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mockup · DEC 08 · 2010

Show Me, Don’t Tell Me – why to sketch and wireframe

A Blog that I like to read – The ZURBlog just posted a great article on using sketches for mockups and wireframing.

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facebook · DEC 07 · 2010

How to setup a Java Facebook Application

First I discovered that there was an open source, Java based, Facebook Application which includes samples of the following:

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DbUnit · DEC 07 · 2010

Database Migration with Liquibase and DbUnit

Today I needed to migrate a MySQL database to Oracle - with a repeatable process, as the project is currently in a development phase. I already knew that I could use DbUnit to migrate the data,...

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database · NOV 21 · 2010

Installing JDBC Drivers in Spring Roo 1.1

I found this tip for installing JDBC drivers for Spring Roo 1.1:

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roo · NOV 17 · 2010

Trying out the Vaadin Addon for Spring Roo 1.1

If you want to know how to use the Vaadin Addon or Plugin with Spring Roo, then this is not really a tutorial or a howto, but should get you going.

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