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Screencasting for Free

Screencasting is the act of making a movie of what”s on your computer screen and making available electronically (usually via the intra- or Internet). Making screencasts can help in a […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- May 24, 2006
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Using Visual Studio to Debug Javascript

I avoided debugging javascript for a long time because 1) I didn’t write a lot of it, and 2) it used to be a pain to do so with Visual […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- May 23, 2006
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SQL Server 2005 Database Tuning Advisor

I’m currently working on a property tax consulting startup, and I was noticing that some queries were running slowly. I’m familiar with database indexing, but I wanted to see what […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- May 4, 2006
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Edit and Continue in Visual Studio 2005: joys and problems

So I happen to love edit & continue in C# with Visual Studio 2005. There are people who say it encourages sloppy programming (which is true), but for me, there […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- April 25, 2006
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Remote Desktop Support

A few weeks back I blogged about using UltraVNC for remote support. Since then I’ve used it a few times to troubleshoot problems for clients in Arizona, Chicago, etc and it […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- March 23, 2006
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UltraVNC for Remote Support and Desktop Sharing

I’m in Portland, but I’m working on some projects with people in Chicago. In order to collaborate better, I was looking into ways to share my desktop with other users. […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 31, 2006
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How to get cheap programming labor

The best way to get cheap, dedicated employees is to get them when they’re young (before they know any better), have them work on projects they think are cool, and […]

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Written by DevelopmentNow -- January 25, 2006