C4 notes: Pizza and pie shakes
The C4 indie Mac developer conference in Chicago is decidedly different. Different in that it's the brainchild not of some conference and expo company, but of one guy -- developer Jonathan "Wolf" Rentzsch. Different in that it's in Chicago. Different in that it's steadfastly a small event, happening over a weekend and with a relatively small capacity that makes it awfully hard to get into.
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Novell technology lets developers use .Net and C# instead of C or Objective-C to build applications for Apple's handheld.
I've Looked at Code From Both Sides Now
There's nothing like living someone else's job for a while to truly understand that a request for just one more "little tweak" doesn't seem so minor to a bleary-eyed coder who's just finished a 4 to 8 a.m. coding session.
How Microsoft Made PHP Suck Less on Windows
Windows might be a popular platform for running certain kinds of Web applications. But too many developers have been burnt by trying to deploy PHP applications on a Windows server. Microsoft is aiming to change that. In fact, while you weren't looking, they already made some improvements.
How to Sponsor an Open Source Sprint
Does your favorite open source project need just a little extra functionality? Your company can encourage the developers to add the features you’ve been yearning for – for far, far less money than you imagine.
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If the comments are ugly, the code is ugly
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SVG a graphics format for 21st century
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Take Chrome OS for a test spin
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Solaris Tip: Have Your Files Changed Since Installation?
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Android fragments vs. the iPhone monolith
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What Gizmodo missed about the Pro WX Wireless USB disk drive
Sidekick: The Good News & the Bad News
Either way you look at it Microsoft Data Center management did not follow standards or best practices in this failure. In which case it makes me wonder more about the outsourcing of corporate data much less personal data.
- mburton325
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