Pandemonium Medicine ShowWeblog of Mike Duigou aka bondoloJava Realtime Now Available for Linux- April 23, 2008 I have been working lately with Java Realtime for a JavaOne project and I am really impressed with the extensions it provides Java. RealtimeThreads and some of the Clock features would sure help with some of the complicated parts of JXTA JXSE! I've done most of my work using the 2.0 Solaris version but the new 2.1 version is expected soon. In addition to a new thread visualization tool, new DTrace scripts and other improvements the big news for the 2.1 release is that Java RTS now supports...http://blogs.sun.com/bondolo/entry/java_realtime_now_available_for Configuring JXTA Podcast (not yet)- April 16, 2008 For the last couple of weeks I have been slowly building a presentation for what I eventually hope will be a podcasttalk on JXTA configuration. The presentation isn't about the mechanics (the how) of JXTA configuration but is instead focused entirely at the why of JXTA configuration. I've also been trying to make the presentation as self contained as possible, a reader or (eventually) a listener shouldn't need to have any prior understanding of JXTA's inner workings in order to make sense of.http://blogs.sun.com/bondolo/entry/configuring_jxta_podcast Consumer Electronics Vendors Enjoy Annoying Their Customers- April 11, 2008 Some where in a marketing conference room... "Hey Guys, I've got a great idea. How about we use a non-standard connector for the USB interface on our new gadget" "Sounds great but the cable can only be 6 inches long and you can't charge the device via USB. We'll require using a charger that's unlike even the chargers we use for our other products." "It'll be a non-international charger correct And getting a replacement charger or one that uses another input voltage will be really expensive...http://blogs.sun.com/bondolo/entry/consumer_electronics_vendors_enjoy_annoying |