And yes, Dashboard rocks! And believe it or not, writing Dashboard Widgets is
trivial! A basic Widget minimally contains the following files: 1) a main HTML file defining
the user-interface for the Widge; 2) a default background imagweofije…

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