Quality on Time

Java program to convert a DayNotez export into individual files

I've written a simple program to convert a DayNotez text export file into separate individual text files, one for each note. Those of you who use Natara DayNotez know exactly what I am talking about. Download DayNotezConverter.java (1.6K)

Even prime number

Tje only prime number that is even is 2. That's the end of it. There is a war going on, the economy is in shambles and what do people search for on Google ? "Even prime number"

Disgraceful.   

Link: Google Trends: even prime number, Apr 29, 2008.

The Risk Factor: IRS IT Improvement Speeds Rebate Checks

Is anybody going to thank IT folks for this ? Nah, I dobut it.

Link: IRS IT Improvement Speeds Rebate Checks (The Risk Factor).

In a bit of good news, Government Computer News reports that a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) computer program upgrade allowed the taxpayer rebate checks to be sent out a week earlier than expected. The initial schedule called for the checks to be sent this Friday, 2 May, but now they are going out today.

rome: ROME: RSS/Atom syndication and publishing tools

One of these days I think I am going to write my own RSS feed reader.

Link: rome: ROME: RSS/Atom syndication and publishing tools.

ROME is an set of open source Java tools for parsing, generating and publishing RSS and Atom feeds. The core ROME library depends only on the JDOM XML parser and supports parsing, generating and converting all of the popular RSS and Atom formats including RSS 0.90, RSS 0.91 Netscape, RSS 0.91 Userland, RSS 0.92, RSS 0.93, RSS 0.94, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, Atom 0.3, and Atom 1.0. You can parse to an RSS object model, an Atom object model or an abstract SyndFeed model that can model either family of formats.

PC World - Business Center: An ExpressCard Slot Computer Designed to Protect Main Machine

Now this is pretty cool. It looks like a daughter-board of sorts that has a computer on it running Linux.

Link: PC World - Business Center: An ExpressCard Slot Computer Designed to Protect Main Machine.

The $199 Linux-based system built into an ExpressCard form factor is designed to offload all tasks from its host computer related to viruses, phishing, spam, malware, spyware, and intrusion. It also handles filtering and parental control.

Three years and counting

I was at my present job for three years now. My current job has its ups and downs but for the most part it is a reasonable match for my skills and career goals. Three years is the longest I've been in one company working with the same people since the beginning of my career.

Link: I Would Rather Be Blogging! 2.0: I am still around.

What is your dream job ?

Ideally I would like to be independently wealthy. I would balance my spare time between golf, managing investments, my family and writing free software.

A more realistic goal might running a wifi coffee shop in a small artsy town.

What is your dream job ?

Half-way there

You know that little riddle about getting somewhere by always covering half the remaining distance ? With each step you cover half of what's left. You'll never get there.

Suppose you are told every year that your project is dead end and the replacement is half-way there each year. Will your project ever get replaced ?

Personal phone calls at work

Noone likes people on the train who chat on their cell phones. It is disrespectful to others on the train and everyone can agree on that.

What about people who sit in a cubicle next to yours who spend at least half a day chatting on the phone, solving their personal problems and discussing their personal lives ?   

Mobilefish.com - A tutorial about Log4j. Includes examples.

I am migrating our proprietary logger to Log4j. I used Log4j before and I prefer it to the built-in Java logger. Link: Mobilefish.com - A tutorial about Log4j. Includes examples..