http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog www.joshandfriends.com.au to web development and just general stuff! Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:52:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well it's been a long time. Too long in fact. I've been very busy with my move to Boston and haven't had a lot of spare time to write. That being said here goes... Windows Vista, Dell XPS m1330 and Microsoft Office 2007 My new Dell XPS m1330  laptop arrived late last ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/07/03/windows-vista-great-myeclipse-horrible-and-jumper-movie-ok/ I just got back from a wonderful weekend in Melbourne. Originally I booked Melbourne as a getaway to forget about not being admitted to MIT, but only a couple of days after I booked the flights and accommodation ... I got accepted! Donna and I headed down there on Friday morning ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/05/20/melbourne/ Ok, I've had many wonderful weeks. The week I met Donna. The week I put on A Night Of Trance 1st Birthday. The week I met Mozart. The week I got into IBM e.t.c. e.t.c. but the last 7 days truly have been amazing! Firstly, I have been officially accepted into ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/05/07/the-best-week-of-my-life/ Having been a long time Netbeans evangelist and community tester of the Visual Web pack, I thought what better way to help support the Netbeans team than with an in-depth blog on the exciting new Netbeans 6.1. I have been using Netbeans since version 3 for various software projects including my ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/04/14/netbeans-61-a-delight-to-use/ Results are in. I got wait listed to MIT. Obviously I am delighted to have reached this stage of the application process, but at the same time disappointed that I have not been accepted. I felt I fitted extremely well with MIT. The alignment of their specialties (e.g. Entrepreneurship, Technology ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/04/08/its-time-to-press-play/ Hi all, As a long time Netbeans evangelist and blogger, I have been spending a great deal of time writing a thorough Netbeans 6.1 IDE review. It is also written for those who seek to compare it with the Eclipse 3.3 IDE. The review is now available here: >> CLICK ME << p.s. ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/04/06/netbeans-61-review-and-netbeans-61-vs-eclipse-33/ This is the week that Admissions will announce their decision for my MIT Sloan application. I haven't been this nervous since I was 8 years old on Christmas eve wondering if I would receive the present I had so hoped for. All last week I couldn't sleep as I was so ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/03/31/well-this-is-it-one-of-the-biggest-weeks-of-my-life/ Hi, I have just upgraded the classifieds (buying n selling) section of Josh and Friends http://www.joshandfriends.com.au/classifieds/. What makes this upgrade so special is that anyone can now sell multiple copies of an item. Why is this useful you say? Because you can now sell event tickets or merchandise via the store on ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/03/15/photopost-classifieds-thank-you/ Just a quick update.... I've been really busy as of late working primarily on my MBA application but also on a variety of other projects both personal and work related. I've been swimming at least 4 times a week and am actively trying to push the 40 second mark for 50 meters ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/03/13/busy-busy-busy/ Hi everyone, I am about to print new Josh and Friends T-shirts and singlet tops. We haven't done any promotional merchandise for a very long time and to improve on the effectiveness of last times efforts, I decided to go for designed shirts and singlets rather than traditional Josh and Friends ... http://joshuavanaalst.com/blog/2008/03/07/new-josh-and-friends-t-shirtssinglet-tops-help-me-pick/