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taming ruby on Rails with FiveRuns: Taming Ruby on Rails with FiveRunsIf the software works wellit will be useful for project refactoring, and assisting the Rails contributors with optimizations too.It's also important to push correct server setups. I know of hosting companies that run in development mode and have heavily laden Apache processes front ending to...; Tags: Ruby on Rails, Scripting languages, IT Services, OPEN SOURCE, Taming Ruby, FiveRuns, rail; Discussion threads 2008-03-18

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PrinterSetup project for CUPS: A recently released printer utility for larger Mac deployments is in "prototyping phase." For those managing mass-quantities of Macs and Unix machines, this project could be useful. PrinterSetup is a component of PrintingWorks, an open-source CUPS "print accounting solution" by Lucid Information Systems. The docs say it's...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, PrinterSetup, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-12
WeBuilder 2008 (exe): WeBuilder is revolutionary all-in-one Web code editor that enables you to edit HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, Ruby and other web documents within single program. Clean and convenient interface, quick startup, true flexibility, and powerful features allow you to create and edit HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, WML, PHP, ASP, ASP.Net,...; Tags: HTML, Ruby, Blumentals Software, WeBuilder, Scripting Languages, CSS, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Free Edition (rar): A MUGEN fighting game (150 MB) . The game includes an arcade mode, team battle, survival, and watch mode. The game uses interlaced graphics :( There's a whopping 56 characters. 28 from each universe: Akuma, Amingo, Anakaris, B.B. Hood, Blackheart, Cable, Cammy, Captain America, Captain Commando, Charlie, Chun-Li, Colossus, Cyclops,...; Tags: SpiDoL Games, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools: Do you think Windows Vista is slow, crash-prone, or unreliable? Join the crowd. Over the past year, reviews of Windows Vista by mainstream media outlets, the technical press, bloggers, and ordinary users have been, for the most part, scathing. And many of those bad reviews were absolutely accurate. My...; Tags: Performance, PC, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, Tool, Dialog Box, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-06

Profits-strapped Sun continues decade-long pitch to developers on Java dominance: Leading up to the JavaOne developers conference, Sun Microsystems posted an embarrassing quarterly profit loss, is making OpenSolaris more open than ever, bringing the OpenSolaris platform value to the Amazon Web Services cloud, and is still using variations on the projectile theme to send T-shirts into the international crowd of...; Tags: Developer, Sun Microsystems Inc., NetBeans Ecosystem, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-06
The changing SAP culture: The changing SAP cultureHow will SAP attract developer talent?The #1 issue I see with SAP, as an outsider, is that it is a closed, proprietary system with which it is impossible to get experience. People who implement SAP scream and scream for developer talent who can make it sing and...; Tags: Programming languages, Enterprise software, SAP AG, ABAP; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
PHP delivers key patches: PHP delivers key patchesForget PHPRuby based frameworks are going to take the market by storm.; Tags: Patches, Scripting languages, PHP, patch management; Discussion threads 2008-05-03
News to know: Sun; Microhoo; Vista; Linux security; Spigit: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Sun plans layoffs following weak quarter; Blames U.S. economy Nate McFeters: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification Steve Ballmer's defining hour Mary...; Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Linux, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Or edit the registry to disable Secure Desktop (Taming Vista's User Account Control): Or edit the registry to disable Secure Desktop (Taming Vista's User Account Control)secure desktopI've been looking for this solution for some time. There are a few problems, h owever: 1) The link provided goes to a blog about no back door Vista conspiracy. 2) At least on my Vista HOme...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Secure Desktop, User Account Control; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
News to know: Microhoo; Taming Vista UAC; iPhone; Google; CIO Sessions: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC. Images: Taming Vista's User Account Control right Larry Dignan: Microhoo: Wall Street gets antsy Mary Jo Foley: XP SP3 delayed by glitch New test releases...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Vista UAC, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, 3G, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UACEd, You RockExcellent article; thanks a bunch.RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UACFinally! A journalist that spends time telling us how to make our vista experience better instead of endlessly trashing it.So many journalists think they are providing some "value" by telling...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), UAC, Taming UAC, Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC: The User Account Control feature in Windows Vista has been known to drive normally level-headed people over the edge with frustration. If you find it annoying, you might be tempted to turn it off. According to Microsoft research, somewhere between 12 and 16 percent of all Windows Vista users do...; Tags: Program, Account, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, Dialog Box, OK, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Taming Vista's User Account Control: The User Account Control feature in Windows Vista has been known to drive normally level-headed people over the edge with frustration. But shutting it off isn't the best answer. In this walkthrough, Ed Bott explains how to tone down the hard edges of UAC without sacrificing its protection. by Ed...; Tags: Windows Vista, User Account Control, UAC; Image galleries 2008-04-29
Why Client-server fails: Why Client-server failsControlling the what happens on the client.You control what happens on the client by requiring of it the least possible functionality ("fill this form in"), and placing no application logic there.If you do validation on the client, this is only as a convenience to the user, and all...; Tags: Servers, Nothing, client-server; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Is it too late for open source Java?: Is it too late for open source Java?There is no Java in AJAXJavascript in AJAX is not Java at all. It is just an unfortunate naming coincidence.This discussion is a "Tempest in a tea pot"Most companies want vendor support and neither Ruby or Python are first class citizens in the...; Tags: Programming languages, Scripting languages, Development tools, Java, programming language, programming, Ruby, open source; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Is it too late for open source Java?: Sun says it is working hard to make Java completely open source so Linux shops can use it. But is it already too late? Developers who commented on Slashdot recently said it is. They said the company's previous proprietary attitude caused them to turn...; Tags: Open Source, Programming Languages, Java, Scripting Languages, Linux, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Twitter turmoil: when does it end?: The news that Twitter's lead architect Blaine Cook and Lee Mighdoll, VP engineering have left should be no surprise. Let's be blunt. Despite the neutral language used in various posts, they were fired. One has to wonder whether Jack Dorsey is next, especially as he doesn't seem to understand the...; Tags: Twitter, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Live Mesh: Microsoft hews to open standards rule: As reported pretty much everywhere already (I rarely "scoop" things, a trait that would make me a bad journalist were I ever to become one), Microsoft has provided more details about the new platform that it is calling "Live Mesh." They will likely have the same problem explaining it that...; Tags: Open Standard, Microsoft Corp., Live Mesh, RSS, .Net, Application Servers, Scripting Languages, Middleware, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Web Development, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Komodo Edit (Mac OS X/Intel) (3): Komodo Edit is a free, open source, multi-platform, multi-language editor for dynamic languages and Ajax technology, including Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby and Tcl; plus support for browser-side code including JavaScript, CSS, HTML and XML. Background syntax checking and syntax coloring catch errors immediately, while autocomplete and calltips guide you as...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, ActiveState Tool Corp., Komodo Edit, Apple Mac OS, Scripting Languages, CSS, AJAX, Apple Mac OS X, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Desktops, Development Tools, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Web 2.0, Software Development, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-04-18