If you have any experience with Quicksilver and use Eclipse then you’ll love the Quick Access feature (ctrl+3) new to Europa. Thanks to my colleague Jon for pointing this out some time ago.
EJB 3, Glassfish, and Eclipse
I’ve been reading this book: Beginning EJB 3 Application Development: From Novice to Professional (Beginning: from Novice to Professional) which uses Glassfish as it’s primary JEE application server.
Here’s a quick setup tutorial for using Glassfish with Eclipse and developing EJB3:
www.webagesolutions.com/knowledgebase/javakb/jkb005/index.html
If you’re using Jboss, here’s a recommended starter project for eclipse:
wiki.jboss.org/wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=StarterSkeletonEclipseProject
Microsoft Office 2007 Box Snafu
Brilliant design or impossibly impractical packaging? I was one google search away from smashing it open and apparently I’m not alone:
- Even the Office 2007 box has a learning curve
- How to open Microsoft Office 2007 Product Box or Microsoft Vista Product Box
What do the proud parents think?
IP Aliasing Under OS X
Note the syntax for ip aliasing is slightly different for OS X than other flavors of UNIX. It’s not just for OS X Server though. Following these guidelines I was able to configure a Mac Mini running OS X (Not OS X Server) in a similar fashion.
Essential Firefox Add-Ons
Oh Firefox, how I love thee. If only you launched a little faster on OS X. But I can’t quit you. Why? Add-ons!
del.icio.us Bookmarks – tag your bookmarks, access them anywhere, share with your friends.
Firebug – indispensable inline DOM visualization, and much more.
Web Developer – a ton of handy page hacking tools.
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