July 2005

dev2dev: Writing Secure Enterprise Applications

July 28, 2005

Writing Secure Enterprise Applications by Neil Smithline — “Even with security provided by firewalls, application servers, and hardware security modules, a secure Web site still requires careful design and programming,” says Neil Smithline in this article that shows just how difficult it is to create a secure site. BEA, WebLogic, Security

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I want the new Motorola Moto Q

July 26, 2005

I’ve been reading about the new Moto Q on Gizmodo and Scoble’s blog among others and I really really want one. Motorola announced the Moto Q, a new Windows Mobile Smartphone that’s going to be available in Q1 2006. This beautiful device will feature Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone, full QWERTY keyboard, 5 way navigation [...]

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Joel on Software: Hitting the High Notes

July 25, 2005

Joel comes through again: In his latest article entitled Hitting the High Notes, Joel attempts to debunk prove the idea that you must have the best programmers to make the best product and be profitable. It’s a must read, pretty much like everything Joel writes. Great article. Update: Yeah – what Cedric said – See [...]

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MIT Weblog Survey

July 23, 2005
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iBatis book in Q4 2005

July 22, 2005

Looks like Clinton and the rest of the iBatis gang are working on a book. I just caught this on the mailing list and I can’t wait to read this book. Clinton – if you see this, we need more details on the book. From: Clinton Begin Reply-To: user-java@ibatis.apache.org, cbegin@ibatis.com To: user-java@ibatis.apache.org Date: Jul 22, [...]

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Mailblocks continues to suck

July 21, 2005

This is getting really frustrating and I’m starting to sound like Hani, which is pretty scary  Mailblocks, the web-based mail service that I pay for is down again for the 2nd time this week for an extended period of time. I’m paying $25.00/year for this mail service and these guys can’t even keep their servers [...]

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dev2dev: Better J2EEing with Spring

July 20, 2005

Better J2EEing with Spring by Peter Braswell — J2EE has exploded into a complex network of APIs, complicating programming, and configuration. To address some of this complexity, new frameworks are emerging that rely heavily on Inversion of Control (IoC). In this article Peter Braswell explores some features and benefits of IoC and how it can [...]

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Sad State of Affair in Java & .NET blog server software

July 20, 2005

It really is a sad state of affair when it comes to blog server software for Java and .NET. For the last few weeks, I’ve been working to introduce blogs and the concept of blogging internally at work and trying to pilot the use of blogs instead of the standard project portal. To that end, [...]

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Mailblocks just sucks!

July 19, 2005

Mailblocks, the first webmail service to offer challenge and response has really gone down the hill. About 2 years, I was humping their service and even blogged about it as I loved their service and offering. The whole idea of challenge-n-response was not the best solution but it did cut almost all my spam and [...]

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Another blogger joins the rank

July 14, 2005

It’s official – Matt Luce has joined the ranks for the bloggers and is now officially blogging. Check it out @ http://www.mattluce.com/blog

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