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My speed test. When I first signed up for my fixed wireless service the speeds were great. Now, not so much. Just for reference, I subscribe to 10 Mbps up and down. I am starting to wonder if its worth the premium I pay.

I have in the past written about Google Reader. It has received a needed update that has taken it to a whole new level. I have been of late getting tired of the river of news format, and have secretly hoped Google would do something about it. I tried tags and reading a […]

Verna Allee gave a presentation at MeshForum 2006 on Value Networks. I think this is a great presentation. She describes:
“A value network is a way at looking at any purposeful organization, company, or network. It is any web of relationships that creates value through complex, dynamic exchanges of tangible and intangible value.”
She makes the […]

So what did I think of BarCamp Chicago? First, I want to thank the organizers (I think Jason Rexilius was one) for putting the event together. I really enjoyed the cleversafe presentation. Cleversafe is a distributed storage company and uses Information distribution algorithms (Commonly used to secure private keys) to create a […]

Summary (Not in any particular order):

Get rid of AWT (Gosling)
Operator over loading (good (Gosling) and bad (Hamilton))
Simplicity, Yes
Participate in the JCP
Tell your vendors to improve their Java support
Netbeans
class loaders hard
Schedule Builder yeah what ever
US mobile infrastructure sucks
Fewer wireless providers could be good
AJAX use Java Server faces
Uh Time for Beer

My commentary:
Ok, this was the first time […]

I have long been a fan of the Police. I have listened to every album and I enjoy almost every song. The album I enjoy most is The Police Live. I enjoy this album for 2 reasons:

Disc 1 is infused with passion and angst.
Disc 2 provides a point of comparison that makes the […]