Monthly Archives: May 2006

Redmonk on Open Sourcing Java

Posted on May 31, 2006 by rob

Stephen O’Grady has a good Q&A piece on the open source Java debate. I’m agree with both Stephen and Jonathan in that I don’t want to see a fork or compromised Java. I’m particularly sensitive to this because of my … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-05-26

Posted on May 25, 2006 by rob

On Grids This is an introduction to the state of the art in Grid Computing in mid-2006. I start with some definitions and motivation, look at grid economics, survey the kinds of infrastructure that are out there now, and touch … Continue reading →

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Sun adds Visual Basic support to Java

Posted on May 25, 2006 by rob

The news is everywhere now, but there was a sneak-peek by Tor Norbye on the Java Posse about the annoucement at JavaOne. HerbertC’s Blog has the most details. Joe reveals in a later podcast that Herbert is the “compiler guy” … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-05-25

Posted on May 24, 2006 by rob

Connecting to SQL Server 2000 using JDBC (tags: JDBC sqlserver sql) HOW TO: Get Started with Microsoft JDBC (tags: JDBC sqlserver java)

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links for 2006-05-24

Posted on May 23, 2006 by rob

Web 2.0 Reading List (Books), version 0.1 from O’Reilly (tags: web2.0 books)

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links for 2006-05-23

Posted on May 22, 2006 by rob

Engineering Management Hacks: “Extraordinary contempt and defiance beyond the normal call of engineering duty” (tags: innovation management) Java[tm] Technology on the Linux Platform notes on Java thread implementation on Linux (tags: java linux) Outlook as Organizer – GMail labels in … Continue reading →

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Apple Store on Fifth Avenue – “Ushci Lang, Will You Marry Me”

Posted on May 22, 2006 by rob

You may have noticed but the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue opened last week. Very cool. If you click on the link you’ll see a time-lapse series of photos showing the people in line. One of the coolest things about … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-05-18

Posted on May 17, 2006 by rob

Apple – CD stuck in Powerbook slot drive … (a) Held down the mouse button whilst powering on (this should force the drive to eject the disc) (b) Power on your powerbook whilst holding down command+option+o+f to get open firmware, … Continue reading →

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sshd problems in SuSE 9.0

Posted on May 17, 2006 by rob

I recently ran into problems with sshd on SuSE 9.0.  In trying to access the machine remotely, I kept getting “access denied” when I entered the password for the specified user.  I found that commenting out the line “PasswordAuthentication no” … Continue reading →

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SkypeOut free through 2006

Posted on May 17, 2006 by rob

Very cool… Free calls to all landlines and mobile phones within the US and Canada “We just announced that SkypeOut is now free within the US and Canada to all landlines and mobiles until at least the end of 2006.”

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