Melvin Dave Vivas' Blog

iPhone Developers, Philippines LinkedIn Group

I created the iPhone Developers, Philippines Group in LinkedIn to have a community for developers serious into developing applications with the iPhone . Enthusiasts are welcome as well since all of us are forever learning. What's important is that...

Published 08-30-2008 8:19 PM by javazealot

Filed under: iPhone development, iPhone, Philippines

Finally, my own consulting outfit!

Finally! I am now an employee of my own consulting outfit. Just to give an overview, here is what Melvin Dave IT Consulting & Marketing Services has to offer. Melvin Dave IT Consulting & Marketing Services aims to help companies find the right...

Published 08-21-2008 9:56 AM by javazealot

Filed under: Underwater ROV, iPhone development, Lemongreen SMS appliance, SMS, consulting, business solutions

PinoyJUG@Globe Innovation Convention on Aug. 7, 2008

To devpinoy members, In partnership with PinoyJUG , Globe will be having the 2008 Globe Innovation Convention on August 6 and 7, 2008 at the EDSA Shangri-La. The conference theme will be "Enriching Lives through Innovative Communications", which...

Published 07-21-2008 2:54 PM by javazealot

Buildr : Building Java using Ruby

My friend posted an interesting tool in PinoyJUG . It's called Buildr . Here's a description from their website. "Buildr is a build system for Java applications. We wanted something that’s simple and intuitive to use, so we only need to tell...

Published 07-12-2007 3:55 PM by javazealot

Filed under: buildr ruby java build tool maven

Weblogic does not have a version for the Mac!!!

Yes, it is true. Pathetic! I was supposed to install it in my iBook but unfortunately there is no supported distribution. Geez! Anyway, some guy has a workaround. http://www.oreillynet.com/onlamp/blog/2004/01/run_weblog ic_server_81_on_mac.html However...

Published 04-04-2007 10:07 PM by javazealot

The Filipino Spirit is Rising! - Tony Meloto

This one's not technical but I believe it is a must read for every Filipino. Mabuhay ang Filipino! Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! ----- Tony Meloto, the visionary and driving force behind the Gawad Kalinga movement, is gifted with a Doctorate of Humanities, Honoris...

Published 04-01-2007 1:59 PM by javazealot

The Rise of Maven

I was wondering why suddenly there was increased interest in using Maven . Threads are started in PinoyJUG about it. I'm glad it's gaining ground in our local scene. I started using this tool a few years back when I had to build one of Apache's projects...

Published 03-13-2007 9:44 PM by javazealot

Filed under: Java, maven

Mule. A kick-ass ESB Framework

Yes, I have been playing around with Mule . No, it's not the P2P client. That's emule! "Mule is an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) messaging framework. It is a scalable, highly distributable object broker that can seamlessly handle interactions with services...

Published 02-23-2007 2:37 PM by javazealot

Filed under: Java, enterprise service bus, mule, esb

A Glimpse of Ruby on Rails

I was curious on how fast is it to do a web application with Ruby on Rails. They say it is really fast compared to creating a Java web application. After some searching over the net, I found Locomotive. Locomotive is a pre-packaged application which bundles...

Published 02-23-2007 2:34 PM by javazealot

Filed under: ruby, ruby on rails, ror, web, locomotive

Eclipse RCP. Probably the next BIG thing?

I am intrigued by how Eclipse shocked the Java world with its IDE. Today, Eclipse is the most well-known opens-source IDE. IBM, together with other IT companies such as Redhat, Suse, TogetherSoft plus a bunch of kick-ass open-source developers made the...

Published 02-23-2007 2:19 PM by javazealot

Filed under: Java, rcp, eclipse

Steps to enable remote access to your PostgreSQL server

For those who are installing the PostgreSQL database for the first time, this tip might be useful. Most of the time you want to connect to your database using an external database client. For security reasons, Postgres does not allow you to connect remotely...

Published 09-29-2006 2:53 PM by javazealot

Filed under: Configuration, PostgreSQL

Communicating with Geronimo’s JMS(ActiveMQ)

I was reading this article from IBM about how to communicate with Geronimo’s JMS server(ActiveMQ). The sample for the non-J2EE client does not work! What I did is to take the code from the article and edit the typo and voila! I got some prototype code...

Published 09-22-2006 2:26 AM by javazealot

Filed under: Geronimo, Java, IBM Websphere, JMS, ActiveMQ