Archive for July, 2005

My own mailing list for concert announcements

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

My hosting package includes one mailing list, so today I thought to myself, why not use it? It will save me from trying to remember which people have told me they’re interested in knowing when I have concerts coming up. And, if anyone gets sick of getting emails, they can easily unsubscribe themselves.

If […]

Hey, this AJAX thing is pretty easy, after all

Friday, July 29th, 2005

Today, for the first time, I added AJAX (aka XMLHttpRequest) to a web application. (Well, it wasn’t actually AJAX, because I was making a synchronous request instead of an asynchronous one, but close enough.) I’ve known about the technique for just slightly longer than it has been dubbed “AJAX”, but never taken the […]

A new generation of Gruczas

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

Tiny Noah Gregory was born 12 days ago, making me a new aunt. He’s doing very well, despite being premature and not even five pounds!

I have been informed by his mother (my sister) that I am responsible for giving him swimming lessons, when he is old enough for that sort of thing.

For now, though, […]

The joy of playing with a great conductor

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

It’s amazing how much fun it can be to play under a really great conductor. What makes a great conductor? Well, maybe to a listener, it’s their interpretation, or their showmanship. But to me as a performer, these are the things that set apart a great conductor from an average one:

He (or […]

JSTL functions

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

Javadoc

What are your favorite Podcasts?

Friday, July 15th, 2005

So, tonight I updated my version of iTunes and decided to check out the Podcasts section. I looked for the NPR shows that I’m familiar with (i.e. those that are on when I’m driving to and from work), namely On Point and The Connection, but if they were there, I couldn’t find them.

So, for […]