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Open Source JMS Providers

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Technology: 18 days ago

I’d like to take a look at JMS and the leading contenders for an open source JMS provider seem to be:

Circumstances are pushing me to JORAM by a process of elimination:

  • ActiveMQ seems to be happiest with Java 1.5
  • The last release of OpenJMS seems to have been back in June 2006
  • JBoss Messaging appears to only run inside of JBoss

I’ll let you know how things work out.


Leopard Configuration IV

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Technology: 18 days ago

  1. Map the Caps Lock key to a second Control key via System Preferences.
  2. To be Continued …

The full configuration list can be viewed at my MacBook Configuration Log.


Brief History of Blogging

Technology: 38 days ago

  • Gold Blogging is discovered
  • Gold Blog rush begins
  • Early prospectors bloggers stake claims
  • Some get rich, most get blisters, merchants make a bundle selling
  • Disillusioned miners bloggers abandon claims blogs
  • Disputes begin over ownership role in history

I was going to comment on: Writers Blog Till They Drop, but Marc Andreessen got there first: New York Times covers blogging. And I somehow ended up with this. Go figure.


Leopard Configuration III

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Technology: 60 days ago

  1. Configure Apple Mail to properly share folders with FastMail
    1. Start Mail
    2. Select the appropriate IMAP folder
    3. From the Mail menu, select Mailbox → Use This Mailbox For →
  2. Clean some of the unused cruft from my Finder Sidebar. Select the Sidebar in the Finder Preferences and clear:
    1. Devices → iDisk
    2. Shared → Connected Servers
    3. Places → Documents
  3. Set the display to a 2.2 gamma
  4. Change my default shell to /bin/zsh:
    chsh -s /bin/zsh
  5. To be continued …

The full configuration list may be viewed at my MacBook Configuration Log

26 Apr: Leopard Configuration part IV


Little Things

Technology: 66 days ago

Jack of all trades. Master of none.

I’d venture to say that many consider that a compliment. But even if you take a more flattering definition of jack than any common fellow, it is pretty clear that “master of none” rules out superiority at any one skill.

So you really need to read between the lines when Fred Wilson advises that you need utility infielders. No one views a utility infielder on par with their starting shortstop or center fielder. But players who do the little things and get things done are as valuable as anyone else on your team.


ExpanDrive +1

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Technology: 66 days ago

After a boffo ExpanDrive review from John Gruber, I decided to take it out for a test drive. It only took 20 minutes for me to send Magnetk their money.

My upgrade to TextPattern 4.0.6 was greatly simplified by ExpanDrive. I simply mounted by webhost home directory, examined the updates in emacs, edited my htaccess, moved some files and I was in business.


Leopard Configuration II

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Technology: 67 days ago

  1. Pick a new desktop background via System Preferences
  2. Change the Login Window background image:
    sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow DesktopPicture /Users/dwight/Documents/Wallpaper/Balto.jpg
    A picture of Balto in Central Park during the Gates.
  3. Keep the dock from sliding around as icons are added:
    defaults write $HOME/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock pinning start
  4. To be continued …

The full configuration list can be viewed at my MacBook Configuration Log.

16 Mar: Leopard Configuration part 3


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