Monthly Archives: February 2006

Undisturbed Tomb found in the Valley of the Kings

Posted on February 11, 2006 by peter

An unlooted and previously unopened 18th Dynasty tomb has been found in the Valley of the Kings. American archaeologists found five mummies resting in sarcophagi, funerary masks, and coptic storage jars. It is the first such discovery since Howard Carter‘s … Continue reading →

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Succeeded the JBB – XML Basic exam

Posted on February 11, 2006 by peter

My succeeded exams list is growing: Succeeded exams OO Basic 02-03-2006 exams page Java SE Basic 02-05-2006 exams page JSP Basic 02-06-2006 exams page Struts Basic 02-09-2006 exams page XML Basic 02-11-2006 exams page I have 18  knowledge points now, … Continue reading →

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Oracle’s Open-Source Shopping Spree

Posted on February 10, 2006 by peter

Rumors about oracle buying JBoss are all over the place… since lot’s of the projects we do are based on JBoss technology it would be interesting to see this happening. With Oracle funding JBoss could really take on Beas’ WebLogic! … Continue reading →

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Finalist Ruby & Java teams in RAD Race 2006

Posted on February 9, 2006 by peter

This year two teams of the company I work for will join the RAD Race contest. Specifically nice about this is that one of the teams will use Java/JAG ( JAG started off life as an internal java focused RAD … Continue reading →

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Passed the JBB Struts Basic exam

Posted on February 9, 2006 by peter

I understand it might be getting a bit boring, but today I passed the Struts Basic exam. It was actually a bit harder then I expected, but at the end I had a score of 90% (80% required). Now, only … Continue reading →

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Succeeded the JBB – JSP Basic exam

Posted on February 6, 2006 by peter

Today I succeeded the JBB – JSP Basic exam, three knowledge points closer to my next belt!

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Yellow belt!

Posted on February 5, 2006 by peter

Today I passed the OO Basic and Java SE Basics tests, now I can proudly wear my yellow belt! I also collected enough credits to  take one of the more advanced exams (haven’t got enough contribution points for  Java SE … Continue reading →

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linux on Dimension 5100

Posted on February 2, 2006 by peter

Yesterday I installed the ubuntu netinstall on the Dell Dimension 5100 at the office. The installation went smooth, apart from failing to start X that is. The graphics board is manufactured by ATI (X300). Previously I always had the choice … Continue reading →

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