Category Archives: Technology

Oh to work for Joel

Posted on September 11, 2006 by Doug Porter

Joel Spolsky had a great series of articles last week on how to attract (and keep) great developers. Worth a read if you are in the field. Unfortunately for those of us that don’t work at companies whose primary goal … Continue reading →

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FruCall is Fru-Cool

Posted on July 11, 2006 by Doug Porter

Have you ever been out at a store and seen an item that you consider purchasing, but you really would like to know what you could get it for online. Now some of you super hi-tech folks have the fancy … Continue reading →

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Sun Second Shot Program for Certification Testing

Posted on July 5, 2006 by Doug Porter

For a limited time, Sun is offering a free second chance to pass some of their certification tests. Get the full program details here: Sun Second Shot Promotion The summary is: Limited Time Offer Purchase a voucher for most Java … Continue reading →

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I Can See Jupiter From My House

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Doug Porter

I just came in from outside, and sure enough. I can see Jupiter from my house. How, you may ask, did I figure out which bright shiny dot was Jupiter? Elementary my dear Watson, I used a free open source … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Scott, Hello Jonathan

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Doug Porter

After being merely a rumor for the past couple of weeks, today it was announced that Scott McNealy would be stepping down as CEO of Sun Microsystems (while remaining Chairman) and Jonathan Schwartz (blogger in his own right) would be … Continue reading →

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