In some biker magazines you'll see some cheap journalists write that the "dish washing soap anti-fog is an urban myth", and that it will "blur your vision", some may even say it's downright dangerous. This blogpost is to show that if done right, dish washing soap is actually the absolute best …

In Java, the DateFormat.parse() method is a funny little critter. It helps you by trying to figure out what date you actually meant when you typed in "35/12/2O10" (note the letter "O" in 2O10). In this case, it will parse the date without errors or warnings, and returns the date "11/12/04" …

Today I (re)discovered a feature in the Ibatis data mapper framework which was clearly documented, but for some reason was not being used in our project. The feature is called "inline parameter maps" and combined with a wrapper bean it can clean up a lot of clutter in the code and in the SqlMaps. Please feel …

So the word is finally out, it's going to be the iPad. I was kind of worried about this, and my worries are not completely taken away by the news currently oozing out of the Apple keynote. I see some problems with this device, although they are well hidden under Steve's reality distortion field, the Apple secret sauce …

Stephen needs a new car. Being dilligent and a car lover, he takes the time to write down all criteria for a great car. When he finishes the list, he notices that the only car matching all his criteria is a Ferrari. Well, he always loved a Ferrari so that makes sense. To make things more realistic he adds another …

The RAM mount coming with the Garmin zūmo's are fine, but I wanted something more elegant to go with my Triumph Speed Triple. This article contains a detailed description of building your own mount for the Garmin zūmo 660. I mounted the zūmo on my Speed Triple, but the mount is universal enough to be center-mounted on …

Ik weet niet welke lobbyist menner Eurlings heeft verteld dat dit een briljant plan is, maar ik weet donders goed waarom onze regering kilometerheffing wil invoeren. Weer een kraantje toegevoegd aan het vat dat "werkende Nederlander" heet, en als bonus nog wat privacy gevoelige GPS gegevens om in rond te …

Being "in the flow". The nicest state of mind known to mankind. You act without thinking, and everyone of your actions is the perfect response to the situation. Riding a motorcycle on a beautiful road without a destination can easily get you into this state. With an empty mind, you see the next 2 corners, …

When you use Spring and Ibatis and SQLTemplates, you could have code in your project which looks somewhat like this: Connection connection = DataSourceUtils.getConnection(getDataSource()); ...<do connection stuff here>... DataSourceUtils.releaseConnection(connection, getDataSource()); Sonar will report that you …

I was happy to see Steve return on the Apple keynote of 9 September, because boy does Apple need somebody with clear vision. The introductions on the new iPod line are all over the place. Let me tell you why I think Steve has not been running the operation for the past few months: * **Ringtones.** The price of a …