I had a strange problem occurring with some JUnit tests java.lang.AbstractMethodError: org.apache.xerces.dom.DeferredElementImpl.getTextContent()Ljava/lang/String; at com.whirlycott.cache.CacheManager.configure(Unknown Source) at com.whirlycott.cache.CacheManager.(Unknown Source) at com.whirlycott.cache.CacheManager.(Unknown Source) … Turns out that if you have Commons Configuration specified in your Maven POM, you’ll get this error. You need to specify this in pom.xml: … and specify xercesImpl 2.6.2 as a dependency. Things [...]
Monthly Archives: July 2006
MSIE hangs when trying to load .jpg images
7/25/2006 – 7:39 am
Bea recently started getting complaints from her blog readers that they couldn’t see the images on her site. I thought that it was strange that neither of us would have noticed this, but sure enough, they were right. The problem was infuriatingly difficult to debug, so I figured that I would post my fix here. [...]
Just Another Reason I'm Happy with a Mac
7/24/2006 – 6:51 pm
I transferred a copy of WinXP from an old laptop to my Parallels virtual machine on my Mac (used for testing), but now Windows XP Activation doesn’t work. And, yes, now I have to call Microsoft. Guess what the lady on the phone said? Their systems are down and that I should call back in [...]
StyleFeeder in the Boston Globe
7/17/2006 – 10:51 am
StyleFeeder is featured on the front page of the Boston Globe’s business section today. If you’re not a lover of dead trees, maybe you prefer the online version? My favorite part is in the little sidebar section entitled “Room to grow” where it shows the funding amounts of some other companies doing similar-ish things to [...]
It doesn't happen every day
7/7/2006 – 4:52 pm
StyleFeeder was featured in a Boston Herald article yesterday. Thanks to all who showed up at the party last night!
StyleFeeder Party 7:00PM Thursday, July 6th
7/5/2006 – 4:01 pm
If you’re in Harvard Square tomorrow night, drop by the Top 10 Sources offices 66 Church Street at 7pm for a bit of fun, food and… StyleFeeder Post a comment or drop me an email if you are planning on joining us so we can make sure that there’s enough to eat. Everyone’s welcome!