Tools to Create Mashups

Programmable Web posted a blog about tools to create mashups. For example, Dapper and OpenKapow make it easy to create web services based on scraped web sites. And, I made […]

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Easy Setup for Team System

Check out Vertigo Software’s Cliff’s Notes for a Team System Install. It’ll walk you through setting up Microsoft’s Team System so you can see what all the fuss is about […]

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53 CSS Techniques You Couldn't Live Without

Smashing Magazine came up with a link-list post called 53 CSS Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without. It links to cool CSS effects that are easy enough to add to your […]

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Amazon.com Greybox Product and Barriers to Entry

I was reading TechCrunch today and noticed an article about booBox, a lightbox product that allows Amazon affiliates to incorporate cool web-2.0 “popups” with Amazon.com products into their site. I […]

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Are Virtual Servers Right for Your Applications?

A question came up recently on a mailing list I’m on about virtual machines for production applications. I’ve used virtual servers for web & database apps before, but only for dev/qa […]

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Aptana: a great AJAX & JavaScript Editor

I heard a rumor that Aptana is a great editor for JavaScript. I haven’t tried it, but Rick Strahl likes it, which is a good kudo in my book. Editing […]

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Shuzak.com: Social Network for Geeks

Well, I may have to start up a social networking category. I ran across Shuzak, a “social network for geeks.” While the idea of niche-based social networks (or vertical social […]

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