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Archive for August, 2006

Still here …

( Java and SS News )

I’ve recently returned back from an unexpected trip home. In the meantime, I’m back at work doing what I do. I’ve been trying my best to continue making progress through the Java Concurrency in Practice book which I’ve been mentioning in my past blog posts. They talk about a lot of different concepts, I wish [...]

Book Reviews in progress…

( Java )

So, I’ve had some spare time to kick back and crack open the books that I ordered which I mentioned in my last post. I am still waiting for the Java Networking O’reilly book to arrive in the mail. However, I got a chance to at least get through the first few chapters in the [...]

Books

( Java and Other )

I’ve been meaning to purchase a few books lately and so last night I went and did so. They are:

Java Concurrency in Practice

Author(s): Brian Goetz, Tim Peierls, Joshua Bloch, Joseph Bowbeer, David Holmes, Doug Lea
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 0321349601

Java Network Programming

Author(s): Elliote Rusty Harold, Elliotte Rusty Harold
Publisher: O’reilly Media
ISBN: 0596007213

Building Parsers With Java

Author(s): Steven John Metsker
Publisher: [...]

Security… Security… Security … Security…

Developers.. Developers.. Developers.. Developers… should be changed to the above title. I always enjoy reading security tutorials and trying to stay ontop of the game. Granted, I’m no security guru, I think the following MySQL Security Tips would help anyone running the MySQL server on their box. So check it out:
Six Steps to secure sensitive [...]

Schwaze, you say what?!

A friend of mine a couple months ago kicked off a new social site called Schwaze.com. You might be wondering what the heck does Schwaze mean and what does it have to do with me? The story about schwaze is told here:
A few years ago I wrote an essay for my Eng170 course. In this [...]

OpenOffice Guides

Sometimes it’s nice to find resources on a new software application you’re trying out. I found a great resource for OpenOffice: http://oooauthors.org/. I prefer the FAQ portion of the Wiki, it’s helped a bunch already!