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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-06-28

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Fyi…Today was my best Father’s Day, ever. It started with the funny cards and gifts in bed. Thanks, Noah, Zachary, Vivian, and Katie. #fb #
@pcold Good Luck! Call me tonight and give recap. in reply to pcold #
Here’s to hoping today is the day I win at #squarespace. I don’t know how long I can hold off on the new iPhone. #
RT @TRayburn: Did you go to Dallas TechFest (aka #DTF09 )? What was the best/worst part? If not, why not? Please RT and reply with #DTF09 #
Just wondering if #squarespace made it to #dtf09 #
RT @habuma: Per http://bit.ly/1a8gCl, this will be my final #squarespace tweet. - I’m done. #squarespace #
@pcold It’s not that bad. What ver? Try to talk them into the Win 7 RC it’s great. in reply to pcold #
#dtf09 best: tie between the CT talk by @benrady and the web services talk by @john99jacobs #
#dtf09 to be clear on the tie. I *did* see both. I saw @benrady CT talk at TechFest and 2 days b4 I saw @john99jacobs give his talk at SDUG #
#dtf09 worst: a tie between no free wifi and all the people complaining about no free wifi. #
@RobertFischer Cool. I’ll definitely be there. I haven’t missed a SpringOne, but will definitely be spending a lot of time in the 2GX side in reply to RobertFischer #
@clarkware I was told by a guy working the Apple Genius Bar that doing hard resets was bad for my phone. No logic, but he told me that. #
@habuma I’d say the only thing I’m noticing is how much slower my phone is, post 3.0 in reply to habuma #
Gotta 2nd @vikalpj and agree that lunch was awesome at Noodle Wave. I will definitely go back. Especially when Vik is buying. #
@mraible Hmm. Should I move to Credera’s Denver office? Nope. Not leaving Texas. Not gonna do it. Remember the Alamo. Howdy. Ya’ll. in reply to mraible #
@UnpavedJourney There is a house for rent on my street. You want the address? in reply to UnpavedJourney #
Holy crap! We’ve got our first 100+ temp day of the year in Dallas with 101 at 6:30p #fb http://yfrog.com/08k4ij #
WILCO on The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien, tomorrow night on NBC. http://bit.ly/JkINt (via @wilcohq) #
@ajangus Huh? Wave? in reply to ajangus #
@ajangus Sorry man… I was watching Star Wars with the kids. My mind was on Jedi Knights and stuff. “The Wave” was awesome! in reply to ajangus #
@habuma With those kinds of books sales numbers you should be able to take all your friends out for lunch. in reply to habuma #
@RobertFischer I’m debating turning you in at http://tweetingtoohard.com. in reply to RobertFischer #
Anybody have anything good to say about the new Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo)? Any issues? http://bit.ly/RRlPH #
RT @eweibust: Anybody have anything good to say about the new Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo)? Any issues? #eclipse35 http://bit.ly/RRlPH #
I am using Eclipse Galileo #eclipse35 http://galileo.chinposin.com (via @eclipsegalileo) #
I hate to ask but we’re debating at the Weibust dinner table… where does Star Wars Clone Wars fit in the 6 movies. I say between 3 & 4 #fb #
@habuma @davemclain @ChrisKoenig Thx guys… Dave, I think Craig and Chris are right. #
Dang! Right *after* I register for Austin @nofluff I see that @scottdavis99 is no longer speaking. I *swear* he was scheduled to speak. #
@TRayburn Shazam, Tweetie, Facebook, Amazon, Directv, HotelsByMe, and TapDefense. in reply to TRayburn #
@scottawilliams Play like you’re Lars at church. in reply to scottawilliams #
How to run #sts inside of the new #eclipse35. http://bit.ly/1N12dr #
Hmm… just watched Wilco play song off new album on Conan. Still favorite band, but withholding judgment on new stuff #fb #
RT @twoqubed: Comment explaining *what* code does => turn comment into method name and extract. #
@dougfallon I use Tweetie. Still like it better than Twitterific in reply to dougfallon #
@mustangken65 no prob. Easily my favorite band and love promoting them in reply to mustangken65 #
@dougfallon yes. Use it every day in reply to dougfallon #
@mdurrett Jack, do you build in Dallas? If so, I’d like something…… down by the river. in reply to mdurrett #
My buddy (@pcold ) was asking about where my taskbar goes. This screenshot shows my desktop when hard at work. http://twitpic.com/8eoho #fb #
RT @scottfwalter: If everyone hates Fox News why does it have the same ratings as the other top 3 news networks combined. I’m just saying. #
RT @donmcgreal: RIP Michael Jackson #
For those that are asking, I’ve uploaded @john99jacobs slides from his talk at last weeks SDUG meeting. http://bit.ly/11pVur #
Need to mention that I saw the new Transformers movie last night. Good, not great. Worth seeing on big screen. Loud. Fun. #fb #
@ajangus Nope. Fox News gets such high ratings because it’s the best news network. @foxnews in reply to ajangus #
@Abuelos_Tollway Not better, but still really good. in reply to Abuelos_Tollway #
@TimSporcic Why would Microsoft get the web? They are an OS and office suite software company… in reply to TimSporcic #
@TimSporcic They should stop trying at the web layer. Yank out IE. And start bundling Firefox in their OS. Then focus on what they do well. in reply to TimSporcic #
@habuma Let me know what you get. I’m interested. in reply to habuma #
Fighting with configuration details of adding Cobertura to Hudson for @broadleaf #
@habuma @scottawilliams Cobertura is on buld script (Ant) for developers. We are using Hudson plugin to add same output to our bld server.. in reply to habuma #
@habuma @scottawilliams problem is that the reports aren’t the same in both? Trying to figure out why Cobertura sees differing # of classes in reply to habuma #
@twoqubed Exactly. in reply to twoqubed #
@scottawilliams Pat yourself on the back. in reply to scottawilliams #
@twoqubed Great question. I think @broadleaf is targeting the next couple weeks for making the src public. in reply to twoqubed #
RT @m_f_ Flex and Spring at JavaMUG Dallas: http://bit.ly/z3ecH #
@kensipe add that to the long list of why you should use Ant in reply to kensipe #
@ajangus I have 100s of links that counter that chart and methods used to create it. Lets not waste our time with this http://bit.ly/24grd in reply to ajangus #
@dallasbanker Good luck. We’ll need a post race report. in reply to dallasbanker #
@habuma Working on SiA3? in reply to habuma #
@john99jacobs never smoked one b4. Let me know how if goes in reply to john99jacobs #
Listening to a Wilco concert while working… Wishing I was in San Fran and going to the show tonight with @pcold. #fb #
@mustangken65 how did it go in reply to mustangken65 #
Up late listening to the live stream of the Wilco show in Berkeley. So bummed they aren’t coming through Dallas. #fb #
Tweedy just cranked out 36 “NOTHING”s in Misunderstood. He really isn’t thankin’ anybody. @wilcohq #
Just got an email from Prag Programmers saying I’ve got a copy of Programming Scala waiting for me. I love how Dave and Andy sign the email #
Thought I should mention the awesome experience I had with Hutchins Plumbing and AC on Friday night! Fast, professional, and good price! #fb #
So if you are in Collin County TX feel safe calling Hutchins Plumbing. http://hutchinsinc.com/ #
Had a great time with the Hartjen family this evening, but I’m afraid Noah and Zach terrorized their girls. #

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Dallas TechFest 2009 Recap…

Monday, June 22, 2009

After close to 6 months of planning, Dallas TechFest 2009 is… “in the books.” Planning and running an all-day tech conference with 40 presentations, 400+ (ok 401) attendees, X great sponsors, and Java and .NET developers is *totally* exhausting. I took Saturday off to relax and now I’m back on my laptop writing this review.

First, let me say, that it wasn’t just Java and .NET. That was just a joke because it’s always those two languages pitted against each other. Dallas TechFest was 8 technology tracks: Java, .NET, Flex, ColdFustion, Ruby, and Silverlight, and in those tracks other technologies were mixed in. Our great speakers present at user groups and conferences all over the country, they’ve also authored a number of books.

Anyhow, thanks to everyone that helped out. Tim Rayburn did an awesome job heading things up, and Chris Koenig was the guy that kept things moving when we were being lazy and blowing off responsibilities, and Omar Villarreal did great with sponsors. I was especially happy to see the returning sponsors. And lastly, I gotta thank Jonathan Campos for all his work, that was a great after party. I look forward to helping out again next year, given the chance.

Here are some relevant links covering the event:

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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-06-21

Sunday, June 21, 2009

@john99jacobs impossible in reply to john99jacobs #
Flying to work today. Will be in Kansas City the next 2 days with client. Wish Katie luck tonight on her 1st solo with the 3 kids. #fb #
@watermarkgeek I love that verse. Spent some time thinking about it last week in reply to watermarkgeek #
Would you believe I’m heading S on 635 in Kansas City #
Done with work. Time for brewskies. #fb http://yfrog.com/5aw39j #
Day two with client. Doing a demo of our project deliverable for them up on Amazon EC2. #fb #
@ajangus we had an awesome lunch at Gates BBQ. in reply to ajangus #
@RobertFischer what’s the new book? in reply to RobertFischer #
@mdurrett congrats! Is that anything like Parkway Circle? in reply to mdurrett #
Good to be home from KC. Made it in time to see the boys and put them to bed. Mommy and Vivian were glad to see me too. #fb #
@UnpavedJourney All Wilco songs are great songs! in reply to UnpavedJourney #
Today is the last day to signup online for Dallas TechFest and take advantage of the “java” discount code. Registration ends at 6pm CST. #
@watermarkgeek How did you get it? I’ve been checking for updates in itunes all morning and I’m not seeing it. #
@CalebJenkins Agree! I enjoyed free wifi in the Kansas City airport yesterday. Easy to use airport that didn’t nickel and dime me on wifi in reply to CalebJenkins #
Attending a preview of @vikalpj #dallastechfest iPhone App Dev session. This is great. Worth attending no matter what track you like. #
@kensipe I was able to download but the dang servers are overloaded and I can’t install. FAIL. in reply to kensipe #
@RobertFischer Sounds like a very cool book. Can I mention it or is this a ploy to get people to listen to the @WedDevRadio podcast? in reply to RobertFischer #
Only 3 hrs left to use “java” discount code for #dallastechfest. See you this Friday. Will be a great event. http://bit.ly/BBjWA #
@habuma who was it? Can we invite them to #dallastechfest in reply to habuma #
Spring Dallas User Group meets tonight. @john99jacobs is covering using Web Service stacks with Spring. http://bit.ly/11pVur RE-Tweet! #fb #
One of my favorite new iPhone 3.0 features is the updates made to Stocks app. I use that app the time. http://yfrog.com/b5792lj #
Awesome turnout at tonight’s Spring Dallas UG meeting #sdug. Standing room only. I guess there is a lot of interest in Spring + Web Services #
Sweet! @john99jacobs Is using @broadleaf in his Spring WS and CXF live demo writing web services to front the AvailabilityService. #
Katie snapped the cutest pic of Vivian, EVER! (yeah, I’m bragging, sorry) http://twitpic.com/7omxu #fb #
Very much looking forward to seeing @RobertFischer upcoming Manning book on Polygot programming. You need a reviewer? #
RT @benrady: Back in Dallas. Looking forward to #techfest on Friday - #dallastechfest #
Crap… Totally forgot about #squarespace. Thx for reminder @habuma and @CalebJenkins #
Eels were awesome on Letterman tonight! Buying the new album right now on Amazon. #fb http://bit.ly/4tmHCd #
@arungupta Yikes… Please tell me you’re not moving from Glassfish evangelist to WebLogic evangelist? in reply to arungupta #
Good morning #squarespace. It’s gonna be a *hot* day in Dallas. #
RT @ChrisKoenig: #DallasTechFest is up over 400 registrations! w00! I wonder who will win the Netbook? — WHOOP! 400+ ATTENDEES! Signup! #
@RunCampWI 92% humidity is nothing. Come back and run in Texas. in reply to RunCampWI #
@CalebJenkins I think the #squarespace contest goes on all month. in reply to CalebJenkins #
Knee deep reviewing the ExtendedTimeCard HR XML schema. Would much rather be #squarespace http://bit.ly/noW4C #
My iPhone is running noticeably slower since I upgraded to iPhone 3.0. Clearly Apple did their testing on the new hardware. Very unfortunate #
@TimSporcic We could double book your slot and give it away if your’e a cry baby. You got a better slot. Jeez. #DTF09 in reply to TimSporcic #
Just got done with last minute prep for #dtf09. Bags are backed and we have a solid plan for check-in. #squarespace #
@bashcookbook How about clearing up the confusion between .bashrc, .bash_profile, and .profile? Or should I read the book? #
Holy cow! My #dtf09 alarm clock is going off way too early. Why am I doing this? #
Fyi… I’m not buying one today… I’m betting on #squarespace #
Just had an awesome lunch at Babes. Much better than food at Westin. #dtf09 #
Sitting in @habuma Spring 3 talk at #dtf09. There is no #squarespace it’s standing room only! #
@habuma what did you think about @broadleaf #dtf09 in reply to habuma #
@habuma such a dirty rumor. I was very impressed with Mono and Joseph Hill’s talk in reply to habuma #
@john99jacobs did you meet Caleb today? He’s a rock star .NET speaker and I don’t hold it against him. in reply to john99jacobs #
@scottawilliams Good luck. Clearly you’re going for dad of the year. in reply to scottawilliams #
Just watched the Cubs pull off another awesome, come from behind, victory! #fb #
Rock Band at the Knight’s house. Good times! #fb http://yfrog.com/1872675597j #
@habuma me too… #squarespace in reply to habuma #
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there! Any way we can get an extra day for each kiddo? I’d be up to three days now. #fb #
@sdroller2 Thx Shawn. I’ll pass that along to Katie. You might be watching a couple crazy boys Mon and Tue. in reply to sdroller2 #
@john99jacobs It’s Father’s Day! You *definitely* should NOT be working! in reply to john99jacobs #
RT @wilcohq: Streaming the album again this weekend http://bit.ly/eZYay #
@CalebJenkins Yes. The #squarespace contest is running on weekends. in reply to CalebJenkins #
Check out my cool Dad’s Day gifts. Star Wars Prequel and Lego John Hancock Center. Thx family! #fb http://yfrog.com/6p8nmj #
@CalebJenkins let me guess… those are Windows servers? in reply to CalebJenkins #

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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-06-14

Sunday, June 14, 2009

FYI… I’m back in the office today. Katie and Vivian have my mom there to help. I get to have fun solving software problems. #fb #
@dallasbanker not only did you buy an out-dated iPhone, but the one you bought will also be discounted today. in reply to dallasbanker #
Anybody out there following me buy a Palm Pre? Thoughts? It looks awesome. @BradfordTaylor you need to buy one so I can check it out. #
@CalebJenkins The Dallas page doesn’t give any details. When/where? in reply to CalebJenkins #
@CalebJenkins Ok, just wondering. The site says one week after launch which would make it this Saturday. in reply to CalebJenkins #
@dallasbanker Return your phone. You can buy the same one for $99 today, or get the new one 6/19 for $199 in reply to dallasbanker #
@scottawilliams It’s not $199 if you have an iPhone. It costs $399 for existing users. in reply to scottawilliams #
If you have an iPhone 3G do NOT upgrade to 3GS. Bad deal. http://bit.ly/3nbQWZ #
@kenyagen Cool. Did you ever have an iPhone? I had dang near every Palm device up to Treo, left for iPhone, but liked Palm. in reply to kenyagen #
@CalebJenkins Cool. Thx for the update. So 8/7 is Gi Joe movie, and 8/8 is preDevCamp. in reply to CalebJenkins #
Nerdbooks could have had my business today, but both books I wanted were out-of-stock. Amazon got my money. Sorry Nerdbooks. #fb #
RT @BradfordTaylor: If anything on this planet can bring about world peace, it’s Rock Band: The Beatles. — AMEN #
RT @TRayburn: Get people to register for Dallas TechFest and win a Mac Mini. Rules: http://tinyurl.com/DTFMiniContest #
@TRayburn WHOOP! in reply to TRayburn #
Serious game of Jenga with Noah and Zach. I must have said don’t lean on the table 100 times. #fb http://yfrog.com/7gmttj #
@mdurrett where is my invite? Jeez, Jackie. in reply to mdurrett #
@scottdavis99 @javamug has the JavaRebel guys coming down to Dallas tommorow. Let me know how the talk goes. in reply to scottdavis99 #
http://twitpic.com/70scu - About to run a stress test on Safari 4. I’m opening the 124 tabs I had open in Firefox. #
@benrady Where are you going with that post? What do I need to buy? in reply to benrady #
My favorite pic of Vivian… She’s sleeping with one of her little hands sticking up. Cute. http://yfrog.com/5ge5qj #
@ryanblock hmm… I think the point on the battery is that it has a much more juice and won’t need to be replaced in reply to ryanblock #
@benrady I’m not disagreeing with you, but you’re being very general. Are you speaking to developers not wanting to pay for an ide…? in reply to benrady #
RT #squarespace is giving away a free iPhone a day for 30 days To enter just RT this. #
@benrady JavaMUG is pitching JavaRebel tonight. A tool developers/companies should definitely be looking at purchasing. As for ides, use vim in reply to benrady #
@iamjediknight Disagree. That’s the definition of a bad consultant. in reply to iamjediknight #
@digsby Can you define soon? I really want Digsby on Linux. Can I help QA or something? http://bit.ly/1akWmn #
Listening to The JUDY’s CDs I just got in the mail. The JUDY’s were one of my favorite bands a long time ago. http://bit.ly/JAbHo #fb #
RT @bashcookbook: Type “set -b” and background job termination reports right away not at the next prompt. — I dig the @bashcookbook tweets #
For those that care, I’m now facebook.com/erikweibust. I wanted to use erik but they had a 5 char min. #fb #
Taking the boys to see Night at the Museum 2. I think we’re all equally excited. Should be great! #fb #
RT @wilcohq: Streaming WILCO (the album) again tonight at midnight EDT for 24 hours at http://wilcoworld.net/ #
I was very proud taking Vivian to church for the first time today and happy she got her first dose of Law and Gospel from Pastor Mark. #fb #
@ajangus AJ. I greatly prefer Gnome and Ububtu over KDE and Kubuntu. I bet I can fix your wifi when I’m back in the office Wednesday in reply to ajangus #

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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-06-07

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Hello World… Vivian Jane Weibust was born 6/1/2009 at 8:59a weighing 8 lbs 4 ozs. #fb http://yfrog.com/5f11818422j #
Katie and Vivian are doing great! Here is the first pic of mommy and Vivian. #fb http://yfrog.com/58squj #
@scottdavis99 uhhh. Hello iTouch. in reply to scottdavis99 #
Noah and Zach came up after school to meet their sister. They did awesome! #fb http://yfrog.com/5f8aoj #
Zach, especially, did good with Vivian. This pic is one of my favorites. #fb http://yfrog.com/59jb3j #
Thanks to God for the gift of Vivian and to everyone else for the kind words and well wishes. We’re calling Vivian’s 0st birthday a wrap #fb #
Vivian and daddy. http://yfrog.com/ebslsj #
Here is the first Weibust, family of 5, family portrait. http://bit.ly/18Lxx0 #
@UnpavedJourney sorry. Forgot to reply. This evening is cool. Katie and vivian should get released tomorrow. So call 1st tomorrow. in reply to UnpavedJourney #
@petecarapetyan Thanks Pete! in reply to petecarapetyan #
Wife is napping, baby is napping. Bored in hospital. Perfect chance to take Spring Roo for a test drive. Yes, I’m a geek. #fb #
@wagnerofficial Love the show! Watch it with my 2 little boys. Fun for kids and grown-ups! in reply to wagnerofficial #
2 concerns with hospital elevator. 1, inspection is past due. 2, Charles Barkley is the inspector. http://yfrog.com/03qtwj #
Vivian and Katie made it home from the hospital this afternoon and the boys are so happy. They’re going back amd forth holding her. #fb #
Vivian and Noah on *our* couch. #fb http://yfrog.com/11zuij #
@habuma Perfect impression. I have to admit to being a huge fan of Charles in reply to habuma #
Just picked up Noah from his last day of kindergarten. He had a great year! So proud!!! #fb #
@habuma Good luck with the talks. The testing one sounded very interesting. in reply to habuma #
Had my first Gewurztraminer tonight… then my second glass. Pretty good. Maybe I won’t hear Vivian tonight. #fb #
@Scobleizer They’re not on friendfeed because friendfeed doesn’t add anything that twitter doesn’t do. It’s just more indirection. in reply to Scobleizer #
@CalebJenkins you should. It’s an *awesome* conf. Definetly worth the money. I’m going to the Austin show next month. in reply to CalebJenkins #
@anthonycelia You playing at Billy Bob’s tonight? Go there and have a beer. in reply to anthonycelia #
Taking Noah and Zach to the new Lego store so Vivian and Katie can get a nap. Us boys are super excited to see the legos. #fb #
Noah picked out a “super cool” Lego. We’re putting it together now. #fb http://yfrog.com/5ce1aj #
@ajangus Boring. in reply to ajangus #
Noah finished building his Lego Construcion site. It only took 4:15. He’s very proud. #fb http://yfrog.com/10chwj #

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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-05-31

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Nuts! Is North Korea taunting the US on Memorial Day. The world will be fighting over who gets to attack N Korea. http://bit.ly/xXGZK #fb #
Sweet! The Texas Rangers reweeted me. http://bit.ly/qCr3g I hope they can keep the winning streak going til I get to the game on Tue. #fb #
Earlier Noah and I did a father /son bike ride. Then the whole family made our first trip to the pool. Now, relaxing before dinner. #fb #
Now this is a good burger! http://yfrog.com/5ifpyvj #
Dang RIP Jay Bennett. Bennett was key to the early success Wilco experienced. http://bit.ly/BXjQI #
Zach and I are having lunch at Burger King while mom is at doc. Star Trek Happy Meals. #fb http://yfrog.com/0rudzj #
RT @RunCampWI: Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others - John Maxwell #
@bashcookbook that PS actually prints the current cmd not past. It would be nice if I could set it to something like PS1=’\(!-1) $ ‘ in reply to bashcookbook #
@Smflores When and where is the event? in reply to Smflores #
@scottawilliams She’s beautiful. What was in there? in reply to scottawilliams #
When will it be safe for me to assume the Cubs suck? Yesterday’s loss put them 1-under. Loss today will make 9 in a row. #fb #
At the Rangers game, evacuated from seats, waiting out thunder storm. #fb #
@patrickperalta I’m heads-down doing some Ant-Ivy configuration for new client. What’s the problem with adding TestNG to the mix? in reply to patrickperalta #
RT @springrod: Sun looking desperate. The wrong way to build an open source community– … attacking competitors. http://twitpic.com/61q7y #
I need someone to post a question on stackoverflow about how to login to stackoverflow. WTH. Confused. #
Heading to Spring Creek BBQ for lunch w/ Chris Holder. Beef, chicken, sausage, or all of the above? #fb #
Holy crap! I have 92 tabs open in Firefox! I can’t close tabs! I need help. What is the remedy? Help. #fb #
Brats on the grill. Yes, I’ll be drinking a beer or two tonight. http://yfrog.com/0ewgij #
@sweatypastor Awesome! What beer goes best w/ jalapeno and cheddar brats? in reply to sweatypastor #
Finishing my review on Spring Web Flow book. Look for blog post later tonight. #fb #
Java SE JDK 6 Update 14 is available for download. It includes support for Win 7. http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/6u14.html #
@TimSporcic Dang! I wonder if that was an Oracle thing or if Sun had that planned already? in reply to TimSporcic #
@sdroller2 Awesome! Congrats! So what is the new gig? in reply to sdroller2 #
@kennyrosenberg Are you billing them for that? in reply to kennyrosenberg #
Whoop! Just came back from small stack to winner in 6 man hold’em tourney! Take that Overn. #fb #
Whoop! Whoop! Back to back wins! I think I’m going pro! #fb #
Holy crap!!! I won 3 out of 4 hold ‘em tourneys tonight!! #fb #
@ajangus What in the world does that mean??? in reply to ajangus #
@TimSporcic Give me details so we do better at #DallasTechFest09 in reply to TimSporcic #
Anybody out there using @tweetmicapp ? Looks cool, but might end up being annoying and not easy to listen to people’s tweets? Opinions? #
Quick trip to Lowes for 10 bags of mulch. Would I be wrong asking Katie to spread it 2 days before her delivery date? #fb #
The mulch will have to wait. The weather is too nice. Going for a run. I hope all the beers from last night don’t slow me down. #fb #
@sdroller2 Yeah, I won’t do that. But I will get Noah and Zach out to help. in reply to sdroller2 #
Article defining Obama’s “social democracy”. It’s Marxism 2.0, bad for America, and illegal redistribution of wealth. http://bit.ly/PwmmN #
WHOOP! Texas A&M wins NCAA National Championship in Men’s Golf today! http://bit.ly/nxq0I #
@vikalpj Obama’s redistribution of wealth is stealing. He should be impeached and imprisoned. in reply to vikalpj #
Looking at Google Chrome 2. It’s great, but missing key feature keeping me away is it’s tab support. Please adopt what Firefox is doing #fb #
Awesome church service this morn where we helped baptize our new goddaughter, Olivia Moothart. Pics coming soon. #fb #
Going to bed. Have to be up at 5a, at hospital at 6:30a, Katie’s cesarean at 8:30a, out comes baby Vivian. Holy crap, baby tomorrow! #fb #

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Review of Spring Web Flow 2 Web Development

Thursday, May 28, 2009

I was approached by one of the editors at Packt Publishing about doing a review of Spring Web Flow 2 Web Development. I obviously said yes, the title of this post *is* “Review of Spring Web Flow 2 Web Development” :) Plus, I really don’t have much experience with Spring Web Flow 2 (SWF2) and felt doing the review made perfect sense.

For those of you that appreciate my short, don’t-hold-back, opinions, I’ll start there:

Spring Web Flow 2 Web Development is both a great “getting started” book for people wanting to learn SWF2 and serves as a good high-level “getting started” with web programming using Spring / Java EE. Definitely worth the time and money.

Now my detailed review:

Again, I really liked how Spring Web Flow 2 Web Development serves as both a jump-start on SWF2 and also covers technologies outside of SWF (Spring Security, build tools, Apache Tiles, etc). The book isn’t a detailed reference manual, that leaves you feeling you still don’t know how to use the technology, but gives the right amount of walk-through examples and framework documentation.

When finished with the book you will understand how to install SWF2, how to build and use the examples. You will have numerous, feature-rich examples the authors build throughout the book. You’ll know how to use SWF2 in a request-respone Spring MVC app and also with a JSF application. You get a solid tutorial on using Apache Tiles (kind of odd in a SWF book), a very detailed explanation of Spring Security and integrating Spring Security with SWF. You also will understand how to test your flow definition and SWF application while also learning about EasyMock.

Here are my bulleted notes chapter by chapter:

ch 1:
Very short, brief intro to Spring Web Flow 2.
High level terms and definitions

ch 2 setup and example app:
install swf2
discuss the distribution
discuss the example apps and how to build from src
covers build systems (ant, mvn, ivy)
eclipse and spring ide
then a thorough example app
-flow definition
-service layer
-dao with jpa impl

ch 3
web flow documentation
detailed look at flow definition (.., scopes, states)
least favorite chapter
hard to read, not enough example tying concepts together

ch4
spring faces
starts with intro to jsf
I’m not interested in jsf

ch 5
sub flows - built on ch2 and ch3
spring javascript abstraction
oddly placed apache tiles tutorial for combining swf, spring js, and tiles
reference for web flow configuration

ch 6 testing swf apps
covers use of AbstractXmlFlowExecutionTests
short intro to EasyMock
tests subflows

ch 7
really good intro spring security
spring security and swf

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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-05-24

Sunday, May 24, 2009

@RunCampWI The url isn’t working? Can you resend? in reply to RunCampWI #
@RunCampWI Wow! 1000 miles! Awesome! in reply to RunCampWI #
Nothing more annoying then a “cvc-complex-type.2.4.c” error in Eclipse. This one on “webflow:flow-executor”. So annoyinng. #fb #
Give me Green Day, too. They blow the Police away @anthonycelia @UnpavedJourney #
Bought the new Green Day over lunch. Been listening all afternoon. It’s great! #fb #
Getting on the treadmill and watching the Cubs while I run. Love running while watching sports. Good motivation. #fb #
@anthonycelia I’ve got an idea. Go the speed limit. And watch out for Wilmer! in reply to anthonycelia #
Zach and I are having lunch while mommy is at the doctor. Sac picked my fav, Mcdonalds. #fb http://yfrog.com/0xpsqj #
@vikalpj love that site. Already using it in reply to vikalpj #
@dougfallon I thought it was named after the TV show Dallas? in reply to dougfallon #
@springrod sounds like a forced vacation. Lucky you in reply to springrod #
@habuma Hmm… I bet you are working at Countrywide again. Let me guess, Coit rd office? in reply to habuma #
@vikalpj it is, but I’m hooked, regardless. Damn you Vik. in reply to vikalpj #
@mdurrett Now what, what? I’m done with basketball for the year. Katie and I are having kiddo #3 any day now and that is keeping me busy! in reply to mdurrett #
@thirstyhead When is the Dallas, TX Groovy Code Camp? How many attendees do I need to get one booked? in reply to thirstyhead #
RT @wilcohq: WILCO iPhone App just went live last night… http://bit.ly/WILCO_iPhoneApp http://bit.ly/nc9qN - AWESOME! #
@UnpavedJourney Howdy Vicar Travis #
Hour bike ride followed up with cold beer. That’s healthy, right? #fb #
@sweatypastor Tell both of them I’m buying some on Saturday morning. in reply to sweatypastor #
@vikalpj Use Thunderbird! in reply to vikalpj #
@dougfallon This past season sucked so bad I’m done with Lost in reply to dougfallon #
Argh! Just fought with a bean config file for 2 hours trying to figure out why my atResource dependency wasn’t getting injected… #fb #
…Ended up I was missing a CommonAnnotationBeanPostProcessor. Yes,I know I can use context:annotation-config, but I like being explicit #fb #
RT @RunCampWI: An org begins to die the day it begins to be run for the benefit of the insiders and not for the benefit of the outsiders… #
Looking for a java-based open source billing system. Not interested in jbilling (ejb2 - struts1). Anyone know of something? #fb #
Missing the days of Pegasus “summer hours”. Does Pegs still have summer hours? That email announcing summer hours was one of my favs. #fb #
Buying small hdtv for my office. Do I go 26″ 720p or 22″ 1080p? That’s my QOTD? #fb #
@sdroller2 Have you been to College Station? in reply to sdroller2 #
@polster @vikalpj Thanks guys. I’m going 720p per #9 in this article. http://bit.ly/gR0U8 in reply to polster #
@vikalpj How about a blog post on what all you had to “tweak” to get it where you want it? What about email? Thunderbird? in reply to vikalpj #
@polster What happened? Did you win? in reply to polster #
Cut the yard, check. Buy new tires for truck, check. Hook up new tv in office, check. Chores are done. Now what? #fb #
@scottawilliams my boys would have liked that. I’ve got 17″ wheels. My next set of tires will me with a 20″ wheel upgrade in reply to scottawilliams #
@sdroller2 absolutely! Must stop! in reply to sdroller2 #
Forgot to add… Haircut, check. I’ve gotten all my todos done. My schedule is clear. Katie is free to have baby any day now #
I would like to point out that the stinkin’ Red Shoe Texas Rangers have the best record in the Junior Circuit. Love it! #fb #
Burgers on the grill. Yum! #
Awesome night with the Raysons and Knights over for burgers, mojitos, and Wii Rockstar! Now I can watch tivo’ed Hawks game in quiet. #fb #

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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-05-17

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Just got back from the Apple store. Stellar service as always. They sent me home with a new iPhone for my battery problems. FTW! #fb #
@vikalpj Grails is really a wrapper around Spring. So what you’re really saying is doing Spring without Grails is wrong? in reply to vikalpj #
@watermarkgeek keep it no longer than 140 chars. in reply to watermarkgeek #
RT @vikalpj: Free movie rental at Redbox today. Promo code: 6A43JK #
@vikalpj I think he’s dead and AAPL is just hiding the fact. in reply to vikalpj #
@CalebJenkins I tried it and had to uninstall without a VPN option. Our sslvpn does not work, nor does SonicWall VPN client. in reply to CalebJenkins #
@sdroller2 I think the rumor on the street is new iPhone on June 8. in reply to sdroller2 #
@mraible MAVS Looked GREAT! Bring on game 5! in reply to mraible #
Starting my overdue tech review of Spring Web Flow 2 - Web Development. So far, good read. No fluff. Just details - http://bit.ly/ZRUR1 #fb #
@anthonycelia That’s what you get for trying to leave. It’s like Lost. You can’t leave DFW. in reply to anthonycelia #
Just made a coffee. Need a little kick to keep me up for the Rockets. Lets Go Clutch City! #
@sduskis I assume Swati contacted you? Have you finished your review? What did you think? in reply to sduskis #
Going to Freebirds for lunch. You should be jealous or you’ve never been. #fb #
RT @RobertFischer: Presenting “Smokejumping Grails” at Dallas Java MUG in 15 mins. — Come see Robert at JavaMUG #
@mdurrett I like them both. I lived in H-town for 15 yrs so I like the Rockets and after 12 yrs in Dallas I like the Mavs. Is that allowed? in reply to mdurrett #
@sdroller2 Good luck. Still at TI? in reply to sdroller2 #
RT @wilcohq: Wilco (the stream) - http://wilcoworld.net/discs/thealbum/ — AWESOME!!!! #fb #
@pcold Did he have fun? in reply to pcold #
@twoqubed Let me guess. Somebody at Countrywide wrote that test? If not, then offshore moron? in reply to twoqubed #
@mraible I owe you $10 worth of drinks. Your Nuggets are better than my Mavs. #
@kdonald You got it. GO MAGIC! I still hold a grudge with the Celtics after they beat the Rockets in the 86 finals. in reply to kdonald #
RT @jeffscottbrown: Grails 1.1.1 w/ Google App Engine Support released. http://tinyurl.com/qeb92z #
Dinner with the wife at my favorite restaurant in Dallas, Jorg’s Cafe Vienna. http://yfrog.com/5840rj #
German beer is good. http://yfrog.com/126z1j #
And now dinner. Yum! http://yfrog.com/0u5wrj #
@sweatypastor And I ordered her favorite! I’ll have to sneak in a few cold ones for her while she’s in the hospital. Maybe even a margarita in reply to sweatypastor #
@UnpavedJourney I guess you’re gonna miss the Water’s Edge Poker Night? in reply to UnpavedJourney #
Just had great lunch at Primo Brothers Pizza. First time there, will go back again. Forest Ln and Abrams. #fb #
@mustangken65 Hey, I was nice and ordered Katie’s favorite beer, and then let her have the smallest of sips. And two pints for me. in reply to mustangken65 #
What the hell is wrong with GMail lately??? Down again! It’s killing me! #fb #
Heads down, getting close and personal with Spring Security for new project that starts Monday. #fb #
@jeffscottbrown Simple. Corporate policy. Companies decide on Windows for the entire company. Even if developers would rather use linux/mac in reply to jeffscottbrown #
Whoop! I just won 2nd place in the Water’s Edge Poker Tourney. #fb #
@anthonycelia Our friendship is over if you don’t consider Nirvana the best rock trio. Sting and two spares, or Nirvana??? in reply to anthonycelia #
@mdurrett Never been, but I like the Blair House Inn and the wineries around Wimberley. I also dig Bella Vista Ranch. in reply to mdurrett #
@nofluff I think my next show earns me one of those jackets. in reply to nofluff #
Heading out for a long run in the light rain. Should be nice and cool. #fb #
@UnpavedJourney @anthonycelia Hmm… Maybe Travis should be leading our worship music. Travis and Erik vote Nirvana. in reply to UnpavedJourney #
Question for the Java developers out there. How many times a day do you bounce your dev app server? Need the data for some research. Thx #fb #
Taking the wife out on date. Movie, dinner, and dessert. Could be the last one pre-three kids. Thx to the Organs for watching the boys! #fb #
Heading to church to celebrate Water’s Edge 5th birthday. Awesome job Patrick! #fb #
@nofluff write in Q: is SpringSource becoming a product company, no longer a framework company? in reply to nofluff #
RT @nofluff: Microsoft’s failure to embrace open source will be its ultimate demise…. a slow painful death spiral to irrelevancy…. #
At Noah’s 1st piano recital. Very excited. His first rockstar experience. #fb #
Noah did awesome! He played London Bridge and Little Robin Redbreast. Video coming soon. http://yfrog.com/16pqrj #
Video of Noah’s Piano Recital - May 2009 http://bit.ly/1Q5WU
#fb #
At the Paul Thorn concert at the House of Blues Dallas. http://yfrog.com/17dd7j #
@RunCampWI Do you have the Nike iPod running gadget? I love that toy. in reply to RunCampWI #

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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-05-10

Sunday, May 10, 2009

RT @jeffscottbrown: This is quite a headline.. http://tinyurl.com/cgby7w - SpringSource acquires Hyperic, with eye to take on IBM, Microsoft #
@anthonycelia we missed you tonight. in reply to anthonycelia #
Man, just when I have Ubuntu running like a champ on my laptop I’m ready to give Win 7 a shot. Tough choice. Dang!?!? #fb #
@RobertFischer Dallas JavaMUG, and I am looking forward to that talk. in reply to RobertFischer #
Is Spring Roo SpringSource’s attempt at an AppFuse like project? Code gen and best practice patterns? http://www.springsource.org/roo #fb #
@kdonald Cool. I’ll take a look at the site this weekend and maybe give a presentation at the Dallas Spring UG in the next couple months. in reply to kdonald #
@mraible The Mavs look like dog crap. Nuggests win in 5. You win $10. in reply to mraible #
@mustangken65 Awesome! So you’re obviously having fun. And I assume winning if you’re getting a shoe shine. in reply to mustangken65 #
@CalebJenkins I thought that’s what they are? That’s how I’ve been treating them. in reply to CalebJenkins #
RT @mustangken65: who couldn’t use a quick grep cookbook??http://bit.ly/XrvBQ #
@RobertFischer You haven’t replied to my DMs yet? WTH? Just kidding. No hurry. in reply to RobertFischer #
At studio Movie Grill about to watch Star Trek… and have a beer. #fb #
@mustangken65 It was *AWESOME* in reply to mustangken65 #
@sdroller2 That SUCKS! I’ll be glad to hook you up, too. With music not toons. in reply to sdroller2 #
Taking another look at Google Chrome. Looks like it still has crappy tab support. I really wish they would support tabs like Firefox… #fb #
…I normally have 40+ tabs open and you have no idea what is on what tab. With FF you can see part of title and use scroll arrows . #
FYI… I’m so disappointed with the play of the Mavs in games 1 & 2 that I’m not watching today. They’ve been playing like girls. #
@sweatypastor No. The Ags are much worse. in reply to sweatypastor #
Just went to the Cubs game. The Allen Cubs t-ball team. #fb #
@mdurrett JACKIE!!!! I didn’t know you were on twitter! What is up! You need to book a business trip to Dallas! in reply to mdurrett #
Man! My iPhone is jacked! Goes from full charge to 10% within 15 mins. And, it’s very hot. How do I sneak away tomorrow to Apple Store? #fb #
Happy Mother’s Day Katie, Mom, and all moms! #fb #
@UnpavedJourney Anthony says stop tweeting at 8am on a Sunday. @anthonycelia #
RT @erikweibust Tell Anthony to get a real job and stop wasting his time writing music. :0) #
Just heard Pastor Travis say… “Life is in my purse” #fb #
@donmcgreal I’m doing the reinstall right now. If that doesn’t work I’m gonna take @polster advice and turn off fetch updates. in reply to donmcgreal #
Katie is 3 weeks & 1 day from her delivery date. My bet is we see Vivian in < 10 days. Can I bet on that? #fb #
@mdurrett Very well… Give me some warning when you come up and lets get dinner/beers/both. in reply to mdurrett #
Just went on a bike ride with Noah and Zach. We made a couple stops to pick rocks. Yeah, we’re boys. #fb #

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Erik Weibust’s Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-06-28

Dallas TechFest 2009 Recap…

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