Field Notes

Weight loss despite travel and infrequent gym sessions, a family reunion in Denver, and upgrading from a three-year-old camera.

Emma's lemur photo slideshow captures the charm of these fascinating primates in vibrant detail.

XSS and SQL injection are the web's deadliest threats - ATG Dynamo helps but doesn't solve the problem completely.

10MinuteMail got a mention in the latest Jobacle podcast - worth checking out if you follow tech communities.

Editing nested RepositoryItems in ATG requires programmatic tricks with RepositoryFormHandler subclassing - this approach works.

ATG Dynamo's StringUtils class quietly handles validation with isEmpty() and isBlank() methods.

Clearing out the guest room for a driveway sale - what doesn't sell goes to trash, donation, or eBay.

William Gibson's Spook Country explores cutting-edge technologies and businesses hiding in plain sight.

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

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

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

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

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

Enhancing seam-gen to support multiple projects.

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

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

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

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