Automatic Java Class Diagram Generation Using ObjectAid

I was looking for a tool that would allow me to view my classes graphically, until I bumped into this question from stackoverflow.com:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1120032/what-is-your-favorite-automatic-class-diagram-generator-for-eclipse

And after trying several tools, I think ObjectAid beats'em all.

Object Aid Website:
http://www.objectaid.com/

The Google Chrome Dictionary Plugin

I always have trouble finding and installing the google chrome dictionary plugin, therefore, I'm posting this link as a reminder:

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja?hl=en-US

Sticky Notes Utility and More...

I've been used to using ATNotes, which is a sticky notes utility that was very light weight but had some frustrations. I'm telling you, writing your todo's on a sticky note on screen is an excellent way to keep your mind fresh and at the same time keeping all your TODOs as a reminder.

However, some frustrations with ATNotes bothered me, so I've started looking for alternatives. Usually I do this be searching on google for "ATNotes alternativeto" (without double quotes), which displays the alternetiveto.net site.

Luckily, I found a wonderful alternative which is named Stickies. I've installed it and found it great, simple, lightweight and doesn't interfere with your system or registry.

If you still need more alternatives you can check the list on http://alternativeto.net/software/atnotes/.

More interestingly, I found that the company that made this utility also made some interesting utilities which I name a few here:

1. Stickies (The already mentioned sticky note utility).

2. ZBar (multiple task bars for multiple screens)

3. Bart (A wonderful simple backup utility).

4. Caffeine ( A utility that simulates a key press every one minute to avoid your PC from stand by or screen saving).

The Programmers Notepad

If you're one of those people whom dislike thick fat development IDE's, and at the same time you miss many of those rich highlighting and search/replace features in your simples editors.

Then go no further...

Try "The Programmers Notepad".

1.3 MB in size, free, wonderful, and very light-weight.

I loved it from first 'site' : /
at http://www.pnotepad.org/

I think I'll let go of EditPlus. My X-Favorite Editor.

Power Shell versus Bash

A good command prompt has always been a weakness point in MS Windows. Compared with bash scripting in Linux/Solaris/UNIX, the command prompt simply lacks a command prompt.

Microsoft aggressively striked back this time with Microsoft's new Power Shell. You can download it from the following link or read more about it here. Expect better automation tasks and large bash scripts to be so common on Windows.

This Week's Quick Peeks

Here I'll mention some interesting tools I came across from friends and websites:

1. Notepad++. A wonderful light-weight and powerful editor program.
2. Guerillamail.com. Create a disposable email that lasts for 15 minutes for use in registration forms. Ver practical.
3. Whats Running. A tool that lets you control your startup programs, and view all system processes, loaded dll's, threads, services, etc. Simple, wonderful and free.
4. Java Excelsior. The best java commercial native compiler on earth for both windows and linux.
5. HowStuffWorks.com. A site that explains how stuff works.
6. Krugle.com. A search engine for developers. Check it out.
7. Handling Back Pain. An interesting article on how to relieve, prevent and exercise to rescue your back. Simple and easy exercises for "Belly Coders" (thats me).
8. A list of the top programming languages. Most recent ranks of who is at the top, is it Java, PHP, C, C++, or * ?

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Whats Running?

One thing I used to hate about Windows in general, was the lack of transparency of processes, services, startup programs, threads, network sockets, etc. There might be some techniques I'm not aware of in viewing all these entities within the system. But I dont think I need to learn any of these hidden techniques after finding this free useful tool by the name of "Whats Running".