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…
This past weekend I attended the Iowa Code Camp for the first time. ICC is a semiannual tech conference that’s open to everyone and free to attend. This one was held in Des Moines on Saturday; last spring it was in…