Monthly Archives: April 2005

On Driving

Posted on April 21, 2005 by kerneljack

So I’ve decided to learn driving. I don’t fancy the thought, it must be said. When it comes to where I stand on the issue of cars, I don’t think I approve of them. I saw a futuristic hydrogen powered … Continue reading →

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Buzztracker

Posted on April 12, 2005 by kerneljack

Discovered Buzztracker through Slashdot today. What I really like about buzztracker is that it allows me to see at a glance what the most talked about news items are for today. What it’s really doing is mining Google News and … Continue reading →

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A Quieter PC

Posted on April 4, 2005 by kerneljack

I agree wholeheartedly with Inderjeet [here](http://weblogs.java.net/blog/inder/archive/2005/04/quest_for_a_sil.html) about quieter PCs. I have also rebuilt my old Athlon PC which I had lying around by doing the following: * Replacing the case for a [special case](http://www.quietpc.com/uk/cases.php#acc6607) designed with noise reduction in mind. … Continue reading →

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J2EE/EJB Persistence Frameworks

Posted on April 2, 2005 by kerneljack

I need to start investigating alternative persistence frameworks whenever I get some free time. I’ve tried looking at Hibernate in the past but just couldn’t find the time to implement a small project properly in it and understand the benefits. … Continue reading →

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