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Eclipse Project Settings

Originally posted 2005-07-13 06:12:12 I just came across this, which explains how to put Eclipse project settings like code styles in version control. Eclipse continues to amaze me with how they’re advancing the state...

Source Control

Originally posted 2005-07-13 05:49:40 Last night, I gave a presentation to The Jacksonville Developers User Group titled “Source Control Using CVS, Subversion, and AccuRev.” You can download the Powerpoint file here, or view it...

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...

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...