Archive for October, 2006

Subversion branching quick start

Many developers are uneasy about branching and merging, even those who consider source control essential. It can be a very complicated process, but it doesn’t have to be, and it is a very powerful way to manage development. Here’s how to get started with branches in Subversion.
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SYSK 228: Get Table Columns or Rows with Single Key Press

Great Tip Irena.
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Java To Be Opened For Christmas?

At the Oracle OpenWorld conference, Sun’s CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced on Wednesday morning that Java would be opened within 30-60 days, which would would mean about Christmas Day at the latest. Sun first announced they would do this back in May at JavaOne but didn’t give a date. We’ve seen rumblings before on this topic. [...]

IE7 Hits 3 Million downloads in 4 days

IE7 Hits 3 Million downloads in 4 days ! Wow!
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Fedora Core 6 Review

To sum up Fedora Core 6, I will say that once you have it set up properly FC 6 runs very impressively. I had the impression that FC 6 may have been rushed, just because of the handful of minor bugs that appeared. The mixup of arches, i586 & i686 was weird and the first [...]

The new macbook pros. Seatbelts sold separately

2.16GHz or 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. Up to 39% faster than its predecessor.(1) A built-in iSight for instant video conferencing on the move. Front Row with Apple Remote to dazzle everyone in the room. Now available in 15- and 17-inch models starting at just $1999. Start your engines.
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Quest for the bedroom programmers

Spiralling production costs, development time and accusations of a lack of innovation are causing problems for gaming companies. But some in the industry are hoping the revival of user-generated games may provide the solution.
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Firefox 2.0 To Debut Tuesday

Apparently !
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Opera to Start Phoning Home?

Opera announced an addition that will keep it in step with its rivals. Johan Borg, a developer working on the browser, said Tuesday in a blog that the next edition, Opera 9.1, will include beefed up anti-phishing and anti-fraud features. Rather than simply indicate that a site is secure with a notation in the address [...]

Internet Explorer 7 is better than IE 6, but doesn’t beat Firefox

For the first time in five years, Microsoft has released a new version of the Web browser. CNET News.com’s Joris Evers and CNET.com’s Robert Vamosi discuss IE 7’s heavily promoted security features in this week’s Security Bites.
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