Explains designing a theme API with XML configuration, validation, and storage for a software system.
A technical guide on configuring wildcard domain bindings for multi-tenant applications using the Windows Azure Accelerator for Web Roles.
A review of the 'Microsoft Windows Azure Development Cookbook', praising its practical recipes and depth for Azure developers.
A guide to setting up offline Gmail access using the mutt email client and offlineimap on Linux, with configuration tips for sending and receiving.
A personal blog post detailing the specs, budget, and reasoning behind building a new custom desktop PC, focusing on performance and silence.
A programming tip on overcoming creative blocks by first writing functional but imperfect code, then refining it into an elegant solution.
Introduces loadNicely, a jQuery plugin for smooth image loading with progress indicators and custom callbacks.
A tutorial on setting up and using the Riak NoSQL database with a .NET client library, including installation and configuration steps.
A guide to creating an accessible star rating widget using only CSS, with no JavaScript required for core functionality.
A web developer reflects on the positive aspects of the programming community, highlighting collaboration, meritocracy, and passion.
A critique and improved implementation of CSS3 ticket-like tags using pure CSS with gradients and no extra HTML markup.
A guide to implementing a custom StructureMap IResourceFactory for dependency injection in WCF Web API services, enabling proper constructor injection.
A quick terminal command to permanently unhide the ~/Library folder in OS X Mountain Lion and later versions.
Oracle's Product Assurance team launches a new technical blog focused on OBIEE configuration, tuning, and detailed implementation guidance.
A developer creates twee+, a client-side tool for posting longer tweets without Twitter's character limit, avoiding external services and OAuth.
An overview of the new flexible theme and layout system in the fabrik web framework, designed for developer customization and user configuration.
How to use Azure Table Storage without inheriting from the TableServiceEntity class to reduce dependencies.
Explains the JavaScript shorthand notation `foo#bar` as an alternative to `foo.prototype.bar` for referring to prototype methods.
Performance comparison showing CSS gradients outperform SVG backgrounds in dynamic effects due to browser rendering overhead.
A developer shares their journey learning Windows Azure, highlighting challenges in migrating applications to the cloud and the need for better architectural practices.
