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Weathered wooden postal sorting rack with small cubbyholes holding colorful envelopes in warm amber light.

10MinuteMail now supports 26 languages and lets you grab fresh addresses without losing old mail.

10MinuteMail Email

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Devon

August 20, 2007 1 min read

JBoss Tools Properties Editor Surprise

JBoss Tools' properties editor looks great but strips equals signs - a quick fix prevents data loss.

Software Development JBoss Tools

Devon

August 19, 2007 1 min read

Post URI changes

Blog permalinks restructured for better searchability; use search to find what old links pointed to.

Productivity SEO

Devon

August 19, 2007 1 min read

Post URI changes

Blog permalinks restructured for better searchability; use search to find what old links pointed to.

Productivity SEO

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Devon

August 19, 2007 2 min read

seam-gen and multiple projects part two

Seam-gen now generates ant targets that run seam tasks directly from your IDE - no command line needed.

Software Development Java Seam

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Devon

August 18, 2007 4 min read

seam-gen and multiple projects

Enhancing seam-gen to support multiple projects.

Software Development Java Seam

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Devon

August 17, 2007 10 min read

The 4 Hour Workweek

Timothy Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek offers actionable strategies for productivity and lifestyle design.

Productivity

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Devon

August 16, 2007 2 min read

Quality

Premium products like Apple laptops and Aeron chairs deliver quality service that justifies their cost.

Life & Personal Opinion

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Devon

August 15, 2007 6 min read

Constants

Java constants use final and static modifiers for efficiency, memory safety, and compile-time inlining.

Software Development Java

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Devon

August 14, 2007 2 min read

ATG RSS Generator Droplet

ATG RSS generator droplet transforms repository data into valid RSS feeds with customizable channel fields.

Software Development Java ATG

Devon

August 11, 2007 1 min read

More Gym Pain

Back at the gym after three weeks off - sore abs, accomplished work, and a productive weekend ahead.

Life & Personal Fitness

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Devon

August 11, 2007 1 min read

Updated 10MinuteMail.com

10MinuteMail redesigned with clipboard copy feature and upgraded to Seam 2.0 on new fishfuse.com domain.

10MinuteMail Seam Email

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Devon

August 9, 2007 1 min read

Gym Pain

Skip three weeks of training and your body pays the price. One brutal session later, redemption begins.

Life & Personal Fitness

Devon

August 7, 2007 1 min read

Home

Back in Seattle with wife away - solo time means home maintenance, work projects, and old TV marathons.

Life & Personal

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Devon

August 7, 2007 1 min read

ItemToXMLDroplet

ItemToXMLDroplet converts repository items to XML for client-side JavaScript or Flash consumption.

Software Development Java ATG

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Devon

July 26, 2007 2 min read

Inbox Zero

Merlin Mann's Inbox Zero strategy slashed 5,000 messages and 7 folders, proving email triage works.

Productivity Email Tools

Devon

July 25, 2007 2 min read

Ohio Ramblings

Three weeks in Columbus on the new job brings jet lag, lost sunglasses, and a desperate need for rest.

Career & Business

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Devon

July 18, 2007 2 min read

Why Oracle makes me nuts

Oracle database installations frustrate developers who prefer PostgreSQL - but sometimes you have no choice.

Productivity Oracle

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Devon

July 10, 2007 1 min read

Tom Bihn Id bag

Tom Bihn's ID bag carries a day's travel essentials with room to spare - perfect for minimalist journeys.

Tech & Gear Travel

Devon

July 10, 2007 1 min read

Odd Video Store in Columbus

Columbus has quirky video stores - this one's location made shopping for 90-degree heat rather intense.

Life & Personal Travel

Minor 10MinuteMail.com update

JBoss Tools Properties Editor Surprise

Post URI changes

Post URI changes

seam-gen and multiple projects part two

seam-gen and multiple projects

The 4 Hour Workweek

Quality

Constants

ATG RSS Generator Droplet

More Gym Pain

Updated 10MinuteMail.com

Gym Pain

Home

ItemToXMLDroplet

Inbox Zero

Ohio Ramblings

Why Oracle makes me nuts

Tom Bihn Id bag

Odd Video Store in Columbus