SoCal Earthquake. Alive and Well, thank God!

Ummm. Look at the image below. We evacuated our building. 55 Earthquakes in 1 hour! You see Pasadena? Thats where I work. You see Pomona, right above the square, thats where I live!

Dealing with Difficult People

I’m blessed at my current workplace. I wouldn’t classify anyone I work with as even close to being diffcult. But this has not always been the case. In a conversation with a friend and fellow CF’er (name withheld), he mentioned how his team has members who are VERY difficult to deal with. I remembered a [...]

Classic Development Project Mistakes

A co-worker sent me this, and it is worth reading. I remember seeing “Classic Mistakes Enumerated” before, but reading it again really helps you keep perspective. Read more @ http://www.stevemcconnell.com/rdenum.htm.  

Forget Google, Use Scroogle

The Web has been a buzz lately regarding Google Privacy Policies (or lack there of). People have been recommending Scroogle. I looked at it, and found that it features the following advantages: No Ads! Anonymous Searching (logs are deleted weekly) SSL Encryption Browser Search Plugins It works, its fast, and its clean. No reason to [...]

How Adobe Scales ConnectNow

An eWeek article outlines how Adobe uses Terracotta’s in-memory data solution to help scale ConnectNow. Its a very interesting read. Find out more @ http://www.eweek.com/index2.php?option=content&task=view&id=48894&pop=1&hide_ads=1&page=0&hide_js=1.

The Public Suffix List – Valid Domains Extensions

Did you know that the Mozilla Foundation maintains a list of publicly available domains extensions, known as public suffixes? The site says: “Some examples of public suffixes are ‘.com’, ‘.co.uk’ and ‘pvt.k12.wy.us’.” Where does this come in handy? Well, validation for one thing. Most email validation scripts look for length and a “.” after the [...]

Java Performance Myths and Legends Presentation

A couple of Google folks presented at the SD West 2008 conference on JVM related “Performance Myths and Legends.” I just happened to stumble upon it and found a lot of useful information. Its a must read. Download the Powerpoint file here.

Fighting Back Against Hotel Internet Access Fees

I agree wholeheartedly with what’s said in this article. Hotels, especially 4-star and above get away with highway robbery when they charge $30 per night for Internet Access. Read more @ http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/07/fighting_back_a.html?print=true.

Jailed City Worker Allegedly Hijacks San Francisco's Computer System

I cracked up reading an article about an employee taking all of San Francisco’s new FiberWAN (wide-area network) which “handles city payroll files, jail bookings, law enforcement documents and official e-mail” hostage! Can you believe it! Read more @ http://www.informationweek.com/shared/printableArticle.jhtml?articleID=209100183.

Atom vs. RSS

Here’s are some interesting posts about the difference between Atom and RSS specifications. Good info to know. Read more about RSS 1.0 vs Atom1.0 @ http://geekswithblogs.net/bpaddock/archive/2004/05/18/5029.aspx. Read more about RSS 2.0 vs Atom 1.0 @ http://www.intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/Rss20AndAtom10Compared.