Aptana Studio is an IDE, Integrated Development Environment, that specializes in making it easier for web developers to organize and find resources for their projects. Microsoft's Visual Studio and Eclipse are two popular examples of IDEs. Aptana provides a lot of the same type of functionality the Visual Studio does, but specializing in web development. Aptana, now at version … [Read more...]
Adobe Releases 9.3 for Adobe Reader and Acrobat
Adobe held good on their word and released a patch for Adobe Reader and Acrobat, bringing them up to version 9.3, to patch a serious exploit with the Javascript engine inside of Reader and Acrobat. This is the the third time the Javascript engine has been exploited leading many people to disable it completely. For information on how to disable Javascript inside Adobe Reader and … [Read more...]
Wal-Mart’s Low Tech Solution to a Shocking Problem
A few weeks back, my wife went shopping at Wal-Mart and came home with a bunch of groceries and a fantastic story. According to her, it went like this: She had parked her empty cart at the end of an aisle while she walked away to pick up an item in a crowded section. Upon returning to her cart, she noticed that it was a different cart than the one she had left there. As she … [Read more...]
Friendstaurant – A PHP/MySQL Exercise
I was recently inspired to refresh my PHP and MySQL abilities, so I assigned myself a little bit of a programming challenge. Part of my inspiration also stemmed from never wanting to choose a place to go out to eat with friends, so I crafted the challenge to create a web application that would allow me to randomly choose a restaurant that would please all members attending. … [Read more...]
Take Your Blog on the Go – WordPress Mobile Admin and Wapple
If over the recent holidays, you had the passing thought "How can I update my blog while I'm away?" be sure to continue reading. If you'll have a laptop and wireless where you're going, you're all set but what about on the road or even off-road? If you'd like to update your WordPress blog from your smartphone, then you really should have the WordPress Mobile Admin plugin … [Read more...]