By means of Linux Weekly News, I came across Groovy. Groovy is a Java-like scripting language. It is JRE compliant, has Java syntax, supports existing Java objects and libraries, has dynamically-types variables, and some more. It has templating system, simplified interface to JavaBeans, works with SQL, and can be used to write Java servlets. Here … Continue reading Groovy, a Java-like Scripting Language
Most of the people who know Olga and me are not even waiting for this anymore, but it happened – we are pregnant! I mean, Olga is, but I am involved to no limits. :) Actually, we were keeping this secret for some time now. We wanted to be as sure as possible that everything … Continue reading We are pregnant!
One of today’s post at Slashdot asks an interesting question: should touch typing be taught in schools as mandatory subject? This is one of those questions where I have the side which I am almost fanatical about. Yes! Until recently, seeing a computer guy not using all 10 fingers to type made me all made … Continue reading On touch typing
There was nothing entertaining on TV, so I decided to watch a movie. “The Hudsucker Proxy” had the top rating from the heap, so I went for it. It turned out to be excellent. I think IMDB is a bit off the line with “Comedy/Romance/Fantasy” thing. It is more like “Drama/Satire”. It is original and … Continue reading The Hudsucker Proxy
There are still a lot of people who use Microsoft Internet Explorer. If you are trying to convince them to give Mozilla Firefox a try, then it might be a good idea to point them to www.switch2firefox.com . Everything they need to know is conveniently gathered in one place. There are both theory, in terms … Continue reading Switch to Firefox