I went to the International Athletics meeting at Loughborough University today. Unlike most of the other visitors, who had to queue up and pay so that they could stand in the rain and watch, we had a free pass to a covered area with seats and the best view. We were given free food and…
One of the reasons I like Java is that the virtual machine allows you to forget about the underlying hardware/OS most of the time and focus on solving your business problems. And I have almost become complacement about a steady release of new versions of Java, generally faster, with new features and fewer bugs –…
I am sure that even the developers at Adobe are surprised at the some of the uses made of the PDF file format. As a cross-platform format providing a high quality presentation format with a wealth of programs to suit all budgets and requirements, the PDF file format has been very successful. But it is…
Update: Since writing this article, we have changed the license used for JPedal from GPL to LGPL. This means you can use the unsupported Open Source version of JPedal in any software. The article itself is still very relevent to Open Source software in general. We found a site belonging to a major University in…
The web is a very exciting and a very frustrating place. It has made it possible for so many intelligent, passionate and zany individuals and companies to get online and communicate. But how do you attract attention in all the buzz and noise of the internet and stand out for the right reasons? There is…
