Monthly Archives: February 2005

Xbox Power Cords recalled

Maybe it’s time to buy the kids that Nintendo Gamecube they’ve always wanted. Then again, they’ve been enjoying the Sega Dreamcast I unpacked recently. ;) Microsoft says that you need to check your manufacture date to see if it is … Continue reading

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Eclipse Tip: Use Bookmarks to track important places in your code

A nice feature in Eclipse that is somewhat hidden is the bookmarking feature. It lets you keep track of important places in your code and get back to them. For example, let’s say you’re reading some code and you notice … Continue reading

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43 Things

43 Things is a cool site that lets you keep track of your goals, share them with others, see what other people’s goals are and how they’re doing on them. I guess you could say it is “Social Goal Setting … Continue reading

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Welcome Ben to the blogosphere

Ben is a buddy of mine who also is into Eclipse and Java, and whose Programming Ruby (the pickaxe book) I’m currently borrowing. He also happens to be the recipient of a free Typepad subscription, which I picked up when … Continue reading

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Liveblogging the Super Bowl

Since I’m here at home w/the family, and not riding w/a friend in a stretch limo (which he won in a radio contest) or on another friend’s huge HDTV, I figured I might as well do some liveblogging of the … Continue reading

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Get the weather via RSS

Light Snow 34°F It’s snowing here in Northern Virginia (or it was just a little while ago). How do I know? Well, I guess I could look out the window, but sometimes you’re deep into your code. So here’s a … Continue reading

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Expanding to TextDrive

This blog is going to stay here at TypePad, which is a great blog host. I haven’t had to worry about comment spam or upgrading to the latest Movable Type or other admin tasks. Instead, I’ve been able to concentrate … Continue reading

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