Tagged: Java

March 13, 2011

How to set the JAVA_HOME variable in Mac OS X – Snow Leopard (via Decoding the Web)

Duke, the Java Mascot, in the waving pose. Duk... — Image via Wikipedia

Nice instructions. Most people probably won’t have to do this, but often developers use Java.

Recently I had to setup a Java app on my Mac, which was running from the Terminal, and needed the JAVA_HOME variable set. Here’s what had to be done: – Start the Terminal app. – Create/Edit ~/.bash_profile file. Note: I first tried creating and using the ~/.bashrc file, but that didn’t work (Mac OS 10.6.2), while ~/.bash_profile worked as expected. Therefore, $ vi ~/.bash_profile … and paste the following (make it a single line): export JAVA_HO … Read More

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January 25, 2011

Texter Helps you Type Faster (via Teknophilia)

This could be a huge time saver. I think writers/copy editors don’t always appreciate how much text expansion helps them be more productive.

Most people write the same things over and over again. Think of an email: Dear Person,… you may even have a whole paragraph that you always use. I’ve recently had to increase the amount of time I spend programming. Like other code monkeys may know, a lot of the stuff we write is repetitious. For example, in Java, I often write: System.out.println(“Some Text Here”); So what … Read More

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September 18, 2010

Geekerie bucolique

Originally uploaded by never ends

Mac in the woods. I must admit that the scenery would be distracting.

August 4, 2010

AccessEnum – gives you a view of your file system and Registry security settings in seconds

AccessEnum. Highly rated. Great tools!

August 4, 2010

ShareEnum – Need to list all shares viewable on a network?

ShareEnum. I have read reviews that say it works well. If you are windows administrator it really pays to become familiar with the tools that Sys internals offers.