Java Service Launcher; or Quartz !
The Java Service Launcher is a small executable to start JAVA-programs as a Service under 32bit versions of Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and XP....
Launch4j , Java to Exe
I am using java actively and sometimes want a simple exe file for easier usability to my users. The problem with batch files is the black command consol...
ArgoUML
I need to draw some UML diagrams, I tried StartUML and ArgoUML. StarUML is not updated since 2005, so there is doubtes about the future of it. In contrast...
CommitMonitor, Monitor SVN Commit
To be able to monitor several SVN repositories, I have to check periodically using any SVN client toole. Of course this is not a good solution. As a better...
Google Sites
Google just opened a new web site building system called Google Sites. I created my own website their, and I am very lucky to reserve the “ahammad” name....
Page 2 RSS Converter
There is a website to convert any webpage to an RSS. It makes it very easy to track websites that has no RSS feed. It is at http://page2rss.com/ From...
New Mobile, iPhone!
I bought a new mobile last month during my visit to a software conference in Florida, US. It is the famous Apple iPhone. It is amazing phone that changed my...
SECC and Agile Conference
SECC has organized Agile conference in Grand Hyaat, Cairo, Egypt. For more details visit:http://www.agileegypt.com/http://www.secc.org.eg/ I note that, some...
Requirements Managemetss Eclipse PluginRequirements Managements Eclipse Plugin
1- XML based SRS The SRS Eclipse plug-in is meant to provide an intuitive means to edit an XML based Software Requirements Specification. The xml schema...
OpenUP and Eclipse Process Framework
Today there exist many process libraries for software development. As example, we have MSF (Microsoft Framwork), RUP (Rational Unified Process), and OpenUP...
Self-esteem check: Too low, too high or just right?
Self-esteem — Learn characteristics of low self-esteem and benefits of healthy...
New Google Group, SPEG
I have just created a new google group to share software process engineering and management issues. To join, visit http://groups.google.com/group/speg. You...
Software Reuse, an Integrated Approach
>>This article is published at SEPG Egypt at http://www.secc.org.eg/ Software reuse is a comprehensive issue; without taking into account all perspectives,...
Presentation Skills Observation
This is my hints and observations after attending a one day ITIL awareness session and saw many speakers at the same day. Don’t ever joke or even smile. Be...
ITIL Awarness Session by SECC
Yesterday, SECC organized a session about ITIL in ITIDA building in Smart Village, Cairo, Egypt. Here are some of my personal notes, I just wrote it as it...
Amazing Iceberg
Many problems that could seem simple actually very big and requires a lot of efforts to be resolved. In some other cases, complex problems could have simple...
A Definition of Best Practice
The application of common sense; not rocket science Proven and practical activities which are in common use Replace “Chaos”, “random results”, or “best...
My New Nokia N800
I am fond of Nokia N800 Internet tablet, but it is not yet available in Egypt. I asked friends in KSA, Dubai, and Kuwait with no success. I finally decided...
Fired or Not?
In the case of a manager leaving his position, if you want to know if he is fired or moved to a better position, notice his speech in his farewell: If he is...
Process Improvement, a Parallel Documentation Project
One of the pitfalls of applying process improvement is to stay using the same old process and having a parallel project that just produce the required...
