Alvin Alexander’s Blog

I’ve had fun shopping for geek gift ideas on and off for the last two days, and so far I’ve come up with two lists of gift ideas.

My first list is ‘Geek gift ideas’ for under $10, and lists all the ‘geek gift’ items I could find for under $10. And if I do say so myself, that is a tough chore these days.

My second list is ‘Geek gift ideas’ for under $20. Going up to $20 gave me a little more flexibility, but I have to say, I’m pretty happy with both shopping lists.

This has been a fun experience, shopping for holiday ‘geek gift ideas’, and a nice break from the norm.

I created this Java String array tutorial a couple of days ago, and I’m pretty happy with it. I was surprised when I looked around and realized I hadn’t covered the Java String array topic very well, so I kicked it out pretty quick. And while I’m in the neighborhood, here’s a quick link to the most recent Java String API documentation.

Still poking around on Sun’s site, here’s a link to some array documentation they have.

While living in Alaska over the summer I created a website named OneMansAlaska.com, filled with tons of pictures and fewer words. I hope you like it.

I’ve written a few other tutorials for using the Mac. Those links are shown here:

• How to use burn folders to make backups on Mac OS/X
• How to make Java applications look like native Mac applications
• How to bundle a Java application on Mac OS/X using the Jar Bundler

I’ve written a series of tutorials on how to create podcasts on Mac OS/X using GarageBand. The links for these tutorials are shown here:

• How to create a podcast on the Mac with GarageBand
• Creating a podcast on Mac OS/X with GarageBand (part 2)
• How to create a podcast on Mac OS/X with GarageBand (part 3)