Speed up Eclipse from a slow workspace

After working on a few Java/JEE projects, your workspace really gets to become fat. I mean, it gets very very slow. This is because you opened and closed a lot of projects with a loooot of resources in it.

Also because every time you press that Ctrl+Shift+R, or Ctrl+Shift+O, or Ctrl+T in java or run some free text search, You are loading up eclipse's cache of index. Also JDT slowly keeps a track of it, for Type Hierarchies, Implementations.

The easiest way is to open a workspace for every unrelated project. Keep it small. But sometimes, it is not possible. Dependencies. Ease to work with one monolithic workspace (opening and closing projects - yea that's me). For these cases, You could just clean up the .metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.jdt.core folder in your workspace.

If you are feeling even lucky, go ahead, clean up .metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.history... a. a. aa. Wait, That folder, contains all that local history of files you have changed - LOCALLY (NOT cvs or svn history). So if you are working on some files without committing them in and rely on the local history to go back, Do not do this step.

Linux Multitouch - What is really worth watching

10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo.

Sweet! eh?

re: Map for that.. DriodDoes

I just posted a tease in last afternoon and late in evening SNF game ads has this..





Great.. Now Verizon (and Android - Droid V's first gPhone?) are getting on an offensive.. Seriously.. Simmer this again "Everything iDont" (classic slick Black text on pure white with a drop shadow, Cheesy music running in the background "Its magic.. " : See where it is going?). Snap, fuses out to a powerful Transformers like backdrop with "DROIDDOES". Yes It does. And this is going into OT! Deep into Festive season.. Am I going to get one? Fingers crossed :)

There is a map for that :P

I am an ATT customer for 5 yrs. but I haven't yet gotten myself an iPhone. All my iPhone friends just cant dig it enough. They keep trying to convince me, in vain. But I love Google Phone and the android philosophy. What is great is they teamed up with T-Mobile; which almost does not have any issue with limiting the capability of that phone (including VOIP apps), unlike AT&T.

On the other hand, The Apple and AT&T combine is all over the news with FCC notices and replies. Some of hubdub is getting clearer. Off late AT&T is also considering opening up the (read limited) iPhone plan. I dont want to flare another hate comment thread here, but, frankly for all the restrictions iPhone and AT&T impose, I feel like being treated as a 3rd Grader. "You can do this, but you cant do that. There.. Stop there".

Verizon is coming up with a lot of Android phones this holiday season. Verizon came up with this aptly witty video for poking fun at AT&T and iPhone ads. Two birds at one shot. dig that iPhone users!!

For now, I will just wait and watch (new Archos tablet?)

Cheating Credit Card Points

The picture is worth 10000 points, yours for free :P

(Source: mint.com)

National Boss Day!

I want to take this day as an opportunity to thank my boss, Stafford Martin, for everything he has done. My career has seen pretty challenging times in the past 9 months. And Stafford's total cooperation, in all that he could do, is simply worth a very good mention.

Thank you Stafford.

okay.. I am getting back to work now :)
photo:www.altiusdirectory.com

Only dumb enough..

Cheapest USB wireless adapter For Ubuntu

I found this Trendnet 54Mbps 802.11bg Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter. Trying to make my desktop wirefree, I got this. I was doubtful, but works flawlessly in ubuntu. You just plug and play. Supports WPA, WPA-PSK.

Microcenter is carrying a special on this one until Nov 1. You can get it for $7 (+tax).