Author Archives: Doug Porter

It appears that the battle has all but been lost regarding a National ID card in the United States. Through a tacked on bit of legislation to a military appropriations bill that is considered “must have” the Federal government is … Continue reading →

Well at long last I finally received the results from the Beta version of the Sun Certified Java Programmer for Java 5 certification test I took last February. The great news is that I passed. I am now a fully … Continue reading →

Well as I mentioned in earlier postings some great new things are happening soon for me. April 29 will be my last day with my current employer DailyAccess Corporation. After 2.5 years with DAC I have decided to accept a … Continue reading →

I read a great article over at OnJava.com regarding the new head first book Head First Design Patterns I have flipped through these books before and was fascinated by the unique approach to learning that they take. I have read … Continue reading →

A conversation today with a friend I’ve been trying to get on the phone for a couple of weeks: “Yes I’m alive. I went to Paris, Got Engaged, Came back, and Got Fired.” Now that is definitely more eventful than … Continue reading →