Categories

• solving problems 3
• linux 9
• mac 3
• web 2
• development 2
• java 11
• mobile 1
• blackberry 3
• j2me 1
• xml 1
• under the hood 2
• books 1
• software engineering 1
• databases 4
• spam 1
• media 1
• android 1
• miscellaneous 1
• communications 2
• home media 1
• voip 1
• politics 1
• hadoop 1
• home automation 1
• insteon 1
• bigdata 2

solving problems

• Multiple BoxeeBox devices and repeated key events generated by the remote
• Using GNU Date for tricky date/time manipulations
• Exploring System Internals with lsof and strace

linux

• S3, Route 53, Bye Bye GoDaddy
• Configuring BOXPN on Linux
• Boxpn, VPN providers, Linux and CHAP authentication problems
• Converting old AppleTV into small Linux server
• Understanding host name resolution and DNS behavior in Java
• Migrating Zaurus AddressBook database to OS X Address Book
• Migrating Zaurus Keyring database to N800 PasswordSafe
• Using GNU Date for tricky date/time manipulations
• Exploring System Internals with lsof and strace

mac

• Disabling Spotlight in OS X Leopard for the removable drives
• Migrating Zaurus AddressBook database to OS X Address Book
• Backing up MacBook With RSync

web

• Web Analytics for mobile content is it really the same Web Analytics?
• Measuring The Web Page Performance with YSlow

development

• Developer’s Time Calculator
• Managing the Java compiler settings in Eclipse

java

• Monitoring performance of your Hadoop MapReduce application
• Collecting diagnostic information and logs from MapReduce jobs in Hadoop
• Understanding the primitive numeric type conversions in Java
• Unblocking the java.util.concurrent’s blocking queues in Java
• Sending multiple files in single HTTP response using Java Servlet
• Understanding host name resolution and DNS behavior in Java
• All about locale sensitive time processing in Java
• Hidden costs of using Java String methods
• Validating XML Documents in Eclipse using DTD
• Using XPath for Efficient Parsing of the XML Documents in Java
• Managing the Java compiler settings in Eclipse

mobile

• Using HTTP Over Socket and HTTP Proxy in J2ME Applications

blackberry

• Removing signatures from Blackberry applications and re-signing them
• Blackberry and WiFi support lack of attention or conflict of interests?
• Sending and receiving GSM SMS on Blackberry using RIM APIs

j2me

• J2ME/MIDP Programming For Mobile Phones Good, Bad and Ugly

xml

• Validating XML Documents in Eclipse using DTD

under the hood

• Understanding host name resolution and DNS behavior in Java
• Hidden costs of using Java String methods

books

• Nick on 'Joel on Software'

software engineering

• Techincal documentation your best friend or a waste of time?

databases

• Time calculations and conversions in Oracle and PL/SQL
• Dynamic runtime evaluation of the PL/SQL expressions
• Using OUT parameters in SQL procedures called from Java to return multiple result values
• Using custom exceptions in Oracle PL/SQL

spam

• Canada wireless frequency auction: consumers have lost again

media

• Connecting Nokia N900 to a pico projector

android

• Intercepting and decrypting SSL communications between Android phone and 3rd party server

miscellaneous

• Morality and technological progress are we destroying our society or making it a better place?

communications

• Say good bye to your old telco, switch to voice over IP
• Controlling SIP connectivity on Nokia phone

home media

• Multiple BoxeeBox devices and repeated key events generated by the remote

voip

• Asterisk and multiple SIP binds to the same VOIP provider

politics

• Dawson college student expelled for finding and reporting a security flaw in college software

hadoop

• Monitoring performance of your Hadoop MapReduce application

home automation

• Linking ApplianceLinc 2456S3 to 2413U PLM Misterhouse crashes

insteon

• Linking ApplianceLinc 2456S3 to 2413U PLM Misterhouse crashes

bigdata

• Debunking BigData Myths write durability, data integrity and consistency
• Scanning the entire Cassandra column family with CQL