For PL/SQL developers put_line is a quite useful method. I use it for logging purposes. Recently I found out that the method has an annoying limitation. You cannot print more than 255 characters per line!
Now that is a strange feature. I don’t know what is the reasoning behind this restriction but it does make this [...]
Daniel at Daily Blog Tips floated an interesting idea to create a blogger’s union or association. His logic is that by creating a union bloggers can help each other to face-off legal challenges, content scraping, spams and other similar issues. I think this is a great idea. Although I am little skeptical about [...]
Should we declare the traditional book as an endangered specie? Current trends show that e-book popularity is growing and it may become the format of choice for most people in the near future. Publishers and books sellers are reporting that the e-book sales are up by as much as four or five times over last [...]
Everyone likes to share files and photos online with friends and colleagues but most people do not want the hassle that comes with that. The need to constantly upload the files, ensuring that only allowed people have access to your files and so on. If you want to share your files with little [...]
One of the welcome additions to Java language in Java 5 release is the static import declaration. static import works in the same way as traditional import declaration but it imports only the static members of a class.
Traditional import declaration looks like this
import java.util.*;
The above statement will import all the classes under java.util package.
The [...]
If you are looking for ways to improve your blogging you can start by using some of tools mentioned at Lifehacker.
Mosts of the tools on this list are Firefox extensions, but the list also have few stand alone applications that may help you in your blogging. My favorite tool on that list is Foxmarks that [...]
Even with many years of experience with programming in Java one cannot claim that he or she has mastered the language. What I found out with experience is that unless your job offers you diverse problems to solve, you are more likely to work on similar projects and hence may end up using the exact [...]
OK developers here is your next software project. Create a web page that will display Homer Simpson’s image on the screen. Too easy for you? Here is the catch. You cannot use any image. Yes that is correct you will need to draw Simpson’s image without using any graphics. Sounds impossible? If you think this [...]
Twitter provides an excellent platform to bloggers to promote their blogs. Because of its popularity several third-party tools and services were created to help Tweeter users. Following is a list of the tools and services that I think make Twitter lot more easier and fun to use.
Quotably
Tweet Scan
Ping.fm
TwitterFox
TwitterLocal
Twobile
TwitterFeed:
Twitterbar
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To me the key to productivity lies in simplicity and avoiding distraction.
I am glad that last month I found out about Dark Room at DoshDosh.com.
Dark Room is a no-frill, minimalistic full-screen text editor. Its main purpose is to let you focus on your writing and kill all distractions that come with other full-featured editors.
If you [...]
