This week, I updated my iPad to OS 3.2.2. It didn’t go well. What happened: Plugged in iPad to laptop. iTunes noted there was an OS update and suggested I backup the iPad before applying it.  I did.  Whew!  This turned out to be a blessing. Selected option to update. Got error that could not [...]

The most common type of questions in the JavaRanch JDBC forum tends to be about improving performance in a database (that, and “Where can I download a JDBC Driver?”). While remote trouble-shooting performance issues can be tricky, we often spot issues with the presented queries and offer alternatives to improve performance. One issue I see [...]

I co-founded a lunchtime discussion group at work five years ago.  As we approach the fifth anniversary, I was reflecting on what went into it.  What worked; what didn’t; what would I do differently.  Our purpose was to have a place to discuss technology that we weren’t necessarily working on and to share knowledge/ideas across [...]