Archive for June, 2007

June 15th, 2007 | by | 0 Comments

JRuby 1.0 released

If you have been using Java for some time, but have dabbled in Ruby as of late, you might be interested in knowing that JRuby 1.0 has been released. It provides a 100% pure-Java implementation of the Ruby programming language based on version 1.8.5 of the Ruby interpreter.





June 11th, 2007 | by | 0 Comments

.NET Garbage Collector

How much do you really know about the garbage collector in .NET?  Take the .NET GC PopQuiz and then read the followup to find out the real answers.



June 9th, 2007 | by Kerry | 0 Comments

Adobe Reader 8.1 for Mac OS X

Adobe has recently released Adobe Reader v8.1.  This is their free software for viewing and printing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.  The new version include a host of new features including an entirely new interface on OS X and greatly improved performance.

June 8th, 2007 | by Kerry | 0 Comments

OpenDocument or OpenXML: Do you care?

OpenDocument or OpenXML: Do you care? by ZDNet's Phil Windley — A week or so ago, I published a podcast at IT Conversation with Scott Mace interviewing Gary Edwards about OpenDocument. Edwards is the president of the OpenDocument Foundation. OpenDocument Foundation is a non-profit that works to promote the OpenDocument file format–an XML file format for office documents. There’s no question that businesses want [...]

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June 7th, 2007 | by Kerry | 0 Comments

OpenOffice 2.0 Alpha for Mac

OpenOffice.org has released their first Aqua based version for Mac.  Of course, in big red letters, they warn you that this version could trash your system and/or delete your data.  It is, of course, an alpha version.  However, considering how long we have waited, I think I will take the risk and try it out.

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