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Free Online Web Testgrounds

February 25, 2013
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Free Online Web Testgrounds

Over the past year, three online Web testing “playgrounds” have emerged which can be quite useful to WordPress and Web developers alike. All three allow users to register and then save their work for later review at no cost. Here are the test environs: JSFiddle – allows testing in 3 panels: HTML, CSS, and...

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SQLFiddle:Demo and Testing for SQL Databases

June 21, 2012
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SQLFiddle:Demo and Testing for SQL  Databases

Previously, JSFiddle was featured here as a very handy JavaScript demo and testing environ on the Web. I use it when I don’t have my own machine but want to test out a Web Page that has JavaScript code. Well now the same testing capability has been created for SQL – and its called...

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DBMS Directions

May 17, 2012
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There is a whole class of new database development that refines the classic Relational database models. Think NoSQL and NewSQL. Here is a paper by Daniel Abadi who is responsible for some of the better NoSQL implementations and has influenced the NewSQL directions. This is a greater starter reference on what is currently  happening in database...

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Posting PowerPoints in WordPress

March 18, 2012
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Embeds into WordPress The most reliable embeds of PowerPoints into WordPress Posts and Pages found so far is using Google Docs viewer WordPress plugin by F.Davis. Here is the Modeling Course Notes PDF: Here is, from the same Modeling...

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The OS Mess

July 23, 2011
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The primary reason ye Editor is NOT an admirer of Apple and Steve Jobs is his relentless drive to establish a monopoly equal to or greater than Bill Gates’ Microsoft. Steve is out to prove that 30 years ago, he was the real deal, the real innovator in personal computing – and Bill …....

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New WordPress 3.1

February 24, 2011
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New WordPress 3.1

The updated WordPress 3.1 is out and adds a lot of capabilities which will delight developers – yes, its one of those behind the UI screens updates as seen in the screenshot below: WordPress users who have updated to WordPress 2.9 will have an easy install/update to 3.1 [one of the key competitive advantages...

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Client Software Development – 3 Added Degrees of Complexity

November 9, 2010
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Client Software Development – 3 Added Degrees of Complexity

There is no doubt that the classic Computing World is fragmenting. No more the Wintel monopoly as it is losing its 90% market share dominance of the personal computing client scene to upstart Apple iDevices, Android smartphones plus a wave of RIM,Dell, Samsung, Archos and other tablets. The PC, even in laptop form, is...

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Java + LAMP Hosting:Stallmanned

March 4, 2010
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I just finished an all day seminar on BIRT the partially Open Source report writing package available from Actuate. BIRT software is impressive especially with...

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WordPress is Best Overall CMS of 2009

November 30, 2009
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Okay, I will admit a bias toward WordPress because I have been using it on 5 of my own blogs and dozens of other projects. But I use Drupal, Joomla. Gallery, PHPBB and Coppermine too. No one CMS is clearly dominant – you fit each CMS strengths to the tasks at hand. Interestingly, WordPress...

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PostgreSQL: Signs of Maturity

October 7, 2009
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Over the past few years, PostgreSQL has caught my attention for spatial processing features, suggestions of enterprise level performance plus features and other virtues. But I have stayed away because PostgreSQL installations were problematic and the Administration features suspect. Well in the past 3 years that has changed substantially – and I have the...

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