For the record, if you want to use jconsole with an MBean server using JMXMP you need to run it using java \ -classpath $JAVA_HOME/lib/...

The record of activities of users of Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc have enormous use in the service of the common good [1]. Google shows us...

Oo, these are lovely.  http://www.amazon.com/dp/9186177257/ref=pe_606_15192560_pe_ar_t8

Varanasi, http://www.varanasi-indian.com/ , has an almost perfect restaurant web site. Just one page containing the menu, hours of operation...

A Graphviz features is the abilty to align nodes using "ranks" [1]. Does Instaviz [2] offer a means of using ranks? If not, I imag...

There has been some good observations of failures to help customers affected by Iceland's volcano eruption. David Weinberger's blog ...

Whenever you find yourself typing or saying "call me" ALWAYS include a telephone number. It it only 7 numbers locally and 10 natio...

When working within a restricted IP network -- like those found at libraries, cafes, and other hot-spots -- make sure you run services on 12...

Brilliant man. Well worth listening to. http://forum-network.org/lecture/atul-gawande-checklist-manifesto

I am looking for a webapp that combines * Wiki * Issue Tracking * CRM All of these can be -- and, perhaps, should be -- feature-light. This ...

A current project uses JMX to monitor the application. Using JMX's Standard MBeans makes publishing an application's health, for exa...

A great command line file editing helper is to combine find and vi so that you can skip specifying paths. For example, the command vif Index...

This tip is a reworking of the tip given in Blogger Buster: 16 Useful Twitter Tools for Blogger Add a simple "Tweet This" link. ...

Quick note that to make a widget/gadget conditional in Blogger you need to edit the template's HTML and add a <b:if cond='... tag...

The 2010 South County Coop Tour preparation is well underway!

When working at the command line (Unix mostly) I am often working with files in several directories at once. The pushd and popd commands are...

Comment regards Wired's What the iPad Means for the Future of Computing : What the iPhone did (and iPad will do) is to bring back sanity...

Genuinely enthralled with Microsoft's Our Productivity Future Vision . Lots of reviewing stuff and not enough creating stuff, however. ...

See The Cost of Care and Infographic of the Day: How Bad Is U.S. Health Care?

This posting about Mag+ , a possible future digital magazine, is a very well considered design. The short video is well worth watching.