A software engineer's perspective on upward micromanagement, offering strategies for managing your manager effectively.
A security vulnerability in SQL Server (2005-2008 R2) allows guest account impersonation to bypass database access controls, with a fix planned for a future version.
A developer's postmortem analysis of creating 'Bugger,' a speed-typing game about fighting programming bugs, covering development time and tools.
Fixing ORA-28001 and ORA-01017 errors when changing expired passwords on Oracle 11g using 10g clients.
Zend and partners release Simple Cloud API, a unified interface for interacting with multiple cloud storage and queue services.
Developer updates on Awesome WM 3.4 & 3.5 progress, Lua object layer improvements, and mentoring a Google Summer of Code project for XCB.
A technical guide on parsing email attachments and body content from multipart emails using Python's email and StringIO modules.
A compilation and analysis of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) performance benchmark documents published by Oracle.
A guide to implementing on-the-fly JavaScript minification in Apache Cocoon using the JSMin library.
Diagnosing and resolving slow OBIEE login issues caused by cluster controller failover due to network configuration problems.
SharePoint code samples from SharePoint Saturday Copenhagen, including ULS logging, webpart cleanup, and SPExLib extensions.
A deep dive into the CSS3 text-shadow property, exploring its syntax, creative uses, browser bugs, and compatibility issues.
A personal list of recommended SharePoint development books, including titles on MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0, and ASP.NET.
A developer's critique of OBIEE dashboard compatibility across Opera, Firefox, IE, and Chrome browsers, highlighting rendering issues.
A comprehensive reference for OBIEE AdminTool.exe command line syntax, including commands for repository management and metadata export.
Explores why enterprise software development struggles to connect with consumers, contrasting it with the agile, user-driven approach of startups.
Explores an undocumented /command switch in Oracle BI's AdminTool.exe for scripting RPD file changes, with usage examples and cautions.
Announcing the stable 1.0 release of MvcSiteMapProvider for ASP.NET MVC, highlighting new features like ACL extensibility and dynamic parameters.
Clarifies the correct Oracle support portal URL for accessing Metalink 3 service requests to avoid errors.
A guide to using RSS feeds and del.icio.us tags to track content and discussions related to Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE).
