Russ is pretty impressed with Opera Mini. I couldn't agree more. Web browsing has been so much more enjoyable since I've installed it on my RAZR last november.

Living near by Seattle, you get used to the fact that the local pro teams always seems to come so close, but never actually go anywhere. Well, not this time. The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl for the first time in 30 years.

Even though we'll most likely be watching the Puppy Bowl instead. I predict that we'll either get creamed or it'll be very close.

I was playing with the Motorola Phone Tools multimedia studio and decided that I should try to create an Underworld: Evolution wallpaper for my RAZR.

It turned to be quite easy actually.

The wait is almost over…

Erik's Pulse has been published.

I use IDEA for most of my development, but since I work with many different companies, I often have to use Eclipse too. Every couple months or so, I make a point to start a new personal project in Eclipse, just to keep up to speed.

Today was the day. As I was starting to set things up, I asked Cédric a few questions about shortcuts in Eclipse. As I was lamenting about how I felt so unproductive using Eclipse, he mentioned something I totally agree with. It's all a matter of mindsets.

The more I work with IDEA, the more I find Eclipse's ways counter-intuitive. For example, I was asking about a shortcut to create a class. Cédric mentioned starting with ctrl-n, which is really nifty. Except that when I first looked for it, I could not find it. Why? Because it is labeled as "Other…" under the File->New menu options.

My IDEA-mindset automatically assumed that "Other" meant everything but what was listed above.

The morale of the story. I need to spend more time with Eclipse on a regular basis.