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2024

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2020

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15 Mar 2020

Modern Android Development: The problem of sources original ↗

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2019

Building a video recording application in Android with CameraX original ↗

27 May 2019

Android Jetpack and Lifecycles original ↗

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2016

OSX Pro Tip for .NET Environment Variables original ↗

22 Nov 2016

Building a beautifully smart form in Android using RxJava original ↗

13 Nov 2016

Picasso - Same URL but different content original ↗

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How to secure Apache with Let's Encrypt and CloudFlare on Centos original ↗

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Multi-Line C# Strings original ↗

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2014

I'm joining Twilio original ↗

16 Oct 2014

Dart Pub packages stats original ↗

21 Jul 2014

Sending and Receiving SMS messages with Dart original ↗

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Creating files with Dart original ↗

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Dart - Futures and HTTP requests original ↗

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Retrieving GitHub's gists with Dart original ↗

26 Apr 2014

Varnish with Apache and WordPress on Centos original ↗

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Simple HTTP server with Dart - Setup original ↗

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Making it snow with Dart original ↗

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Matrix effect with Dart original ↗

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A first look at Dart original ↗

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New TeamCity agents the right way original ↗

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Easy unsubscribe with GoUnsubscribe.me original ↗

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Java + Junit + Ant Template Project original ↗

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UK Top 40 albums & singles JSON original ↗

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Want a free copy of my new book?original ↗

17 May 2013

My NodeJS app development experience original ↗

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I am a published author original ↗

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Managing your dotfiles the right way original ↗

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Making your JMeter tests timeless.original ↗

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What breaks WP Super Cache original ↗

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Finite image slider original ↗

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Mobile and Tablet development - My Saga I original ↗

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E4X and XML with namespaces original ↗

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Background colour in a label control in AS3 original ↗

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SQLite databases and mobile applications - A caveat original ↗

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2010

Nifty jQuery tricks - Ajax Events original ↗

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Nifty jQuery tricks - Avoid Cache original ↗

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Android and what I've been up to original ↗

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Moving SVN Folders original ↗

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Getting serial ports to work on Linux original ↗

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27 Jan 2010

2009

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24 Dec 2009

Date Formatting with Flex original ↗

8 Dec 2009

Flash on the iPhone original ↗

5 Oct 2009

IPTABLES - Opening server ports to specific IP addresses original ↗

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Updating Java on Centos original ↗

2 Sept 2009

A more elaborated jQuery Drag & Drop (with cloning)original ↗

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Sticky JavaScript Persistence original ↗

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Auto-Generating DTDs original ↗

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Speed up yor website - Part 1 original ↗

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Google Chrome OS and e few more changes original ↗

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Apache 101 - Are you rotating your logs?original ↗

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29 May 2009

Apache 101 & Case insensitive URL's original ↗

21 May 2009

Installing YUM on CentOS 5 original ↗

15 May 2009

Full Google Mail / SMTP power for your domain original ↗

7 May 2009

Apache 101 - Cache Control original ↗

30 Apr 2009

Sync your iPhone with Outlook (or Google) Calendar original ↗

29 Apr 2009

Apache 101 - Compressing Files original ↗

28 Apr 2009

Learning jQuery 1.3 - Book Review original ↗

25 Apr 2009

The day finally came!original ↗

16 Apr 2009

So what else do you need then?original ↗

23 Mar 2009

jQuery UI 1.7.1 Released original ↗

20 Mar 2009

jQuery UI Updates original ↗

13 Mar 2009

jQuery UI 1.6 - Book Review original ↗

11 Mar 2009

My top favourite twitter tools original ↗

10 Mar 2009

Windows Mobile on the iPhone? Hoax?original ↗

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jQuery UI 1.7 Released original ↗

6 Mar 2009

Tip of the day: Regular Expression Generator original ↗

5 Mar 2009

Quick and dirty jQuery drag & drop original ↗

1 Mar 2009

Adobe AIR 1.5.1 released original ↗

25 Feb 2009

Things you may not know about jQuery original ↗

19 Feb 2009

2008

A few new year's resolutions original ↗

31 Dec 2008

10 Dropbox Invites original ↗

10 Sept 2008

Learning JQuery - Book Review original ↗

5 Sept 2008

How I treat the links on my blog with JQuery.original ↗

4 Sept 2008

Javascript saves the day again.original ↗

30 Jun 2008

2007

AS3 my own implementation of capFirst()original ↗

21 Mar 2007

Flash player for Linux original ↗

17 Jan 2007

2006

Ripping MP3's on Ubuntu original ↗

12 Dec 2006

Mozilla Firefox 3 Alpha 1 ready to be downloaded original ↗

11 Dec 2006

Wireless now working on Ubuntu original ↗

8 Dec 2006

Ubuntu Experience original ↗

7 Dec 2006

Breaking the network?original ↗

5 Dec 2006

What's Jrun's name?original ↗

5 Dec 2006

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Tokenizing a string with Java.original ↗

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