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JRuby Cookbook ::: first impressions
JRuby Cookbook, by Edelson and Liu hits the mark for developers who just want the facts. Each topic is divided into sections "Problem", "Solution" and "Discussion". Edelson and Liu begin by describing...
View ArticleYahoo Limits Retention of Personal Data
NYTimes:"Yahoo said Wednesday that it would limit to 90 days the time it holds some personally identifiable information related to searches to address growing concerns from privacy advocates, policy...
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The Big Switch - Cloud Computing
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google My friend Ed Golden says he always uses the cheapest laptop he can find and takes advantage of the internet to use his office computer to do...
View ArticleJavaOne Call For Papers Ends Today
JavaOne CFP: Just a reminder - the J1 CFP ends today...
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Groovy and Grails in NetBeans 7.0 M1
NetBeans...Petr Hejl of Sun blogs that "Groovy support is getting better everyday."
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How I use my Mac
Tim Bray blogged about how he uses his Mac. My takeaways include learning about the incredibly fast Camino browser. The comments on Tim's post are full of good tips, as well. As a followup, Bill...
View ArticleCool iPhone Apps of 2008
Here are some iPhone apps to check out:OpenTableTrace (game)AOL radioBloomberg (stocks, etc)NetNewsWire (works with the desktop app so you can view from either platform)Zenbe Lists Also, word has it...
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Adsense Profits
What's up with Adsense? A quick search yields many, many posts and articles that all point to drastically reduced revenues. Google's algorithms are understandably proprietary but the theory and concept...
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First Steps in Flex
I‘m reading "First Steps in Flex", by Eckel and Ward. This is a step forward in that it makes reading a book to get up to speed on a new technology faster. Small bites, big steps in learning....
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Video Indexing
When I saw this book, the first thing I thought of was video indexing. We had a talk at the VIPSI conference in Belgrade, I believe, on video indexing. Think about it. How would you search video media?...
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It's All About the GUI
The Model-View-Controller pattern has persisted for years. As software developers, we look at languages, operating systems and ways to convey the usability of our programs (among many factors). I...
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Codeslinger Shootout
There's an event worth attending tomorrow: The Codeslinger Shootout.
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Enhancing your Website with Social Features
(image from Google)I was reading Scripting News and lamenting OSCON not being in Portland this year. Dave said he'd be giving a talk at an "alternate OSCON" in Portland, so I had to take a look at Open...
View ArticleCodeslinger Contest
GatorLUG just had their annual Codeslinger contest. Here's the challenge. Congratulations to Robert Munyer, winner of the contest.
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Apple Previews iPhone 3.0
Apple previewed iPhone 3.0 Tuesday. Wired transcribed the presentation. iPhone 3.0 features include cut and paste, enhanced Bluetooth that enables stereo, global search, and landscape editing for...
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BarCamp Orlando
Barcamp Orlando is tomorrow - "BarCampOrlando is a community building event which happens twice a year to brings together people from different backgrounds to share and learn from each other." Best of...
View ArticleOracle buys Sun - Good!
Here is my take on the news about Oracle buying Sun. In some cases, company acquisitions simply kill competing business. So, Oracle's acquisition of Sun could do that, but I think Sun's products...
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Google Authentication
I had a meandering conversation with McRorie Community Garden friend Daniel yesterday that began with arduino and touched on Google Authentication. Daniel said he was consolidating his logins using a 2...
View ArticleCool iPhone Apps of 2009
"Hi, I'm Mike and I'm a craigslist addict." Crowd replies "Hi, Mike!"I love craigslist. And, the simple interface is so fast. In fact, recently a client called me asking what I thought about...
View ArticleGrooveshark Internships
Grooveshark is arguably the coolest place to work in the Swamp. Click here for details.
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Rules Engines, Pandora, Ushihidi and Everything Else
(Chris Suter and I chat at a recent GatorJUG meeting www.gatorjug.org) I had a conversation with Chris Suter about rules engines that reignited my interest in these mysterious, useful reflections of...
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JavaOne '09 - Programming for TV
Thinking about programming in Java for DTV? What? Yes, DTV is the new black. Since I'm just starting a project involving programming for TV, the talk featured by folks from Brazil on DTV was a...
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Open Source Bridge and JavaOne '09
The JavaOne and Open Source Bridge conferences both occurred in the past month. I'm just back after attending them. I'll sort out my notes and blog about them, but in the meantime, if you attended it...
View ArticleEscape From Cubicle Nation
The person I sat next to on the plane back from Portland, OR (I love Portland...have I mentioned that?) showed me a lop eared copy of "Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving...
View ArticleiPhone Tethering with Mac
I just chatted with the Byrne-meister, Alan, my former colleague I met while working in Dublin, Ireland. He's sitting in a cow pasture in somewhere in Belgium using his Mac tethered to his iPhone for...
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Crowdsourcing, Threadless and Web2.0
Threadless on WGN - Around Town from Threadless.com on Vimeo.You've no doubt heard the term crowdsourcing. Jeff Howe popularized the word in this Wired article and with his book, "Crowdsourcing". What...
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::: Flex Jam :::
Remember last year‘s Flex Hackfest at Swampcast HQ in beautiful Winter Park? This year, you can bring your own project! Get help from the expert, Adobe Evangelist James Ward. Mike Levin and James will...
View ArticleCode to Live or Live to Code?
Lamine Ba, co-chairman of the SeneJUG, is a talented developer and businessman. Work hard, play hard!Read the rest here, in Codetown.
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The Definitive Guide to Jython
Jim Baker, Josh Juneau, Leo Soto, Frank Wierzbicki and Victor Ng have just announced that The Definitive Guide to Jython is available for pre-order! Jim says that the book is nearly finished. Stay Tuned!
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Flex Jam in Orlando with James Ward
(photos by Mike Levin - click to see photo album)The Flex Jam with James Ward and company went well! Will we see you for James's Flex talks at tomorrow night's GatorJUG or Thursday's OrlandoJUG? Vernon...
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GatorJUG Talk on Rich User Interfaces a Success
James Ward of Adobe Software gave a brilliant talk last night at the Gainesville Java User Group. We met at beautiful Santa Fe College north of town. Just walking across campus was a pleasant...
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Snow Leopard
I ordered Snow Leopard as soon as I could. Why? Since I‘ve become an Apple customer my trust and confidence in the company have grown. My trust and confidence have grown to the point that, in this...
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The Art of Community, by Bacon
I've just started reading The Art of Community, by Jono Bacon. Jono is involved with the Ubuntu community. He promises to describe the social psychology and mechanics of building and managing...
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OrlandoJUG Lightning Talks
It was sunshine and blue skies in Orlando for the OrlandoJUG Lightning talks this month. We met and enjoyed a pot luck dinner. There was more than enough food for everyone. The approach we took for...
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How to use Delicious on an iPhone
Ever want to bookmark a website while browsing on your iPhone? It‘s easy. First, just bookmark the “Post to Delicious” link on your iPhone browser. Then, select that bookmark to save the URL of the...
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Meet your Java neighbors in W Africa!
Interested in meeting some colleagues in West Africa? SeneJUG is the West African Java User Group. Members come from Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Guinea, Morocco and many other countries in Africa....
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Pingme!
I got the domain PingMe dot org. I thought I'd try asking what people thought about building it out. I've had several ideas, like making bumper stickers for cars and putting PingMe and a icon...
View ArticleNotes on Brion Vibber's recent Wikipedia Talk
Please join this developing discussion on CodeTown for details about Brion's recent talk: http://www.codetown.us/group/orlandojug/forum/topics/brion-vibber-wikipedia-cto
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Programming Bluetooth
The Vtech DS6322 digital phone I just got is Bluetooth-enabled. In fact, the Bluetooth feature is what led me to choose it from the huge number of choices on the market. My little biz has been a...
View ArticleJava EE 6 Codecamp
The Java EE 6 Codecamp has begun. If you haven't coded enterprise Java in a while, this is your chance to get your feet wet again. Lots has changed, and you'll discover this quickly. It's an online...
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What are you working on these days?
February 1, 2010 is here. The stock market is better. New projects are in swing. What are you working on these days? Are you fine tuning your existing application and adding new features? Is your day...
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JCertif is on! Rockin' in the Congo...
JCertif is one of the first Java related conferences in the Republic of Congo, Brazzaville. Sponsored by AfricaJUG, CongoJUG, Oracle and Fujitsu and organized by none other than Codetown's own Max...
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Notes from JCertif, in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
I've blogged a lot about this place and why I am here, so I'll summarize (read www.facebook.com/mikelevinhttp://jroller.com/Sandymountster ;http://www.codetown.us/...
View ArticleThe Making of Swampcast
The Making of Swampcast ::: A video documenting the history and production of Swampcast, a podcast about “Software development, emerging technology and everything else!” Contact Mike at...
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Cornbread and Contracting
Cornbread and contracting. They have a lot in common. What do I mean?Well, you never go in empty handed. That's for starters. How did this come up? I'm headed to my favorite bike and coffee shop this...
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JCertif 2011 : Java is on! Rockin' in the Congo-Brazzaville
Hi All, As some of you already know. The next edition of JCertif is coming. This year again the JCertif Conference will bring together developers from across Africa to learn, collaborate, and inspire...
View ArticleEasyB
This just in from Luis Espinal of MJUG:http://www.easyb.org/ The EasyB syntax for writing stories and specifications is a lot more succinct than the one provided by Specs, the Scala BDD framework (at...
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Swampcast and Craig Newmark of craigslist
Here's a new SwampcastMP3 (20.8Mb) Thanks to Tod Maffin for the lead-in magic! Michael Levin talks with Craig Newmark of craigslist. This episode of Swampcast features Craig Newmark of...
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Swampcast features Jonathan Schwartz, former Sun CEO
Join Michael Levin in this video interview with Jonathan Schwartz, former Sun Microsystems CEO. Jonathan discusses his tenure at Sun Microsystems and his current role as CEO of a startup called...
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