Monthly Archives: August 2005

Hurricane Katrina Cometh

But lucky for us and unlucky for New Orleans, it looks like we will be spared some of the brunt of the hurricane. Once it hits shore it is forecasted to turn to the North East and head our way, … Continue reading

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TechWave 2005 Recap

Bruce Armstrong of TeamSybase has created an excellent write up of the events of Sybase’s big conference of the year TechWave 2005. TechWave 2005 was held in sunny (and steaming hot) Las Vegas, NV. You may recall that a coworker … Continue reading

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Coding Certifications

As I read and learn various techniques to aid me in completing my assignment for the Sun Certified Java Developer exam, I am left wondering why Sun is the only company that I know of that has this type of … Continue reading

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Telemarketing Phone Calls from Politicians

So one of the nice loopholes in the National Do Not Call Registry (see Exceptions here) is the exemption provided to political organizations. Now as my loyal readers know I took the plunge and went all cellular a few months … Continue reading

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JavaOne 2005 – Day 2 – Keynote

OK, so better late than never. I’m finally getting around to writing up the rest of JavaOne 2005. I had really intended to write up the day’s events every night before going to bed, but things were just too busy. … Continue reading

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