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Hi, I'm James Briggs, an Internet computer programmer/DBA in Silicon Valley. I've been programming for 20 years for companies like eBay, Cisco, Yahoo!, Apple, Amazon and startups.In my spare time I do Open Source programming and like flying airplanes, karate and studying Asian languages.
This blog talks about events, places and things in my life.


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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Restaurant Review: Athena Greek Restaurant, Santa Clara
I had lunch at Athena Grill today. It’s a cafeteria-style Greek restaurant in Santa Clara. The mixed grill with chicken and lamb was excellent: fresh, hot and tasty. The greek salad was ok. My friend had the vegetarian bean soup … Continue reading
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MacFilmmakers’: Apple Motion and Adobe CS4 Demos
MacFilmmakers’ had 2 trainers present new product features. Mark Spencer from Day Street Productions gave a talk on “Apple Motion workflow tips and tricks”. Mark is a very polished trainer and a pleasure to listen to. He said it took … Continue reading
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