Devon April 14, 2008 2 min read RichFaces Modal Panels, s:graphicImage, and IE6 RichFaces modal panels break in IE6 when using s:graphicImage - use a Servlet workaround instead. Software Development Seam
Devon April 12, 2008 1 min read Spring is Upon Us First motorcycle ride of spring: a short trip to the library that reminds you how rusty you've gotten. Motorcycles & Cars
Devon April 12, 2008 2 min read Seam EntityHome Design Pattern Seam's Home object design pattern solves LazyInitializationException and entity manager scope issues. Software Development Seam
Devon April 10, 2008 2 min read Busy Times Flying to Ohio, San Francisco, then France while juggling a full-time job, side projects, and haircuts. Life & Personal Travel
Devon April 10, 2008 4 min read Physical Workspace Your home office is productivity's foundation - 8+ hours daily demands ergonomics, tech, and stress reduction. Productivity Remote Work
Devon April 9, 2008 2 min read Getting the Real IP Address from a Proxied Request in ATG Real IP addresses hide behind load balancers and proxies - use X-FORWARDED-FOR and the ProxyIPFixer servlet. Software Development ATG
Devon April 4, 2008 1 min read Groceries This week's menu: fresh veggies, no fried food, no processed stuff - eating clean and simple matters. Life & Personal Food
Devon April 4, 2008 6 min read Trip to New Mexico New Mexico trip: Grandma's 80th surprise party, sopapillas, and rediscovering childhood memories. Life & Personal Travel
Devon April 4, 2008 1 min read Y Combinator Startup School Y Combinator's 2008 Startup School at Stanford: founders networking matters more than hearing the speakers. Career & Business
Devon March 24, 2008 1 min read Follow-up Article on Network World Read my follow-up article on Network World - link inside. Career & Business
Devon March 24, 2008 1 min read 10MinuteMail Updates 10MinuteMail now has AJAX refreshing, forward to home, smtp throttling, and removed abused features. 10MinuteMail
Devon March 24, 2008 1 min read Apache Proxy Breaks RichFaces Apache proxy blocks RichFaces JavaScript - the ContextRoot/a4j path needs direct access, not load balanced. Software Development Seam
Devon March 16, 2008 1 min read Lazy Sunday Morning Lazy Sunday morning? Not quite - 9AM wake-up, 7 hours sleep, 500+ calories on the treadmill. Productivity Fitness
Devon March 15, 2008 4 min read Photo Shoot with the Canon 40D A dancer's commanding presence transforms the camera - raw energy meets technical precision. Life & Personal Photography
Devon March 14, 2008 3 min read How To Resize Uploaded Images Using Java - Better Way Better Java image resizing for thumbnails - higher quality output with improved code based on feedback. Software Development Java
Devon March 11, 2008 3 min read login-required="true" Will End Your Conversation That convenient login redirect? It kills conversations. Here's why and how to fix it. Software Development Web Development Opinion
Devon March 11, 2008 7 min read Lost Time and My Schedule Lost sleep aside, here's a real look at how one architect actually spends 24 hours. Productivity
Devon March 8, 2008 2 min read Oracle Export (exp) and Initial Extent Size Issues Oracle exp/imp inflates table sizes - INITIAL extent settings preserve old dimensions even after shrinking. Software Development Oracle
Devon March 8, 2008 1 min read An Easy Way to Drop All Tables in Your Tablespace in Oracle Drop all Oracle tables easily - generate a SQL script from querying user_tables, then execute it. Software Development Oracle
Devon March 6, 2008 2 min read How To Resize Uploaded Images Using Java Automated image resize, thumbnail generation, and format standardization in Java - the practical way. Software Development Java