As I was building my Red Hat 9 workstation this weekend, I went looking for a Java IDE that supports other languages as well. I’ve used Microsoft’s Visual Studio in the past, but since I am doing some Java development now VS won’t do the job. Enter NetBeans; a fabulous, Open Source IDE for Java and web applications. I’ve been walking through the tutorial today and find most of the concepts I’m familiar with hold true here. I particularly like the CVS integration, which is straightforward and easy to use. Sun Microsystems is behind NetBeans – go figure. NetBeans was originally a student project coming out of the Czech Republic, which I find very interesting. You can find more history about NetBeans here.

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I've been watching the HBO series Carnivale very intensely. HBO originally marketed the show as a miniseries. The season finale created more questions and left so many unanswered I figured that they had to be gearing up for another season. They are. Clancy Brown (aka Brother Justin) confirmed it during the post season chat on HBO.com.

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