The GlassFish v3 preview offers a glimpse at Java EE 6 and some of the benefits it will bring. Fast redeployment alone is worth taking a look at this new server. But Java EE 6 also standardizes many features that make life of a developer a lot easier. Most of those have been available in one way or another in different frameworks and libraries, but it’s nice to see them integrated into the java standards.
More …I’ve recently sunk some time in Bioshock and I’d like to share some of my thoughts on the game. First, it has been hailed as the spiritual successor to System Shock 2. And in many ways it is. It has the same spooky feel and the same multiple-solutions-for-the-same-problem approach. Which I like.
More …A lot of the stuff I buy is just an impulse decision. One afternoon, I decide I’d like a new music cd for the car. I go out and return with 5 cd’s, a few games and maybe a book. These days, I don’t do it all that often anymore, mostly because I simply don’t have the time for it any more and also because I never finished any of those games or books (the audio usually gets to be played).
More …In a bit of continuity, I actually installed Ocropus and tried it out. Turns out, this really is beta software. There were a few too many loose nuts and bolts and I ended up going for a double headed VueScan and Evernote approach.
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