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20030310 Monday March 10, 2003

Multiple Monitors? Get this software! I haven't used Synergy, but Chris seems to like it. It sure sounds cool.

With synergy, all the computers on your desktop form a single virtual screen. You use the mouse and keyboard of only one of the computers while you use all of the monitors on all of the computers. You tell synergy how many screens you have and their positions relative to one another. Synergy then detects when the mouse moves off the edge of a screen and jumps it instantly to the neighboring screen. The keyboard works normally on each screen; input goes to whichever screen has the cursor.

I highly recommend setting up dual monitors if you are a developer. I did it this summer after purchasing a 19" Dell Trinitron for $150 from eBay. If you're buying off eBay, make sure you know exactly what monitor you're getting. The first one I bought was a 21" Sony that sucked. Luckily, I was able to re-sell it fairly easily. Now, I actually believe that my two 19" Trinitrons might be better than the 23" Cinema Display I long for. Posted in General at Mar 10 2003, 11:44:32 PM MST 1 Comment

[ANNOUNCE] JDK 1.4.1 for OS X has been Released! (finally) Don't give me the credit, Matthew Porter hooked me up with the news:

Yes, it is true. Java 1.4.1 for Mac OS X is finally out. Run System Update to get it! Also, check out Apple's Java page.

Downloading now... Posted in Java at Mar 10 2003, 03:35:07 PM MST 1 Comment

RE: Blogging mainstream? Tom Klaasen writes:

Articles like CNN.com - Blogging goes mainstream - Mar. 10, 2003 seem to indicate that the "business people" are starting to smell money in the blogging area. So enjoy it while it lasts, kids, because soon, you'll be slammed with ads like any Internet page nowadays.

Ads might pester your readers, unless you use and host your own weblog like Roller, MiniBlog, or Blojsom. So my advice is, be kind to your readers - if ads start showing up on your blog without your permission - it's time to move it. Posted in Roller at Mar 10 2003, 07:10:07 AM MST 1 Comment