A guide to building a personal, expandable, and safe home fileserver using an HP Proliant Microserver and Ubuntu.
Developer open sources several past projects including Instant.fm, Fling, CMSploit, and WireSheep, encouraging others to release code.
An introduction to RStudio, an open-source IDE that enhances the R programming experience with a more user-friendly interface and features.
Explains the Strategy design pattern in JavaScript with a practical game character movement example to create flexible, swappable algorithms.
A guide to implementing classic Gang of Four design patterns in JavaScript, with explanations and code examples.
Web developer Lea Verou announces joining the W3C team to work on developer relations, web education, and standards design.
Introducing Prism, a lightweight, extensible syntax highlighter for code snippets with plugin support and semantic HTML.
Explains why MySQL's 'utf8' charset is incomplete and how to use 'utf8mb4' for full Unicode support, including emojis.
Part 6 of a series on building a roguelike game in Clojure, covering refactoring, a combat system, and messaging infrastructure.
Introducing Ceilometer, the OpenStack project for metering and collecting usage data from cloud platform components for billing and analytics.
A guide to upgrading RAM on a Dell Latitude E4310 laptop, including steps and a note on the impact on hibernation file size.
Analyzes the debate on releasing US government-funded software as open source vs. public domain, focusing on legal nuances and practical barriers.
How to identify which SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) server sent an email subscription by checking email headers.
Troubleshooting a rogue SSRS e-mail subscription by analyzing e-mail headers to identify the sending server.
A retrospective on learning R vs. SAS, highlighting initial frustrations with R's complexity and package management compared to SAS's structured approach.
A hands-on guide to installing and configuring the Windows Azure Services for Windows Server technical preview in a private datacenter environment.
An update to the -prefix-free library addressing CSS gradient angle changes in modern browsers to ensure compatibility.
Author shares their personal Emacs configuration on Git, detailing setup for the development version and offering insights.
A technical guide on configuring OBIEE and TimesTen connectivity within Oracle Exalytics, covering configuration files and setup scenarios.
Discusses the critical role of well-designed APIs in software development, using personal experience with Python's Requests library as a key example.
