Tag Archives: Tips

DNS – Tweaks

Posted on December 14, 2010 by spgennard

DNS speed can really affect your home router either for the better or worse.. I use a open source bit of software called namebench to periodically verify that I am using the most performant/reliable DNS server. Take a peek, it … Continue reading →

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Method Chaining

Posted on May 28, 2010 by spgennard

Creating objects with a complex constructor can be a bit of a pain in any language. One technique I have used is method chaining. It is not applicable to every type of class but it can be useful. Method chain … Continue reading →

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12 Tips for using Micro Focus COBOL

Posted on December 22, 2009 by spgennard

12 Tips for using Micro Focus COBOL As it is close to Christmas and I wanted to do something with 12 in the title, I’ve thrown together some useful if not un-ordered list of 12 things tips using Micro Focus … Continue reading →

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Java process id via java.lang.management

Posted on December 5, 2009 by spgennard

While working on a project recently I need to find out the current process of the active running Java process (for tracing/auditing), however I never found a 100% perfect solution but did come across an acceptable solution to use the … Continue reading →

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El Parador and the Choocolate Line

Posted on November 25, 2009 by spgennard

Dear Webblog Diary Last friday night we spent the night in London and we found a really good little Spanish Tapas restaurant and I thought I would share it… just because we enjoyed it soo much.. The place is called … Continue reading →

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Detecting the use Mono CLR dynamically

Posted on November 17, 2009 by spgennard

While developing something that could be used on Mono on Windows, Mono on Unix and on Windows with Microsoft’s CLR, I needed to be sensitive to the environment but didn’t want to conditionally compile my code different. So I put … Continue reading →

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Cheap Mobile phone tip for use in Spain

Posted on October 30, 2009 by spgennard

While visiting Spain/Madrid my partner finally managed to get a pay-as-you mobile that she could charge without requiring a spanish credit card, which never of us have, as we live in the UK. Anyway, the mobile just cost €20 from … Continue reading →

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