Forgetting Attachments
Originally posted 2005-07-11 13:56:45 Today, for the 4,256th time in my email career, I sent an email that promised an attachment but sallied forth with no files attached. After the recipient pointed out my...
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Eclipse vs NetBeans
Originally posted 2005-07-05 11:31:39 I came across this post today via PlantEclipse: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/index.php?p=1546 It’s a long article–too long for me to read fully. The parts I read, however, which represent a significant portion of...
JavaOne, DayFour
Originally posted 2005-06-30 14:10:19 Last day. I woke up at 4:30 AM, packed my bags, read awhile, then headed to breakfast: pancakes at Mel’s Diner. The General Session belonged to James Gosling. He was...
JavaOne, DayThree
Originally posted 2005-06-30 08:57:37 I awoke this morning chilled. I finally discovered that my window was ajar–no wonder the street sounds penetrate so fully. I’d never thought to check that–only a moron would open...
JavaOne, DayTwo
Originally posted 2005-06-29 08:39:39 When I walked into my room at The Mosser Hotel for the first time yesterday, I gasped. I hadn’t expected a rollicking suite, but neither had I expected a room...
JavaOne, DayOne
Originally posted 2005-06-28 09:22:37 I missed the book signing. By the time I got off the plane, got my bag, and took a shuttle downtown, it was 11:20. I was scheduled to sign until...
JavaOne, DayZero
Originally posted 2005-06-27 14:37:18 The conference kicked off this morning, but I’m still at cruising altitude. After arriving at the airport Sunday evening about an hour and a half before my flight, I slumped...
Fun with Amazon
Originally posted 2005-06-17 07:47:29 I came across this blog entry that talks about a web site that allows you to type in a keyword search. It then searches Amazon using that keyword, and builds...
Baby Names
Originally posted 2005-06-16 04:49:45 Naming babies has always caused my wife and me angst, and we had to do it five times. I wish we’d found The Baby Name Wizard’s NameVoyager to help guide...
Judging a Book by its Cover
Originally posted 2005-06-14 22:33:56 Grandma Thelma always admonished, \”Don’t judge a book by its cover!\” whether or not any reading material lay nearby. Her waggling finger didn’t refer to Great Expectation’s dust sleeve, but...