Amazon S3 outage: Almost 7 hours and counting
bloid 
via geekzone.co.nz
Today has been a bad day for many web-sites and startups across the Internet. The reason? An Amazon S3 outage, which started some 7 hours ago (around... more »
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How to include a HTML file in another HTML file
Just about every one has seen the object tag when embedding flash animation into a HTML page. Did you know that the tag can be used to include other... more »
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Developers Firefox 3 1 update should be easy: related news
There is a goal to get a world record for downloads of Firefox 3. Spread Firefox is a site dedicated to, well, spreading Firefox. If you're not sure... more »
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Free utility from Microsoft, to help you manage your Shared Computers
Windows® SteadyState™ 2.5 is now available on Windows XP and Windows Vista. Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet café,... more »
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NetBeans 6.1 - not even 10% a useful IDE
NetBeans has been around for a long time, and recently there is a lot of buzz around its many features. But is it actually useful at all? No.
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3 Reasons not to use Apache mod_rewrite
After reading this discussion on Slashdot regarding an anti-virus agent pretending to be Internet Explorer and flooding sites with requests I waited... more »
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5 Blogs Every Web Developer Should Read
One of the most crucial components of being a web developer is constant education. I have compiled a list of my top 5 favorite web development blogs... more »
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Top Ten Firefox Keyboard Shortcuts
With the release of Firefox 3, I thought I would share my top ten Firefox shortcuts.
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Remove duplicate entries from an Array in PHP
How to remove duplicate entries from an Array in PHP
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rm -r /* -- a lesson in policymaking
I am not a system administrator. However, I am a software engineer, and responsible for administrating systems. As technical director, it is also my... more »
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Laid off? The one thing you absolutely need to do if you’re rich or stupid
I like people who have no understanding of the average Joe, but preach to him anyway. They’re cute and their naivety is endearing in a certain way.
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5 sure fire ways to make yourself look like an idiot
When you’re presenting direct offers to customers either through direct mail, email marketing, telemarketing or door to door sales, here’s five sure... more »
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10 Tips to Stay Motivated, Sane and Productive
Maintaining enthusiasm, productivity levels, a sense of humor and general sanity can sometimes be a challenge for career freelancers! Here are ten... more »
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It's time to retire "Linux ready for the desktop"
Quite a few reviews of new Linux releases these days try to determine if a distribution is "ready for the desktop." I myself have probably been guilty... more »
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An Argument for PHP
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Currently, over on Slashdot, there is an article on forthcoming features in PHP version 6. And, like most PHP articles, the comments section is... more »
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XML: The Angle Bracket Tax
Everywhere I look, programmers and programming tools seem to have standardized on XML. Configuration files, build scripts, local data storage, code... more »
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PHP Has No Culture of Testing
Raphael Stolt via sebastian-bergmann.de
Charles Nutter, a Sun engineer who has worked on the JRuby project, commented on PHP in a panel discussion at Sun's CommunityOne conference. I will... more »
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Encryption of strings in Cold Fusion
Simple tutorian on CFM encryption
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Use ColdFusion? Use Java.
If you use ColdFusion (or another Java-based CFML runtime), you should be using Java. There's a reason that CF uses Java under the hood: Java is... more »
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5 reasons why the Drupal CMS is not ready for the enterprise
Many Open Source content management systems written in PHP want to be recongnized by the business industry as being "enterprise" ready. This is not... more »
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Just to clarify - It isn't Ext JS guys who are ignoramuses, it's the other guys
The ignoramuses are the guys complaining about Ext JS's switch to GNU v3. They are the people who don't understand OSS licensing (but claim they do),... more »
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The GNU Open-Source License, Ext JS and IGNORAMUSES
All this talk surrounding Ext JS is quite disturbing! No one seems to understand the GNU open-source license. The GNU OSS license is well suited for... more »
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Learning PHP The Extremely Easy Way!
Dynamic Web Design: Why Use PHP? If you are involved in web design at all you have probably heard of and may even be familiar with PHP. Many... more »
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