Monthly Archives: October 2009

Building a Portfolio

Posted on 2009 - October - 30 by Dorian

Yesterday I started revamping my blog, and building my portfolio. Now I don’t really need a portfolio, since I chose a career of software engineering over graphic design and writing. However just because my current occupation doesn’t need my more … Continue reading →

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Karmic Koala is Released!

Posted on 2009 - October - 29 by Dorian

Hurrah! Ubuntu 9.10 is now officially out there for everyone to grab and enjoy. I’ve been using this release since beta, and I can vouch that is an awesome release. Anyways, go to http://ubuntu.com/ and grab yourself a copy.

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Excuse the Dust

Posted on 2009 - October - 28 by Dorian

I apologize again for the silence earlier this week.  I meant to post a few posts earlier on, but I did not get around to it. Also you may have noticed that I’m updating this blog.  In fact in general … Continue reading →

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Ontario GNU Linux Fest 2009

Posted on 2009 - October - 23 by Dorian

Tomorrow I’ll be going to Ontario GNU Linux Fest 2009.  It looks like this year it will be another year for this convention.  Not sure why the insistence of adding the “GNU” to the name…  Still I’ll be there, checking … Continue reading →

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Quick Update

Posted on 2009 - October - 22 by Dorian

Hmm… unfortunately it seems I can no longer achieve much when pulling an all-nighter, as I did in university.  In fact, I feel I maybe less productive due to the sleepiness that comes with sleep deprivation.  (Talk about pointing out … Continue reading →

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Java Web 2.0 Niftiness

Posted on 2009 - October - 21 by Dorian

I must sound like someone who just discovered America, but… Since I got to experiment with Spring, TestNG, serialization, Java6′s support for annotations and ExtJS, I’m enjoying developing web applications. I’m sure the novelty will wear off soon enough. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Desktop versus Mobile Computing

Posted on 2009 - October - 20 by Dorian

Despite my best attempts to avoid the desktop, I can’t seem to completely avoid it.  Not that I can’t in practice.  Rather the desktop proves to be mindbogglingly useful as a productivity platform.  For one, typing with a full ten … Continue reading →

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A Return to Mobility

Posted on 2009 - October - 19 by Dorian

As a happy owner of a Nokia 5800 smartphone, I quickly realized the potential of this gadget as a great pocket-sized mobile computer. Unfortunately, for the longest time I relied completely on wireless access points. With the lack of a … Continue reading →

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Move It!

Posted on 2009 - October - 15 by Dorian

Today I realized I need to get a move on.  I realize now that I must capitalize on the opportunity that is justCheckers.  Originally I set up as a project to learn and advance my skills in programming Java and … Continue reading →

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A Mobile Internet for a Frantic Lifestyle

Posted on 2009 - October - 13 by Dorian

Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day, and I hope everyone not had a great holiday but also found a myriad of reasons to be thankful for. I know I did. But now I’m going to hijack that thought. I’m thankful that I … Continue reading →

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