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Author Archives: Mathias
Eclipse Has Messed with My Shortcut-fu for DrJava
Working with Eclipse for nearly half a year has definitely messed with my shortcut-fu for DrJava. I keep pressing the wrong buttons now: Very confusing indeed. I decided to pick up working on this file I/O bug in DrJava again, … Continue reading
Working on Yet Another Flight
Economy class seat + first class notebook = not enough space to put the paper down. We’ll see if this work pays off.
Upper Bound
According to Nature, about 37,000 PhDs are awarded annually. If there were that many degree recipients during the last 100 years (and there weren’t), and if all of them are still alive (they aren’t), then there’d be 3.7 million people … Continue reading
All Done
My time in graduate school is over. A friend just turned my dissertation in for me. Dr. Mathias Ricken is done. I had a great time. Thanks to everyone who helped.
HengeDock Broke
I really like my MacBook Pro. I bought it to make finishing my thesis more enjoyable, and I’ve got to say, it worked. A couple of weeks ago, when I finished the last couple of chapters, I realized how nice … Continue reading
PhD Thesis: A Framework for Testing Concurrent Programs
A Framework for Testing Concurrent Programs Rice University A Framework for Testing Concurrent Programs by Mathias Guenter Ricken A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy This study proposes a new framework that … Continue reading
Excel and Unix
This morning, I spent about two hours analyzing log files and entering the results into an Excel spreadsheet. Excel decided to make my file 105 MB in size and then crashed. Tonight, I replaced myself with a very small shell … Continue reading
DrJava Is Virus-Free
Today, Ian Barland informed me that someone on the AP-CS mailing list believed he found a virus in DrJava. Let me reassure you, if you download from drjava.org or SourceForge, our software is virus-free. We build on Linux or Mac … Continue reading
Yes I Can, Says Android
When I use Android’s speech-to-text to enter my name, I get “Matt yes I can.” I like it! Although I’m still looking for replacements of the incredibly shoddy SplashData applications SplashMoney and SplashID, which constantly crash on Android, I am … Continue reading
DrJava Build and Release Instructions
As part of our knowledge (back) transfer, I wrote up these instructions for creating a fresh build of all parts of DrJava and then making a new release on SourceForge. Note: Our build process is currently broken for Windows machines … Continue reading
Firewall and Port Forwarding on a Netgear DGND3300v2?
My apt building was struck by lightning Monday afternoon, and that fried half the building, apparently. Power was off for a day, the elevator is broken, and it killed my DSL modem and an ethernet card, even though both were … Continue reading
Even More Android
I’ve noticed that SplashID crashes as well. I think I will try to find a replacement and than ask SplashData for a refund. $60 for this collection of fail is way too much. Jorte is pretty nice as a calendar, … Continue reading
New DrJava Development Release: drjava-20110205-r5425
We have made a new development release available: drjava-20110205-r5425. You can download it from the DrJava website or from SourceForge. Available for download at http://drjava.org . DrJava is a lightweight programming environment for Java designed to foster test-driven software development. … Continue reading
More Android
I have found that SplashID is buggy too. It crashes every other time I start it. I guess it’s time to say goodbye to SplashData. They don’t have their act together anymore. I found Jorte to be a pretty good … Continue reading
Muscle memory + Gmail = Embarrassing
How embarrassing. Gmail’s auto-completion changed for me today because I merged contacts on my Google and phone accounts. I frequently forward emails to “me” to have them stored on my private email as well, but “me” wasn’t me anymore. Instead, … Continue reading
SplashMoney for Android 4.7.6 – What a Disappointment
I had used SplashMoney for Palm for years, and it was a fantastic product. When I got my new HTC EVO Android phone, getting SplashMoney was the first thing I did. Oh, what a disappointment that was. The program crashes, … Continue reading
HTC EVO Phone
Yesterday I ended up buying a new phone. It was a pretty difficult decision, and I’m not nearly as sure that I made the right decision as when I bought my Palm Treo 755p over three years ago. Initially I … Continue reading
What Phone to Get?
I really don’t know what phone I should get to replace my trusted Palm Treo 755p. I really think there won’t be a phone that can match its utility. It’s not a flashy phone (my friends call it “the brick”), … Continue reading