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Extract Issue Tracker data from Github, with minimal fuss 26 May 2013 | 02:10 am
How to easily extract your Github Issue Trackers Did you know about Github's Issue Tracker feature? You can easily add trackers for your project's to-do list. You can associate them with MileStones...
Snappo Instructional Video (not Programming!) 26 Mar 2013 | 02:18 am
Hello Blog Readers, This week I'm posting a quick instructional video showing how to use a small wooden toy I've provided to friends. Please ignore this if you're looking for programming discussion!...
Learning Switchyard, from the inside out 11 Mar 2013 | 03:53 am
My job with Red Hat is exciting. I'm a maintenance engineer on the SOA (and sometimes BRMS) products, both of which are constantly growing and introducing new features. Keeping up can be quite a tas...
Book Review for "BackTrack 5 Cookbook" 13 Feb 2013 | 08:51 am
Have you heard of BackTrack? It's a Linux distribution custom made for penetration testers. The BackTrack distribution comes loaded to the gills with password crackers, network sniffers, vulnerabili...
Reading "Backtrack 5 Cookbook" 26 Jan 2013 | 09:46 pm
Last year I read the book "BackTrack 4: Assuring Security by Penetration Testing", it was an eye-opener. I hadn't heard of "BackTrack" before, the idea of a whole Linux distribution full of security ...
Book Review for "Java EE Development with Eclipse" 26 Jan 2013 | 08:21 am
The purpose of this book is to teach the reader how to develop for the JEE platform using the popular Eclipse development IDE. The book is a series of chapters that are focused on particular types of...
Review In Progress for JEE with Eclipse Book 11 Jan 2013 | 08:17 am
JEE is a wide topic. I work with Enterprise Java every working day, but I'm not ashamed to admit I actively look for ways to better understand JEE and how it can be exploited. To that end, I'll be e...
Book Review for "Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Study Guide" 3 Nov 2012 | 08:48 pm
The text was well written and easy to understand. Each chapter starts by explaining what will be discussed in the pages ahead. The middle of the chapter explains the subject matter. The end of each ...
Back to Basics! Review underway for OCA Java SE 7 book 24 Oct 2012 | 04:40 am
Hello friendly blog readers! If you're a frequent reader of this blog, you probably remember some fairly technical Java topics. Like most Enterprise-ish Java folks, I sometimes find myself deep in t...
Get a free JBoss e-Book! (Or other, if you'd rather) 28 Sep 2012 | 06:47 am
Hello fellow programming enthusiasts, It's with great pleasure I report to you news that you are entitled to receive a free e-Book of your choice from Packt Publishing. That's right a title of your ...
