It’s interesting that the biggest issues in technology have little to do with technology, and more to do with defining the meaning of language. It’s impossible to make sense of data unless there is some baseline agreement on what the…
In response to a recent question, Ultan O’Broin posed a question about ADF applications and any books on user interface design. I posted a response with a few links that I thought might be worth reposting here. I know there’s…
We're starting off the new year the web geek way with a lunch meeting hosted by Toran Billups. Help take your Javascript application development to the next level by leveraging the cutting edge MVC framework Ember.js. Toran will be showing…
I have a development server I use to let users play around or load a site up with content before it goes live. On this server I have virtual hosts for each site. None of the information on these development…
If you’re a JDeveloper user and haven’t noticed yet – the JDeveloper 11.1.1.6 version has been update with support for the git source control repository. If you’re looking for great detail on how to use the repository integration itself, I’ll…
A few weeks ago, I noticed an interesting tweet from Ben Milne, the CEO of a (local to Des Moines) startup called Dwolla: Any favorite hosts for PHP driven applications? — Ben Milne (@bpmilne) November 11, 2012 I crafted a…
For a little over a month I’ve been experimenting with Windows 8. The first thing you see once the OS is installed is a guide explaining how to use the new interface. As someone who has not used Windows much…
I’ve been talking to a few co-workers about a series of articles that Ars Tecnnica has been running recently about the technology teams that were created to support their 2012 campaigns. Following the 2008 cycle, there was a lot of interest…
The winter holiday season brings thoughts of jingle bells, powdery snow, and crowds of bargain-hunting shoppers. Some of my retail clients sell up to 10% of their yearly revenue between November 23rd and January 15th. With so much at stake, it’s important…
So I have been wondering why I haven’t seen something like this yet. especially since Windows 8 release. I know Microsoft was working on a table computer but it seems they went for a traditional tablet first. I don’t think…