I'm currently setting up a new Hibernate project and finally getting around to trying out JPA annotations instead of using any Hibernate configuration or mapping files-- what the hell took me so long!!??! Anyhow, among the many gotchas I came across, one was how to deal with using Interfaces with Hi...

The subject of usability generates a dichotomy between what we think and what we do. We know it is good to focus on usability. We need only look at Apple and the iPod to know that it provides tangible bene�ts. However, in reality we often shy away. It is hard to prioritize usability when [...] Rel...

Lighter posting this weekend.  I’m cleaning up the back yard for Spring and other assorted house-cleaning chores I’ve been putting off for a while. Michael Pietroforte at his awesome 4sysops blog has one of the best sysadmin sites I just can’t wait to see a new post from. Michael’s skil...

I assume by the end of the weekend, the 1138 (I was 1139) followers will be in the neighborhood of 10 times more. Have you followed @finkd yet? What am I talking about? Well if you somehow just woke up, @finkd is the real Mark Zuckerberg. Apparently this so called secret account is no longer a secre...

Designs & Interfaces on dAmn! It's party time....

By reviewing what's changed and what's stood the test of time, we can make general assumptions of web design principles that will work going forward. Things have moved on in terms of interface design and graphics, some websites more than others. Looking at the examples shown sites such as ...

Last major collection of links. Alvis has a TAKS test tomorrow so we are going retro and watching some Azumanga Daioh anime DVD’s to melt our brain cells before heading off to an early bedtime. I’ll try to section it up a bit. Lots of neat finds and worthy candidates for your attention.  Do...

I see from Techmeme that today people are discussing the latest “innovation” in Windows Mobile 6.5 - the honeycomb touchscreen.  I can’t get to the original article - the site appears to be down right now; however I looked at the discussion.   It seems that I’m not quite s...

Previously posted in this series: Partition and Disk Management: Part I – Dancing with Diskpart Partition and Disk Management: Part II – Free and Useful Tools  Partition and Disk Management: Part III – Pesky Dell Partitions It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was making this post: Secu...

Sometimes I find myself on a technical issue and end up puzzling it out. The aftermath finds me overwhelmed with linkage.  Sometimes due to the interrelatedness of the issues, I struggle a bit to get it all organized in a logical manner. I’m having to “puntâ€� this time and do another multi...