Archive for January, 2008

Making Google Maps My Location work on the Samsung Blackjack

Google Maps My Location now works with Cingular/AT&T first generation Blackjack models thanks to the Jan 23, 2008 release of Windows Mobile 6.

To get it working you’ll need to laboriously upgrade your phone… a process that took me about 35 minutes. I’m sure if you’re already an ActiveSync master master you could do this […]

How to switch from 3G to Edge on Samsung Blackjack

I found this while trying to get Google Maps My Location to work on a first generation Samsung BlackJack. To switch from 3G to Edge. The code did bring up the menu, however I wasn’t able to change any settings. Anyone know if I need another code?

Enter *#1546792*# […]

Seattle Scrum Meeting Jan 31st, 2008 Featuring James Shore

I had the chance to meet James Shore at Agile Open Northwest 2007 and have to recommend that you attend the Seattle Scrum Users Group to see him present Agile Requirements with FIT.

If you’re new to FIT, click here to see some of my other posts on FIT. Looking for an agile coach/scrum master in […]

The What and Why of fixing java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: PermGen space

The permanent generation is the area of heap that holds all the reflective data of the virtual machine itself, such as class and method objects (also called “method area” in The Java Virtual Machine Specification).

Translation: PermGen holds the information that makes the JVM work.

Why do you care?

If an application loads “too […]

Washington State considers allowing craft distilleries.

Bills moving through the state House and Senate with bipartisan support would let Poffenroth, and others like him, operate craft distilleries that offer free samples and sell up to 9 liters of liquor per customer. Seattle Times: Distillers may get lift from the state

Given the quantities of fruit and grain that Washington […]

Agility is NOT highly dependent on talented developers; it is dependent on a talented team.

Daniel Aragao wrote “Agile is highly dependent on talented developers” in Why Agile adoption fails? and I must disagree. Agility is dependent on having a talented team. This means that your TEAM is comprised of qualified people.

Agility is dependent on having a talented team.

Here are some other posts about agility if you’d […]

Looking for an apartment in Seattle? Lazy? SeattleApartmentFinder.com is for you!

http://www.seattleapartmentfinder.com/ I know people who’ve used them with good results.

They are free.

If you have other opinions… please leave a comment.

MacBook Air commentary; best of?

I’m overcome by Apple fanaticism being in San Francisco this week during Macworld.

Jeffery McManus needs a pony…

Not excited about the MacBook Air, even if it is impossibly thin, etc. I don’t need a smaller screen and a smaller hard drive, I need a bigger hard drive, 3G wireless everywhere for a fixed rate […]

Blocking I/O in Restrooms considered harmful to bladders.

Blocking IO:

Non Blocking IO:

Can anyone give me a high performance advanced threading analogy for green threads?

MacHeist II is amazing… no, really!

Earlier I said, the MacHeist II Bundle is Amazing!… Having bought mine… now Neal Ford on Pragmatic OS X’r seems to say the same.

I use 1Password, Speed Download, AppZapper, and Snap Pro X all the time, and the combination of those applications alone is worth the heist price of $49. Check it out […]