Author Archives: DocDock

fun with XML – JAXB and arrays

Posted on October 25, 2016 by DocDock

In part I of my JAXB example I briefly described some of the annotations required to turn normal Java objects into XML files with JAXB. To expand on the xml examples from my previous post, I will be taking a number … Continue reading →

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fun with XML – a JAXB example

Posted on October 21, 2016 by DocDock

Full disclosure, I am not J2EE expert so my descriptions may be a bit off.  However, using JAXB is just to powerful to ignore.  The first part of this topic is pretty basic, while the second part is a bit … Continue reading →

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paranoid about smart phones

Posted on October 20, 2016 by DocDock

I recently went to a small speech that was being held about IoT.  I guess I think less of IoT in the marketing speech and more in the implementation. What someone might call a smart device or IoT is what … Continue reading →

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making more than jar files with Ant

Posted on October 16, 2016 by DocDock

In a previous post, making jar files with Ant,  I briefly covered the creation of a Ant script that would compile the Java source files and then create jar file from them. It was a really neat example of how with … Continue reading →

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paranoid about printing

Posted on October 12, 2016 by DocDock

It seems that the venerable Hewlett Packard has been in the news recently about ink jet cartridges[arstechnia][forbesadvocate]. Allegedly HP changed their firmware to favor their own ink while preventing other ink cartridges from working. This apparently also includes refilled genuine … Continue reading →

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compiling and making jar files with Ant

Posted on October 8, 2016 by DocDock

When I first saw Java I was surprised at exactly how embarrassingly simple it was to compile a program. Well, with the caveat that the file or files are all in the same directory. javac *.java When the number of … Continue reading →

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a reflection of current events – brexit

Posted on October 2, 2016 by DocDock

I was visiting a local high school when I learned that children can be so cruel.

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Never ever rush … software installation

Posted on September 30, 2016 by DocDock

I should have known better but how hard could the task really be?  Download some free or open source software from the internet, configure it, and presto I then have all of the tools necessary for my “homework” assignment. The … Continue reading →

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just making it – a 4x4x4 led cube

Posted on September 24, 2016 by DocDock

Some time back, I had a fair amount lot of free time and did watch things on you tube.  A friend of mine showed a number of cool LED cubes that were trending at that time. It seemed so cool … Continue reading →

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getting the most out of your computer – threading

Posted on September 19, 2016 by DocDock

Flashback to 2002 Technology is amazing.  Pretty much since personal computers were created the speed of their processors have been increasing at almost a linear rate of doubling in speed every two years.  This is awesome but it is also … Continue reading →

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