After reviewing different ways of displaying data in chart and tabular forms, it was clear that web-based data visualization was more developed than the tools available for java swing. I suppose this isn’t surprising since web-based data visualization has a larger developer base and is used by a larger audience in comparison to desktop based […]
Archive | November, 2013
MoneyJar: Import CSV to MySQL
Recently I have been considering how to implement the persistence layer of the MoneyJar application. However, after looking at some examples online a new perspective hit me that will change how data is managed in the MoneyJar application. The Changes Instead of importing the CSV file and parsing them into a list of transaction objects […]

Build or buy a server cluster.
Being quite old now (relatively) I have now been through several PCs. My first custom build, a rebuild, and several other pcs that have made their way into my collection. They are all previous generation intel Pentium 4’s and Celerons. They litter corners of rooms, lofts, cupboard, and garages. The question is what to do […]