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><channel><title>Coming Up for Air &#187; General</title> <atom:link href="http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/category/general/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com</link> <description>A brief interlude to share some (hopefully) cogent thoughts</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:53:55 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <item><title>A Comparison Table of 4 Android Phones</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2010/02/a-comparison-table-of-4-android-phones/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2010/02/a-comparison-table-of-4-android-phones/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:20:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[android]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/?p=541</guid> <description><![CDATA[As a &#8220;computer guy,&#8221; I get asked to help with all things computer-related. My church&#8217;s web site is no different. I was recently asked to help set up a new site. Since my time is limited and they need to get things going without waiting on me, I thought I would document my process for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2009/11/setting-up-a-new-web-site-on-dreamhost/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Free JCP Membership for JUGs Through the End of February</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2009/01/free-jcp-membership-for-jugs-through-the-end-of-february/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2009/01/free-jcp-membership-for-jugs-through-the-end-of-february/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:07:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jcp]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JUG]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/?p=223</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are a member of a JUG (or happen to run one) and would like to be able to join the Java Community Process (JCP), you now have two options. For US-based JUGs, you can affiliate yourself with the new umbrella JUG-USA. According to Van Riper of the Silicon Valley JUG and the coordinator [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2009/01/free-jcp-membership-for-jugs-through-the-end-of-february/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>My Thoughts on AT&amp;T U-verse</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2009/01/my-thoughts-on-att-u-verse/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2009/01/my-thoughts-on-att-u-verse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/?p=188</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a recent discussion, the fact that I have AT&#038;T U-verse came up. I was asked what my thoughts on it are, and I promised a blog about it. This entry is the somewhat belated fulfillment of the promise. First off, for those that don&#8217;t know, U-verse is, as best as I can tell, their [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2009/01/my-thoughts-on-att-u-verse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I&#8217;ve made the plunge</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/11/ive-made-the-plunge/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/11/ive-made-the-plunge/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:09:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/ive-made-the-plunge/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I may have made a mistake, but I&#8217;ve joined 2007 and hopped on twitter.&#160; You can follow me here, or view my latest updates in the sidebar.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/11/ive-made-the-plunge/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Not So Late Breaking News</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/11/not-so-late-breaking-news/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/11/not-so-late-breaking-news/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:55:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GlassFish]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/?p=142</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been meaning to say something about this for while, now, but I have been a bit busy, and was finally beaten to the punch by Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine over at The Aquarium. Before I go any further, go read Alexis&#8217; article, paying particular attention to the &#8220;real #1 winner&#8221; link. Go ahead. I&#8217;ll wait&#8230; Pretty [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/11/not-so-late-breaking-news/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Means Stultify the End</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/09/the-means-stultify-the-end/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/09/the-means-stultify-the-end/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:16:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JavaServer Faces]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/?p=140</guid> <description><![CDATA[From time to time, someone, trying to cut through all the hype and spin, will attempt some sort of statistical analysis to determine which web framework is &#8220;winning.&#8221; The results are almost always disappointing, and not because I don&#8217;t agree with the outcome, but because the methodology is so flawed. The most recent attempt I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2008/09/the-means-stultify-the-end/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rich Web Experience, Day 3</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-3/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:57:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/09/rich-web-experience-day-3/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The third and final day of the Rich Web Experience has come and gone. Today&#8217;s schedule is a bit lighter, with two morning sessions, a keynote at lunch, and workshops in the afternoon, leaving us finished (and done with the conference : ) just before dinner. To be honest, I was a bit distracted this [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rich Web Experience, Day 2</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-2/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:42:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/07/rich-web-experience-day-2/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Day two of RWE turned out to be as good as the first. I started the day with two back-to-back talks on the Google Web Toolkit given by David Geary. Just as entertaining and informative as his JSF talks from yesterday. He describes GWT as (roughly) &#8220;the coolest piece of software I have ever seen&#8221; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rich Web Experience, Day 1</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-1/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-1/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:15:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/06/rich-web-experience-day-1/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today, I&#8217;m attending No Fluff Just Stuff&#8216;s &#8220;The Rich Web Experience&#8221; conference in San Jose. Having had a great experience with NFJS&#8217;s Greater Oklahoma Software Symposium, I have high expectations for this conference, and, so far, I&#8217;ve not been disappointed. After breakfast and an expert panel discussion, I headed off for the sessions. While they [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/09/rich-web-experience-day-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>JUGs Offer More Than Free Pizza</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/08/jugs-offer-more-than-free-pizza/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/08/jugs-offer-more-than-free-pizza/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:50:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Java]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/08/09/jugs-offer-more-than-free-pizza/</guid> <description><![CDATA[As regular readers likely know, I am currently serving as the president of the Oklahoma City Java Users Group. One of the things we&#8217;ve really been focusing on is getting the word out about our JUG, hoping to increase not only attendance, but the size of our speaker pool as well. Since we&#8217;ve really started [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/08/jugs-offer-more-than-free-pizza/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Quick Administrative Note</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/06/a-quick-administrative-note/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/06/a-quick-administrative-note/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:11:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/06/07/a-quick-administrative-note/</guid> <description><![CDATA[I recently made a change that I should probably note here: In mid-May, I left my employer of the past 2+ years, IEC, to join Objectstream as a Software Architect, and for whom I will be working at the FAA&#8217;s Mike Monroney Aernoautical Center here in Oklahoma City. While I&#8217;m very excited about this opportunity [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/06/a-quick-administrative-note/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Site Outage</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/03/site-outage/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/03/site-outage/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:13:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/03/19/site-outage/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some of you may have noticed an extended outage of this site for most of last week. It appears that my provider was having NFS issues which, to my knowledge, are ongoing. They told me they were watching my server hoping it would stabilize, all the while all I wanted was a functional site. I [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2007/03/site-outage/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Merry Christmas!</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2006 03:25:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2006/12/25/merry-christmas/</guid> <description><![CDATA[My general rule is that I avoid too much personal stuff here. I have other venues for those interested in that kind of thing, but it would be remiss of me if I did not take the time to wish a merry Christmas to those that read this blog. I truly hope your Christmas season [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2006/12/merry-christmas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Front Porch Test</title><link>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2006/06/the-front-porch-test/</link> <comments>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2006/06/the-front-porch-test/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:33:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Lee</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2006/06/07/the-front-porch-test/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that one of the most important things a software project is a good name, but coming up with a good name is not easy. To help with the process, we apply what my boss, Mitch, refers to as the front porch test, which is actually a rule of thumb from the pet world. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://blogs.steeplesoft.com/2006/06/the-front-porch-test/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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