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The JasperReports book lives!

Thanks to all those who replied.  The survey convinced the publisher that there was indeed sufficient interest, so we’ll keep plugging away on the book.  We’re having to do a little restructuring due to some logistic issues on the back end, but we hope to have the book finished by December, to print by January, [...]

Does JasperReports need a good book?

I’m in discussion with a publisher on a book about JasperReports and there’s some question of whether there’s still a market for the book. So my question to you is, would you buy a good book on JasperReports, or do you think the existing documentation is adequate? Do you think JasperReports needs a good [...]

The Tesla Testament

This summer I had the opportunity to read an advance copy of “The Tesla Testament“. The book is an action/thriller built around the works of Tesla. I don’t read much in this genre. I spend most of time in the fantasy and science fiction aisles, personally, so it took me a little [...]

Denver JUG Recap

Well, after months of trying to schedule and the last few frantic days of finishing up the slides, the Wicket presention is finally done. Overall, I’m pleased with how it went. There were no technical glitches to contend with which is always a concern going in to things like that. Once I [...]

New Website Design

It’s been on my list for a while, but I finally updated the main site design. I’ve been looking around for ideas and finally found one I liked over at OSWD. I was looking at several possibilities with landscapes of some sort but I really liked the mountains in this one. Since [...]