Org-mode and holidays
A developer shares a custom patch for Org-mode to visually highlight holidays in the agenda view, similar to weekends.
A developer shares a custom patch for Org-mode to visually highlight holidays in the agenda view, similar to weekends.
Explores the rise of cloud computing, its core concepts, and its imminent impact on federal government IT infrastructure and contracting.
Analysis of different UI patterns for editing tags in applications, comparing pros and cons of various approaches used by popular platforms.
A technical guide on using PowerShell to create and configure an anonymous web application in SharePoint 2010, including site collection setup.
A guide to creating simple Mac applications from shell scripts using the 'appify' tool and customizing their icons.
A developer details new features for a Google Maps Emacs extension, including coordinate handling, home location mapping, and caching.
A tutorial on using WPF's MultiBinding to pass multiple parameters to an ICommand in MVVM, with a concrete search box example.
A developer shares their positive experience and key learnings from working with the Zend Framework for PHP web development projects.
A new Org-mode patch adds custom icon support for categories in agenda and todo views, requiring simple configuration.
Author introduces 'shore', a statically typed, Python-inspired language designed for conciseness and high-level abstractions.
A low-cost method for monitoring OBIEE 10g systems using built-in JMX, jconsole, and custom scripting for data export and visualization.
SQL queries to analyze and identify performance bottlenecks in Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) batch jobs with many tasks.
A developer presents benchmark results showing ext4 filesystem scalability improvements on a 48-core system for an upcoming Linux kernel talk.
Patches added to Emacs 24 to enable proper transparency display for GIF images, using the frame color as the transparency color.
A proposal for a distributed, community-powered continuous integration system for Python projects, inspired by Test Swarm, to handle complex multi-environment testing.
A technical tutorial on using PowerShell to create and manage SharePoint 2010 site collections, including separate content databases.
Explores the use of percentages in CSS border-radius, covering the specification, browser bugs, and practical use cases for creating circles and ellipses.
Author shares slides and CSS framework from their Front Trends 2010 talk on practical CSS3, including browser compatibility notes.
Announcement of MvcSiteMapProvider 2.2.0 release for ASP.NET MVC, featuring new templated HtmlHelpers and extensibility points.
A reflection on how uneventful days in system development and support can foster a false sense of security and complacency.