| # |
Name |
Comments |
| Books |
| 1 |
Google Web Toolkit by Ryan Dewsbury |
A very useful reference book to be used while building web applications |
| 2 |
Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman |
I recommend seeing the movie first and then reading the book. Contains some practical implementation in daily life |
| 3 |
Its not about the bike |
Portray the human spirit necessary to make a world champion. Most of all though it amazes the reader with the immense will power that an individual can have as long as he wants something real bad |
| Movies |
| 1 |
Shoot Them Up - Clive Owen |
Although some scenes resemble action in a martial arts movie where the actor flies in the air and does amazing things in flight, I would recommend to see this movie since Clive Owens is in the movie |
| 2 |
Evelyn |
Based on true events about the fight of a father to get his children back from orphanages. Inspiring, heart warming and a must see |
| 3 |
Goodnight Mister Tom |
Movie is shot during world war two and the story is about a elderly widower who takes care of a refugee boy. Over time they grow attached and gradually the boy opens up to him and lets go of his tragic childhood. |
| 4 |
American Splendour |
Saw this movie a second time. Realized that people can have such peculiar personalities and complications. Write up from the web: "Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) was a working-class stiff, a file clerk who found an outlet for his creativity by chronicling every minutia of his life in Cleveland, Oh., for more than 20 years in a comic-book series called American Splendor. This revealing biopic co-stars Hope Davis and tells Pekar's story through two-dimensional images, archival footage and more" |
| 5 |
Door to Door |
Saw this movie a second time. What really striked me is Bill Porter's dedication to his job and pricinples against all odds. Write up from the web: "This inspiring made-for-cable movie tells the story of salesman Bill Porter (William H. Macy), who came into contact with many people during his decades of knocking on doors. Porter, suffering from cerebral palsy, didn't allow his condition to stop him from pursuing a career, and his story touched the hearts and lives of many of his potential customers. Macy also collaborated on the script with director Steven Schachter." |
| 6 |
Triumph of the Spirit |
Shows that the human spirit can overcome all odds even when faced with the most dire situations. Write up from the web: "Willem Dafoe fights the battle of his life as Salamo, a Greek Jew (and former champion boxer) who's incarcerated in Auschwitz by the Nazis and must defeat all comers in weekly boxing exhibitions. If he doesn't, he faces the gas chamber. Based on a true story, Triumph of the Spirit recounts one man's fight to stay alive against almost insurmountable odds." |
| 7 |
Little Man Tate |
A very moving drama. Write up from the web: "Jodie Foster's directorial debut centers on Fred Tate (Adam Hann-Byrd), a gifted 7-year-old whose prodigious talents land him in the middle of a battle between his working-class mom (Foster) and a school director (Dianne Wiest) who wants to cultivate his genius. Fred, meanwhile, yearns to fit in with the other children at his school, who treat him as an outcast. Harry Connick Jr. and David Hyde Pierce co-star in this moving drama." |
| 8 |
Goodnigh Mr. Tom |
Shows how the father and son relationship can be a powerful reason to live. Write up from the web: "A bitter old man is transformed when he takes in a war refugee in this moving Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Michelle Magorian's World War II novel. When young Willie (Nick Robinson) is evacuated from London and sent to live in a small village, grumpy Tom (John Thaw) begrudgingly agrees to harbor the boy. Gradually, Tom manages to coax the distrustful lad from his shell, and when it's time for Willie to return to London, the two realize the depth of their bond.." |
| Designing Extensible, Versionable XML Formats |
http://www.xml.com/ |
Explains the difference between extending and versioning an XML document |
| Versioning XML vocabularies |
http://www.xml.com/ |
Provides guidelines to version an XML document |
| Programming WebLogic Web Services |
http://e-docs.bea.com/ |
Provides detailed information on how to create web services using BEA Weblogic Integration |
| SOA Blueprints |
http://www.soacenter.com/ |
Key design patterns for SOA implementations. Interceptor pattern / Compensating pattern |
| Persistence with Spring |
http://media.techtarget.com/ |
Presentation by Rod Johnson - CEO of Interface21 |
| Martin Fowler |
http://www.martinfowler.com |
Martin's Bliki - a mix between a blog and wiki. Very good tips for programmers. The tip labeled "EraticTestFailure" helped explain behavior I have noticed on some of my projects |
| MIT OCW - Open Course Ware |
http://www.martinfowler.com |
MIT offers a number of courses for free! Course range from subjects like Architecture to Linguistics. Currently, I am looking at learning french - great resource |
| Annnberg/CPB learner.org - Learn French |
http://www.learner.org/resources/series83.html |
Site that offers multipmedia resources to learn french. The site has resources for to learn several other languages |
| Johnny I Hack Stuff |
http://johnny.ihackstuff.com |
Site offers a wide variety of information on security and hacking |
| Java Black Belt |
http://www.javablackbelt.com |
Collection of 1000's of technology questions |
| Joel on Software |
http://www.joelonsoftware.com |
Good article on Software Scheduling |
| Grid Today |
http://www.gridtoday.com |
Trove of articles on Grid Computing. A good site to keep in touch with the technology |