Monthly Archives: February 2010

visural-wicket 0.5 released – ready for action!

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Richard Nichols

I’ve been working hard the past couple of weeks on getting the visural-wicket open source project I started ready for wider use. I really think there is some cool and useful stuff in this project that the Wicket community could … Continue reading →

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“60 Mario and friends” – Apple’s response

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Richard Nichols

I actually brought the previously posted “60 Mario and friends” app to Apple’s attention through their iTunes app support page. But apparently Apple doesn’t really care if their customers are being deceived. Here’s their response: Thank you for your interest … Continue reading →

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Laughing all the way to the bank… “60 Mario and friends”

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Richard Nichols

If you’ve noticed the current iTunes “game” chart this week, you would notice this dubious entry: Appearing here in the game store’s front page: The intentionally ambiguous entry is masquerading as a game, but is actually a set of sound … Continue reading →

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Simple Guide To Sub-reports in JasperReports / iReport

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Richard Nichols

Reporting tools… why is it so hard?? It seems like it’s practically a requirement that all business reporting tools be difficult to learn, use and work with. JasperReports / iReport is no different. Don’t get me wrong it’s a good … Continue reading →

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