Update: Ubuntu 12.10 is out; check how it does on the HP Probook 4720s. Canonical releases just a few days ago Ubuntu 12.04, which according to their roadmap [1] will be supported until 2017. If you have been following this blog or even tried out Ubuntu on your 4720s you know that the ride [2] … Continue reading Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on the HP ProBook 4720s
Month: Apr 2012
Missing history update when clicking on links in GWT and HtmlUnit unittests
I'm still pretty enthusiastic about the benefits of templating [1] GWT UIs with HTML as it turns out to be a productive way for altering UIs without going through a tedious compilation and deployment procedure. HtmlUnit 2.9 is a great java browser for integration-testing Ajax applications. It works fine with GWT and we use it … Continue reading Missing history update when clicking on links in GWT and HtmlUnit unittests
Installing a local DNS cache on Ubuntu 11.10
A while ago I noticed that Firebug would report 40-100ms DNS lookups for sites that could not possibly not be in the local DNS. When reloading a page that had just been rendered, the same DNS lookup delays would show up over and over. I could not verify whether it's an issue with my ISP … Continue reading Installing a local DNS cache on Ubuntu 11.10
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