Hey guys!
Wanted to give you a quick look-see at what a few of my blogger buds have to say about NetBeans 4.0.
Check out Tim Bray (of ongoing fame) and Tim Boudreau. Tim, btw, is the celebrated coauthor of NetBeans, the Definitive Guide. Also check out Colm Smyth and Elan Meng. (for added entertainment, play scrabble with their names.)
;-)
mary
It wouldn't be a launch without an official T-shirt...
Pretty good, eh? Really appeals to the marketing girl inside me. Check out the back...
And please join me in thanking our model. Who was very gracious and induldging during the photo shoot.
:-)
mary
There's a lot to see in Prague after dark...
... the city comes alive...
...it's just breathtakingly beautiful...
... so I spent a little time taking it all in...
... truly spectacular.
mary
We interrupt this NetBeans all-you-can-eat buffet to bring you a special announcement.
One of my favorite Sun execs 
has penned an opinion piece that is well worth reading.
It's about how Sun equips its workforce to have secure, authenticated access to the data and applications that we need to get our jobs done -- wherever in the world we may be.
I am living this life, people.
I use an ultra thin client to get my job done.
Here's a picture of me packing it up to go on a business trip. 
Did I mention that the NetBeans team is in Prague? I live in the US. And the only thing from a computing perspective that I took with me across the pond was my Sun badge, which has a Java Card smart chip on it. No laptop. No power cable (which would have required an adapter by the way). No ethernet cords. No mouse. No nothing.
Because, you see my friends, I am living this life. The network is the computer. Sun equips me with the tools to tap into it, get access to my data, my applications -- all the tools that I need to get my job done -- wherever in the world I happen to be.
(Here I happen to be working in Prague...)
Check out the Bill Vass piece. Like I said, well worth reading.
mary