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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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Blackberry Launchers and Icons
To add a desktop application or web bookmark icon on the Blackberry desktop … you need a signed Java app (aka launcher) and icon file. BBLauncher.com allows non-programmers, or programmers who don’t want to pay RIM $20.00 for a master … Continue reading
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