Source control is one of those things that developers get really polarized about. Most agree that having source control on projects is a necessity, but that’s typically were the similarities end. Some folks are of the mind that every line of code, however insignificant, should be under source control. This provides records of what was [...]
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AnkhSVN and Visual Studio 2008
May 13th, 2009 1 Comment
Tags: ankhsvn · best practices · Development · Open Source · Programming · source control · subversion · svn · Technology · version control · visual studio · Windows
Five Step Guide to Restoring Your Computer
March 14th, 2009 3 Comments
There are lots of reasons that we fall out of love with our computers. Slow performance, viruses. spyware and just plain too-much-crap-all-over-the-place syndrome. The only way you can be sure to solve these issues is to wipe and re-load your system. If you have all the install disks for Windows (or your OS of choice) [...]
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WordCamp Whistler 2009 Details Released
December 10th, 2008 No Comments
WordCamp Whistler is a go for 2009!
January 24th and 25th in Whistler a meeting of WordPress minds will meet up in Whistler, BC. The keynote speaker for the event will be Blogging Evangelist Lorelle VanFossen.
If you’re in the Vancouver-Whistler area, or can plan to be here the $35 entry fee is a great price [...]
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One Year Anniversary: Random Image Selector 1.2.0
December 9th, 2008 No Comments
I can’t believe it’s been one year since the last major release of the random image selector. Since the plugin’s initial inception last summer it has received a fair amount of attention garnering nearly 11,000 downloads.
I’m glad that it’s proven useful for people and there will be a major update coming out over the Christmas [...]
Tags: Admin Tools · anniversary · kdmurray · kudos · one year · Open Source · php · plugin · random image selector · stats · thank you · update · Web 2.0 · wordpress · Wordpress Plugins
WordPress 2.7 Release Candidate 1
December 2nd, 2008 1 Comment
After what has seemed a rather lengthy wait, WordPress 2.7 has graduated from the Beta phase to RC1. The new release of WordPress has a completely redesigned admin section bringing back some features that went away in 2.5, and adding to the party a brand new dashboard which makes the platform that much more [...]
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