http://twitter.com/jstevenperry
Little Rock, Arkansas
Consultant, Trainer, Java Expert
Areas of Expertise:
- Java
- JMX
- UML
- Wicket
- OOA&D
- C++
- Log4j
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Attention! Log4J – Complete Configuration Reference Now Available From O’Reilly!
October 28 2009
Okay, maggot, if you are a serious Java programmer and want a complete reference to log4j configuration, you need this PDF! Clicking this link may change your life. Now get out your wallet and buy 20 (hey, they’re only 5 bucks each!). Carry on. read moreI haven’t posted a single blog entry in August
August 18 2009
Which, ironically, is no longer true. That’s all. read more(Sigh) It’s always about the money
July 27 2009
I get it. IT supports business, and is its raison d’etre. Okay. But now, they want to make money with Twitter? Come on! I saw this article, and it got me to thinking (I do that). As Twitter tries to make money, what will it do to the Microblogging service? I… read moreJuly 20 2009
You loved Google Search. You went wild for Google Earth, iGoogle and GMail. Just when you thought Google had innovated everything there is to innovate, we brought you Google Maps, Google Desktop and Google Mobile! Does your old air leave you flat? Does this ever happen to you: you breathe in,… read moreBuckle up kids, we’re headed back to the moon
July 10 2009
It appears that NASA’s goal of returning to the moon will happen in spite of recent economic downturns, budget cuts and the like. The plan? To use the existing space shuttle platform, but without the space shuttle. Check out the article here from the San Francisco Chronicle. The basic idea is… read moreWow, Bing search results look just like Google search results
July 04 2009
I can’t say I’m surprised. Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, which is trying to compete with Google search, has results which look remarkably like google search results. Does Bing use google search under the hood? It sure looks like it. While Microsoft continues to try dominating, Google succeeds at innovating. I hope… read moreBring Price in Line with Quality?
July 01 2009
I’m no fan of offshore outsourcing, but it has nothing to do with “our jobs” or anything else political. I believe in global markets, and the price of labor is what someone is willing to pay. When I saw this article, I got to thinking about my experience with offshore… read moreTwo billion aluminum atoms can’t be wrong
June 30 2009
The idea of quantum computing is fascinating to me. I don’t fully understand how it works, but the idea that computer innards continue to become vanishingly small is just, well, neat. I ran across this article on quantum computing. Using two billion aluminum atoms to create an “artificial atom”, scientists… read moreCisco Advocates Telecommuting. Really?
June 29 2009
And Microsoft advocates OEM relationships. Really? And IBM likes the color blue. Okay, I can sometimes (like now) be sarcastic, but this one tickled me. I saw this article in Information Week online. It’s obvious that telecommuting – of which I’m a HUGE advocate, along with the paperless office and line… read moreJune 28 2009
I didn’t drive my chevy to the levy. I didn’t hang out with people drinking whiskey and rye. But it was a sad, sad day. See, I’m old. Well, not old exactly. But, old enough to remember when Michael Jackson was cool. Really cool. We called him the King of… read moreJune 25 2009
There is just something about an electric car that intrigues me. Probably my inner electronics geek coming out. But in any event, Tesla Motors has been given a huge grant to speed up production of their electric cars. Here’s a link to the InformationWeek article. At some point, our dependence on… read moreJune 25 2009
My latest writing project is about log4j. I continue to be impressed with log4j the more I use it. It has a very elegant architecture. I’ve thought of doing “Stupid Log4j Tricks” like writing a message-based Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) using log4j as the backbone, along with custom Levels, security,… read moreJune 23 2009
I’ve been looking at Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and am excited. I know there are a zillion UI frameworks for Java out there, but GWT is different. And by different I mean backed by Google. In fact, at Google IO, Google announced Wave, and in doing so said (several times,… read moreApril 02 2009
I know someone – maybe it’s me – who doesn’t know how to have a relationship. This person thinks it’s okay to expect the other party to initiate all the interaction, all the contact, take all the risks, and yet still consider that being in a relationship. That’s, well, lame.… read moreMarch 27 2009
My soul sighs its icy breath. Something is misplaced. Missing. Then… She breathes me in. I breathe her out. In her eyes, countless yesterdays vanish. Like Spring’s first warm breeze she laughs, And encircles me for a moment; My soul’s chill thaws, Bathed in hope’s Sun, then… Gone again. A beautiful dream. Gone again. read moreAlso find J. Steven on:
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