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Video blogging – a new era

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By Paul - April 27th, 2009

This is the first post in a 5 part series of articles I will be sharing discussing how audio and video blogging are changing the landscape of the Internet and how you can use these tools in business and in your personal life.
How we share information online is transforming. A decade ago, simply having a [...]

Smibs on code: JavaScript lines

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By Forrest - March 13th, 2009

This is going to be another short post where I share some code, and much more importantly provide a demo to play with. There have been a number of times when our team has an idea that would require some creative drawing & lines in a browser. This is traditionally Flash territory. There has been [...]

The IE6 Rant!!!

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By Forrest - February 25th, 2009

It’s no big secret that large organizations are slow to change. Especially with their technology. But I am constantly amazed by the number of people who are still being forced to use Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) by their work environments. IE6 was initially released in 2001. That’s 8 year ago! Stop reading for a second [...]

Robert Scoble talks at Mountain View meetup

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By Peter Urban - February 23rd, 2009

Robert Scoble recently gave a talk at the ‘mix & mingle’ with a San Francisco Bay area IT and Software Executive meetup group. Robert gave a quick insight into his personal history, how he became one of the most popular bloggers of our time and he let us know what’s currently on his mind. Then [...]

Tell, Don’t Ask

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By alvin - February 20th, 2009

No, I am not suggesting you turn into a dictator and boss people around.
Warning, ruby specific software developer content ahead.
Back in the old days before my time, computers were programmed with Procedural Languages. Measure 1 cup of pancake mix into a bowl, stir in 1 cup milk, mix. Heat griddle … well, you [...]