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Java and GIS, Part 2: Mobile LBS
Sue Spielman's series on geospatial programming continues with an introduction to Location-Based Services (LBSes), complete with a J2ME MIDlet that can send its GPS-provided location to a servlet. Apr. 1, 2004

Java and GIS, Part 1: Intro to GIS
"Geospatial" data -- that which has to do with location or space -- is at the core of all kinds of interesting applications, particularly in the GPS-powered mobile space. In Part 1 of a series on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Sue Spielman and Tom Whitehill introduce the concepts of this problem domain. Feb. 16, 2004

Practical JSTL, Part 2
Sue Spielman's introduction to the JSP Standard Tag Library continues, with a look at JSTL's XML parsing, internationalization, and SQL abilities. Nov. 27, 2003

Practical JSTL, Part 1
The JSP Standard Tag Library allows page authors to make use of easy-to-learn, easy-to-use standard actions for common ways we deal with presentation. Oct. 7, 2003

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Time to get JAOO'ed: JAOO 2004 is fast approaching in September. I for one am looking forward to it.
Posted by sspielman on August 25, 2004 at 17:33 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

Stick a Fork In It: We all know the feeling of post conference-idous, when you need to decompress from all of the exciting things you learned about and figure out what was real and what was just flat out cool. After attending ETech, I thought, why decompress when we can just continue transforming our minds.
Posted by sspielman on February 13, 2004 at 10:30 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

How Many Friends Do We Really Need?! - ETech on Social Software: Social networking is poised to be the catalyst for the next wave of applications we'll see pouring out of shops. It's a whole lot different than you probably think but will we get it right this time or is it just a never ending on going evolution?
Posted by sspielman on February 11, 2004 at 21:56 PST | Permalink | Discuss (5)  

Why It Is Great To Be A Geek: There are times when it’s fun to be a geek, and then there are times when it’s great to be a geek. If you are only interested in what goes on within the walls of your cube, don’t bother reading this blog.
Posted by sspielman on February 10, 2004 at 23:13 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

ETech 2004 Kicks Off: O’Reilly has gathered quite the diverse crowd at the Emerging Tech conference this week taking place in San Diego. Where else could you be exposed to a digital democracy teach-in and relativistic time dilation in the same place?
Posted by sspielman on February 09, 2004 at 21:52 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

MIDP 2.0 - Fun yes, but not just games: MIDP 2.0 is fun, but it's not just fun and games. There are some powerful features just itching to get into the mobile enterprise.
Posted by sspielman on January 15, 2004 at 16:06 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

Java Highlights from Borcon: I spent most of this week speaking at Borcon in San Jose, CA. There were some interesting Java highlights for all of us to take note of.
Posted by sspielman on November 06, 2003 at 11:06 PST | Permalink | Discuss (4)  

Being Pragmatic: Speaking in Atlanta this weekend helped me to find a new resource for my bookshelf.
Posted by sspielman on October 27, 2003 at 12:44 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Dear John…er...I Mean Debugger: I’ve had a close relationship with you, my debugger, for the better part of two decades. Now the time has come to reevaluate the time we spend together.
Posted by sspielman on October 01, 2003 at 18:09 PST | Permalink | Discuss (10)  

Outsourcing in my company? I do not think so.: I just got a phone call from a perfectly nice woman who proceeded to ask me about my company's IT needs. While on the surface this could have been any number of solicitation calls that I get on a regular basis; this one really struck a nerve from the get-go.
Posted by sspielman on August 19, 2003 at 11:20 PST | Permalink | Discuss (142)  

Nice JUGs: Java User Groups are a great way to get exposed to what's happening in your community. I know it's easy to say that you just don't have time for yet another meeting, but think about the benefits of attending a JUG meeting before writing it off.
Posted by sspielman on July 08, 2003 at 10:02 PST | Permalink | Discuss (4)  

Our Software, Our Selves: The process we use to develop software also helps us develop ourselves
Posted by sspielman on June 18, 2003 at 14:23 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Recepción ,Bienvenue, Willkommen ,Benvenuto: However you say it, it still means Welcome. Let's truly open up the java.net site to the international community.
Posted by sspielman on June 17, 2003 at 14:56 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)