[The Java Posse] Re: Microsoft employee: Java now most-attacked (third-party?) software on Windows

2010-10-24 Thread Eddie
I can also say Windows platform is the most-attacked OS by virus and malware. It's just a sign of it being popular On Oct 22, 10:50 am, Karsten Silz karsten.s...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, A Microsoft employee blogged that three (patched!) security holes now make Java the most attacked

[The Java Posse] Re: Are there invites for App Inventor?

2010-08-18 Thread Eddie
I got it by submitting a request through their app inventor announcement page. I did say that I have a podcast of my own and I will be trying it out and provide a review. On Aug 18, 10:18 am, Mike Wolfson mwolf...@gmail.com wrote: I don't think invites are going out to the general public. I

[The Java Posse] Re: Thoughts on google app inventor.

2010-08-17 Thread Eddie
this - but the problems with the market is a discussion for another post). Bottom line, while App Inventor is an interesting product, I don't think any of us developers are in any danger of our skills becoming obsolete anytime soon. On Aug 16, 6:43 am, Alan Gutierrez a...@blogometer.com wrote: Eddie wrote

[The Java Posse] Thoughts on google app inventor.

2010-08-15 Thread Eddie
I have just tried out google app inventor this weekend and would like to discuss this tool. 1. This is not a true web app as it has a java webstart application to manage events handling. Only layouts and resource managements are done within the browser web app. 2. You cannot download java source

[The Java Posse] Re: Acronym VFR??? (Virtual...)

2010-08-12 Thread Eddie
Very Fxxk'n Retarded? On Aug 10, 6:02 am, hayden.paul.jo...@gmail.com hayden.paul.jo...@gmail.com wrote: So, um, what is VFR short for? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Scala is complete esoteric nonsense!

2010-08-09 Thread Eddie
If your eclipse's target and src is set to the same as your javac, why would eclipse compiles and javac reject it? On Aug 7, 1:40 am, JodaStephen scolebou...@joda.org wrote: BTW, as a parallel to this Scala discussion, consider generics in Java. I will argue that the total number of people that

[The Java Posse] Is Onlive available for the public yet?

2010-07-20 Thread Eddie
I thought onlive was available to the public but I don't quite see any way to become a new member. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group,

[The Java Posse] Re: Apple seems to be hard-bitten by Android market share news

2010-05-12 Thread Eddie
#5 is the most stupid excuse as apple chose to have one carrier. It's just like saying, we chose to not sell as many as android does. On May 12, 6:19 pm, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 A few days ago NDP reported that

[The Java Posse] Re: Friends of Linux?

2010-05-09 Thread Eddie
I have tried to use linux as a desktop and back out. It just seemed to me that everything that can be done w/ windows w/ a few clicks needed extreme effort to work around in linux. ie. All my friends uses msn messenger, then I would use pidgin, but then I can use webcam And then setting up webcam

[The Java Posse] Re: Steve Jobs on Flash

2010-05-06 Thread Eddie
Another point is, flash feels like a hack in HTML, when you focus on a game and all your youtube, then all your shortcut key to your browser is gone. There is always this frustrated moment when I hit Ctrl-T for a new tab with no effect and realize I am focused in a flash app. On May 3, 2:00 am,

[The Java Posse] Re: About the new Java Certifications

2010-05-03 Thread Eddie
In the past, I have used the certifications to force myself to study the specs and the edge cases. The certifications are pretty much on par with putting I am a quick learner on your resume, who would pay to take a course to earn that certification? On May 3, 9:52 am, Christian Bernini

[The Java Posse] Re: Backup solutions?

2010-05-03 Thread Eddie
The service that was recommended was crashplan. http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/feature/seed_service I did try to use it without paying for the online service. It has a fundamental flaw when you decide to backup to your friends in which you can span your data over multiple destination.

[The Java Posse] Is JavaFX going anywhere?

2010-05-03 Thread Eddie
With Flash being so popular yet it is debatable whether it is the right technology to fit into the HTML world, is there really rooms for JavaFX? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to

[The Java Posse] Re: Apple forbids for the iPhone even tools that auto-generate ObjC

2010-04-11 Thread Eddie
Google must be smiling seeing this news. On Apr 9, 11:27 am, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I've just received this, and I've only got a reference to an italian website, but I think it should be easy to confirm with an

[The Java Posse] Re: why 2010 might be like 1984

2010-03-27 Thread Eddie
I feel the same thing as well, I don't know how I can use it. I do not read that much but I listen to a lot of audio books, so the iPhone fits me perfectly already. One unacceptable factor about the iPad is the requirement to return to the mother to sync. iPad itself is already a huge computer,