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Whole House Distributed HDTV: The various ways to distribute analog, standard definition television around the home are well established. However few, if any of these can be extended to distributing HDTV (High-Definition Television) around the home. In this article we present one way of doing just that. And all without having to run expensive, dedicated component video, digital audio and/or HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) cables to every room. (June/July 2008)

Web Architecture Zone
- Writing efficient PHP: Already understand PHP? Now, you can learn to write more efficient PHP code or improve the performance of existing PHP applications. (July 2002)
Java Zone
- Introduction to J2ME: An introduction to the Java 2 Micro Edition, including coverage of MIDP and KJava. Co-written with Shari L. Jones (June 2001)

Develop n-tier applications using J2EE: An introduction to the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition specification by way of BEA’s WebLogic Server (December 2000)
Servlets in Apache Tomcat and BEA Systems’ WebLogic Server: Deploy servlets and Web applications in two popular application servers (February 2001)

Technical resource for the article, An introduction to WebLogic Server 6.0 for Linux by Shari L. Jones (March 2001)
Getting started with StarOffice under Linux: Learn how to install both the single-user and multiuser configurations (March 2000)
StarOffice goes to school: The program offers Microsoft-free file compatibility (December 2000)

How to avoid potential pitfalls in your Java application development: Writing enterprise Java apps for Solaris and Windows NT? Here are 10 common weak points to consider when aiming for cross-platform compatibility (November 1998)
Technical resource for the article, “Plugging Windows NT into a Sun network” by Shari L. Jones, February 1999; article reproduced on Solaris Developer Connection.

Technical resource for the two part series by Shari L. Jones. Part 1 titled, An Introduction to JDOM, XML Journal, Vol. 2, No. 7, (July 2001). Part 2 titled, Using JDOM, appeared in the August 2001 issue.

Developed the JavaScript ROI calculator for the article A quick ROI analysis can help you make key NT migration decisions by Shari L. Jones (July 1999)

Quoted in MCP Magazine, April 1999, Great Job! Companies That Treat Their MCPs Right
Quoted in MCP Magazine, June 1998, 101 Tips for Certification Success, tip #9 (pp. 36-56 of the printed magazine)