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		<title>3 High Quality JRuby Introductory Videos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are three high quality introductory JRuby videos to learn more about JRuby (obviously), how to use it with Java and how to use it on Glassfish.
The first video by Ola Bini is of the best quality and provides a nice introduction to JRuby and its benefits. It is part of Google Tech Talk.

The second [...]<br/><!-- begin(Yahoo ad) --><a href="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2711/click/"><img src="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2711/img/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.taragana.com%2Findex.php%2Farchive%2F3-high-quality-jruby-introductory-videos%2F&amp;pid=2002724920" alt="Ads by Yahoo!" border="0"/></a><!-- end(Yahoo ad) -->]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/3-high-quality-jruby-introductory-videos/</link>
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		<title>Sun Offers 3 Free Solaris 10 Exams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sun is offering three free assessment tests for Solaris 10 operating system focusing on Unix Essential and System Administration. They are for the following certifications:

UNIX Essentials Featuring the Solaris 10 Operating System
Objectives:

Use command-line features and help resources
Manage and view files and directories and change the directory contents
Create and modify files and use basic file permissions
Create [...]<br/><!-- begin(Yahoo ad) --><a href="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2620/click/"><img src="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2620/img/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.taragana.com%2Findex.php%2Farchive%2Fsun-offers-3-free-solaris-10-exams%2F&amp;pid=2002724920" alt="Ads by Yahoo!" border="0"/></a><!-- end(Yahoo ad) -->]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sun-offers-3-free-solaris-10-exams/</link>
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		<title>How To Install, Compile, Run Java On iPhone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[iPhone doesn't natively support Java / J2ME. However as a J2ME developer there are two good ways to develop iPhone applications using Java / J2ME. Read below for details and also to know how you can upload, compile and run Java applications on iPhone.
 alcheMo-for-iPhone -  Automated J2ME to iPhone porting solution
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		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/how-to-install-compile-run-java-on-iphone/</link>
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		<title>Microsoft Teaching Java Using Eclipse at JavaOne 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was amazed to find Microsoft design engineer Mugunthan Mugundan teaching Java (how to create REST output using Java) using Eclipse IDE. I found it rich in irony at many levels. What do you think?
Obviously some Microsoft employees didn't find it amusing, Muguntan was more sporting.
Throughput the presentation Microsoft's name wasn't even mentioned once.
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		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-teaches-java/</link>
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		<title>Sun&#8217;s CEO Jonathan Scwartz Caught in Drooling April Fool Prank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch Sun Microsystem's CEO, Jonathan Scwartz caught flat-footed in a drooling prank conducted in connivance with a Venture Capitalist (Ted Schlein on Kleiner Perkins Caufield &#038; Byers?).
Sun is traditionally known for elaborate April Fool pranks. This April 1st Jonathan learned a valuable lesson - never to trust a VC 
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		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/suns-ceo-jonathan-scwartz-caught-in-drooling-april-fool-prank/</link>
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		<title>Sun Buys Stealth Mode Startup Montalvo System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems (JAVA) bought Montalvo System, a Silicon Valley semiconductor startup which is still in stealth mode.
Montalvo Systems succintly describes itself as a "well funded fabless semiconductor startup funded by prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firms".
The Santa Clara, California based company has come up with a design for a chip for portable computers and devices, [...]<br/><!-- begin(Yahoo ad) --><a href="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2522/click/"><img src="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2522/img/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.taragana.com%2Findex.php%2Farchive%2Fsun-buys-stealth-mode-startup-montalvo-system%2F&amp;pid=2002724920" alt="Ads by Yahoo!" border="0"/></a><!-- end(Yahoo ad) -->]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sun-buys-stealth-mode-startup-montalvo-system/</link>
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		<title>MySQL High End Features Should be Closed Source &#038; for Paid Customers Only</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am serious. While MySQL is a great open source database, I have full respect to Sun's plan to provide high-end features for paying customers only. After all they are in the business of making money and not philanthropy, last I checked.
Why is the blogosphere and MySQL community up in arms against the move? I [...]<br/><!-- begin(Yahoo ad) --><a href="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2513/click/"><img src="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2513/img/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.taragana.com%2Findex.php%2Farchive%2Fmysql-high-end-features-should-be-closed-source-for-paid-customers-only%2F&amp;pid=2002724920" alt="Ads by Yahoo!" border="0"/></a><!-- end(Yahoo ad) -->]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/mysql-high-end-features-should-be-closed-source-for-paid-customers-only/</link>
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		<title>Top 12: Best of Humor in Simple Thoughts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simple Thoughts has always been about technology. However occasionally I like to post something humorous. Today I was browsing through the archives looking for a smile at the end of my day. I collected the 12 best humorous posts since 2006. I present them to you in no particular order. Hope you will enjoy them [...]<br/><!-- begin(Yahoo ad) --><a href="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2232/click/"><img src="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2232/img/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.taragana.com%2Findex.php%2Farchive%2Ftop-12-best-of-humor-in-simple-thoughts%2F&amp;pid=2002724920" alt="Ads by Yahoo!" border="0"/></a><!-- end(Yahoo ad) -->]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/top-12-best-of-humor-in-simple-thoughts/</link>
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		<title>Sun Joins The Dark Lord: Brilliant Strategic Move or Totally Lost?</title>
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As you all probably know by now Sun decided to sell Windows 2003 servers (gasp, sputter&#8230; Scott McNealy would surely turn in his grave on hearing this news; wait a minute, he is still the Chairman of Sun) on its hardware. The key question on everyone's mind is has Sun finally found a direction as [...]<br/><!-- begin(Yahoo ad) --><a href="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2196/click/"><img src="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2196/img/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.taragana.com%2Findex.php%2Farchive%2Fsun-joins-the-dark-lord-strategic-move-or-totally-lost%2F&amp;pid=2002724920" alt="Ads by Yahoo!" border="0"/></a><!-- end(Yahoo ad) -->]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sun-joins-the-dark-lord-strategic-move-or-totally-lost/</link>
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		<title>Sun To Change Stock Ticker Symbol to JAVA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kind of gives you a clear indication where Sun (NASDAQ: SUNW) is headed, doesn't it? It does give me a warm feeling too knowing Sun is so much committed to Java, a language I have been working on since 1996. The change will go into effect on Aug. 27. 
"The Java brand and technology have [...]<br/><!-- begin(Yahoo ad) --><a href="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2113/click/"><img src="http://ypn-rss.overture.com/rss/31054/2113/img/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.taragana.com%2Findex.php%2Farchive%2Fsun-to-change-stock-ticker-symbol-to-java%2F&amp;pid=2002724920" alt="Ads by Yahoo!" border="0"/></a><!-- end(Yahoo ad) -->]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sun-to-change-stock-ticker-symbol-to-java/</link>
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