Java Posse #335 - Holiday Special (Late) Part 1

Slightly Late Holiday Special - Part 1 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com

Join us for the Java Posse Roundup '11 in Crested Butte, CO from Feb 21st to 25th.

http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/Holiday special - there may be some accidentally included but buried technical content in this podcast. The main aim of this podcast is for us to review the year a bit, talk about our geeky gifts both given and received, review our predictions from last year, and make some new predictions for this year.

Gifts Given and Received

• Barnes and Noble Nook Color
  • http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/index.asp
  • http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting
• Amazon Kindle
  • http://www.amazon.com/kindle
• Nexus S
  • http://www.google.com/nexus/#
• G2
  • http://g2.t-mobile.com/
• OnLive
  • http://www.onlive.com/#1
• Hypercube
  • http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/260754422/hypercube_magnet_ball.html
• Borosilicate glass double walled glasses
  • http://www.amazon.com/Bodum-Pavina-8-5-Ounce-Double-Wall-Thermo/dp/B0009WX41Q

Events of Note in 2010

• Roundup 2010 (and 2011)
  • http://www.mindviewinc.com/Conferences/JavaPosseRoundup/
• JavaOne
  • http://www.oracle.com/us/javaonedevelop/registration-173447.html
• 300th episode
  • http://javaposse.com/java_posse_300_roundup_2010_live
• 5 year anniversary
  • http://javaposse.com/java-posse-324-live-from-java-one-2010
• Codemash coming up
  • http://www.codemash.org/
• Job changes
  • http://www.google.com
  • http://www.netflix.com
  • http://www.escalatesoft.com
  • http://www.linkedin.com/in/joenuxoll/
• Blu ray actually quietly catching on at last - hit the mainstream - it's all about the pricing
  • http://www.consumersearch.com/blog/blu-ray-goes-mainstream

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth
• Feedburner.com - http://www.feedburner.com - for feed redirect
• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
• Theme Music:
  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
    • written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
    • Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
    • Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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