Sinful and Simple pleasures

Problem solved. Nothing wrong with Tomcat or Ubuntu (yay!), just that Eclipse wasn't set to autobuild. Was beginning to suspect as much when I was seeing the wrong database names in the error window. My weird URL problem was traced to my tweaking of the IP settings when I was trying to get the notebook to talk to my home router. Turns out Ubuntu can't work with my router's security settings. Not an issue right now since the Philcox technician replaced my modem with one that has a wireless network and the notebook connected straight away.

Live and learn, the problem with learning so many things at the same time, LOL! Goofs like this are what make learning more permanent ... and they're funny as long as they happen in a safe environment.

A nice cap for the day was despite the rains and the traffic I was able to finally plunk myself down into a Megamall seat to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (very very well made) with two minutes to spare.

Back to tech l still think Eclipse is a very sinful IDE. Sinful as in the context of black forest cake, a black magic cake, and a blueberry cheesecake, after a huge helping of lasagna. Gotta love it.

We had part 2 of our Agile methodology training where we covered Test Driven Development. It's not the way I'm used to programming but it looks great. I hope the switch will come easy enough.

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