Archive for the ‘Computer Programmer Stuff’ Category

Inside Apple’s insane developer agreement

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Apple recently released a new version of its iPhone Developer Program License agreement, and it has caused quite a controversy. http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/programming-and-development/?p=2486&tag=nl.e055

If You Have a Website

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

To which you would like to drive more free traffic, watch this short video. http://www.ericstips.com/linkstrategy/

Important Web-Site Priority

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Web users spend 80% of their time looking at information above the page http://www.useit.com/alertbox/scrolling-attention.html

Russian security firm rails against responsible disclosure

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

A little known Russian security firm has taken the bold step of releasing details of zero-day exploits in business software every day for the rest of January, according to reports. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/164630,russian-security-firm-rails-against-responsible-disclosure.aspx

Systems suffer new year hangover

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Software systems across the world went haywire on 1 January because they were not programmed to handle the year 2010. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/164632,systems-suffer-new-year-hangover.aspx#poll

What Windows 7 means to developers

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Wondering what Windows 7 will break in your applications? Justin James assures you that there’s not much need to worry. http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/programming-and-development/?p=1819&tag=nl.e055

The Jakob Nielsen Alertbox for September 14 is now online

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Simple user testing with 5 participants, paper prototyping, and heuristic evaluation offer a cheap, fast, and early focus on usability, as well as many rounds of iterative design.http://www.useit.com/alertbox/discount-usability.html

Disabling automatic drive letter assignment

Monday, September 7th, 2009

For certain situations, it may be necessary to tell Windows not to automatically mount new storage that become visible to the server. http://www.zdnetasia.com/techguide/windows/0,39044904,62057146,00.htm

Managing servers and other systems from the iPhone

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Server administration can be a 24/7 job, but who wants to be tethered to a laptop all the time? http://www.zdnetasia.com/techguide/storage/0,39045058,62057245,00.htm

Researchers find large-scale XML library flaws

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Researchers in Finland have found a series of flaws in the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) libraries that could pose a serious security risk. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/152232,researchers-find-large-scale-xml-library-flaws.aspx

How Little Do Users Read?

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

On the average Web page, users have time to read at most 28% of the words during an average visit; 20% is more likely. more

Embarcadero buys CodeGear – Borland left to focus on ALM

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

CodeGear, the development tools unit of Borland Software, has been acquired by Embarcadero Technologies. more

Google: Unicode vanquishes ASCII

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Unicode has overtaken ASCII as the most popular character encoding scheme on the World Wide Web. Also vanquished at almost exactly the same time was the Western European encoding. more

Type and Layout Design Principles

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Here is a link to a web design expert’s usability site. This week’s article features a couple of points near and dear to my soul. here

They exactly mirror the advice in a book I purchased twenty years ago called “Communicating or Just Making Pretty Shapes” by Colin Wheildon. It is a must read for anyone having anything to do with creating marketing or promotional material.

Cascading Style Sheet Tip

Monday, April 21st, 2008

I am learning more about cascading style shhets and came across this post.

Bridging the Channel

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

A reader writes: “I have four slots for DDR2 memory. How do you set up the system for dual-channel or single-channel? Which is faster?” here

What is cross-site scripting?

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Cross-site scripting, also known as “XSS,” is a class of security exploit that has gotten a fair bit of attention in the last few years. more

A great resource for web site planning

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Just read some posts on theming web sites over here

Intel details roadmap to more cores

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Intel has laid out its future product roadmap, including a forthcoming six-core upgrade to its Xeon processor line, details of its next micro-architecture codenamed Nehalem, future 32nm chips, and technology with which it plans to meet requirements for high-performance graphics and visualisation. more

Bridging the Designer–User Gap

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Depending on how representative designers are of the target audience, a project might need more or less user testing. Still, usability concerns never go away completely. more