Category Archives: Tech

Computers, Software, Programming, anything Electronic

A Fix for Broken Google Rich Snippets and Google+ Shares

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Josh

Recently I have been struggling with an issue where links to my website do not generate previews in Google+. Instead, the user gets the error “Could not load website. – Retry”. When they try and retry, the error does not … Continue reading →

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Kata Bumblebee UL-222 Review

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Josh

I just wanted to write about my impression of the Kata Bumblebee UL-222 backpack, which I just bought and have had the chance to use a few times. This is a fantastic, well built, sturdy and light bag. It is … Continue reading →

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MacFUSE for OS X Lion

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Josh

I have previously posted about using MacFuse with Snow Leopard, but if you have already upgraded to OS X Lion, you may be having trouble finding a version of FUSE to use. Many people have commented that my Snow Leopard … Continue reading →

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Java: Static Variables are WRONG (Almost Always)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Josh

This topic came up at work recently, and I thought it might be useful to the wider internet audience… When doing code reviews, I often come across components which utilize static mutable objects. Typically these are static Maps and other … Continue reading →

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Beware Chinese Electronics: Part 1

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Josh

Last September when I was in China, I needed a harddrive to store all the photos I was taking, plus I wanted to see what the electronics markets in Zhongguancun looked like. Zhongguancun can be pretty overwhelming, but it is … Continue reading →

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