Maven 3.0-alpha-3 Released!
on Nov 15, 2009 in Java Development Maven If you don't know here are the goals of Maven 3.0 Provide a drop-in replacement for Maven 2.x. You should not have to change your POMs, or rewrite plugins. Your projects should just work. Provide a more reliable, stable and performant Maven. We hav...

Maven: maven-jaxb-plugin update
on Nov 9, 2009 in Java Development Maven If you get the following error check out my other blog posting, you will need to update your plugin repository   Sun Moved Maven Repository breaking everyone jusing maven-jaxb-plugin  [INFO] ------------------------------------------...

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts....
on Nov 9, 2009 in Windows 7 General  Alt+P Show/hide Preview Pane Windows Logo+G Bring gadgets to the top of the Z-order Windows Logo++ (plus key) Zoom in Windows Logo+- (minus key) Zoom out Win Logo+Up Maximize current window Windows...

Sun Moved Maven Repository breaking everyone jusing maven-jaxb-plugin
on Nov 9, 2009 in Java Development Maven  Starting today, and I guess over the last few days Sun changed the plugin repositories so if you tried to use your maven install command you would get the following error [INFO] --------------------------------------------------------------...

NFL Seahawks Kids Tickets Age Requirments
on Nov 8, 2009 in NFL Personal This Sunday was are going to the game, and wanted to know if we have to pay for our 2 year old kid.... so here is the info   Children who have celebrated their third birthday are required to have a ticket to gain admittance to a Seahawks...

Is The $6,500 Homebuyer Tax Credit Retroactive for Existing Non-First Time Home Buyers?
on Nov 6, 2009 in Personal A question looming large on the minds of a lot of many people is whether the $6,500 homebuyer tax creditwill be retroactive or not. Meaning, if you purchased your home beforethe inception of the tax credits, are you eligible for a credit?Unless Cong...

Downloads: MacDrive for Windows
on Oct 30, 2009 in Mac Software A month ago i lost my MacBook Pro to a water damage and I have was able to recover any data from it. That said It was running Snow Leopard and i was backing it up with Time Machine and iBackup. That said, the external drive did not mount in Leopard...

HP HDX 16 fingerprint reader driver
on Oct 26, 2009 in Windows 7 HP drivers WDF WBF So with the upgrade to Windows 7 for you HP HDX 16 laptop or any other laptop you will notice that HP does now have a download software for the Fingerprint Reader Software or drivers... Note: My Hardware had the following ID "USB\VID_138A&PID_00...

Setup Firefox 3.5 to Launch Google App GMail for mailto Links
on Oct 26, 2009 in Technology Software FireFox google So you love your google hosted email on your own domain (google apps) but Can't get the mailto links in web pages to full work... check out the following cleared up steps... I have to keep googleing this so might as well save them here... Open a ne...

Maven Tips and Tricks: Grouping Dependencies
on Oct 20, 2009Maven Tips and Tricks: Grouping Dependencies: "Maven can be used to manage everything from simple, single-project systems to builds that involve hundreds of inter-related submodules. Part of the learning process with Maven isn’t just figuring out t...