March 31, 2010
Developers make API calls to get data and submit data to web services. Usually, a POST or GET to a url is made, using a web library in most languages. This data is returned in the response and is then parsed by the application. This works for the most part. Calls to the API are [...]
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March 29, 2010
Cable broadcast and DVD boxsets of shows are so oldschool. Why wait for the exact time the show starts or use up the valuable Tivo space when you can open your laptop anywhere there is an internet connection and start watching a show for free. Many broadcast networks have started posting full episodes of shows [...]
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March 24, 2010
Most people want to donate to special causes. From saving animals that are picked up off the streets to feeding people in third world countries, we as human beings feel for those less fortunate and in need of a little help. We have a sense of what it feels to be less fortunate and hope we never [...]
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March 22, 2010
Using a code repository can save a lot of time during development and deployment to a staging or production server. Commonly used among many developers working on a codebase, each developer can work on different parts of the code, and when finished, commit to a central repository. Subversion and CVS take away the pain and [...]
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March 19, 2010
What better way to get content for a website than from the users themselves? There are many benefits to this reversal of roles for both sides. Users who supply content have the power to mold what kind of content they want to read on the websites they frequently visit. The more content users vote to the [...]
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