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Interesting series of Chrome Development articles by Umar Hansa | Nettuts+

Posted by jpluimers on 2013/10/03

If you (want to) do web-development with Chrome, then be sure to read the articles by Umar Hansa | Nettuts+.

At the time of writing, there were three articles centered around using Google Chrome as part of your developemt suite, and a few more on things like HTML 5 and CSS:

Besides the technical insight, I also very much like the writing style. Great job Umar!

–jeroen

via: Umar Hansa | Nettuts+.

Posted in Chrome, CSS, Development, Google, HTML, HTML5, Power User, Software Development, Web Development | 2 Comments »

Parameters for use in a Google Maps URL (zoom level, position, map-type, etc; via StackOverflow)

Posted by jpluimers on 2013/09/11

Thanks for StackOverflow user xordon for this answer:

This is current accepted way to link to a specific lat lon (rather than search for the nearest object).

http://maps.google.com/maps?z=12&t=m&q=loc:38.9419+-78.3020

  • z is the zoom level (1-20)
  • t is the map type (“m” map, “k” satellite, “h” hybrid, “p” terrain, “e” GoogleEarth)
  • q is the search query, if it is prefixed by loc: then google assumes it is a lat lon separated by a +

–jeroen

via: What parameters should I use in a Google Maps URL to go to a lat-lon? – Stack Overflow.

Posted in Development, Google, GoogleMaps, HTML, Power User, Software Development, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

Time for a golden oldie: Pragmatic Software Development Tips

Posted by jpluimers on 2013/05/09

From the century start era of The Pragmatic Bookshelf | The Pragmatic Programmer, a – still valid – list of Pragmatic Software Development Tips.

From Care About Your Craft, via DRY, Some Things Are Better Done than DescribedKeep Knowledge in Plain Text, Work With a User to Think Like a User, Find the Box, and many others till Sign Your Work.

–jeroen

via: The Pragmatic Bookshelf | List of Tips.

Posted in .NET, C++, Cloud Development, COBOL, CommandLine, Delphi, Development, Fortran, iSeries, Java, Pascal, RegEx, Scripting, Software Development, Web Development, xCode/Mac/iPad/iPhone/iOS/cocoa | 3 Comments »

inessential.com: Brian’s Stupid Feed Tricks

Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/20

If you think it’s easy to deal with RSS read this:

inessential.com: Brian’s Stupid Feed Tricks.

It reminds me so much about handling StUF.

–jeroen

Posted in Development, HTML, HTML5, SOAP/WebServices, Software Development, StUF, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

Best 404 page ever.

Posted by jpluimers on 2013/01/24

Very distracting: 404.

Thanks Julian (I just found out you also own a Dutch domain jmbk.nl/) for pointing to it (boy, some unproductive days ahead) and the cheat (in your browser, Open the JavaScript console, then paste and run the cheat code).

Thanks Romain for developing it.

When you read through his java script code files, remember that these french-english translations:

  • etat == state
  • tombe == fall
  • paraOpen == opened parachute
  • mort == dead
  • flocon == flake
  • taille == size
  • vitesse == speed
  • écrase == crash
  • marche == walk
  • neige == snow

--jeroen

via: Développeur Web sur Lille (59), Romain Brasier.

Posted in Development, JavaScript/ECMAScript, Power User, Scripting, Software Development, Web Development | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

IIS on Windows 7: installing and opening the firewall

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/11/12

Usually, I run IIS only on server systems, but for the occasional time when I need it on a (development) workstation (as Cassinni only listens to localhost), these links come in handy:

  1. Installing IIS 7 on Windows Vista and Windows 7 : Installing IIS 7 : Installing and Configuring IIS : The Official Microsoft IIS Site.
    This helps you setup IIS 7, and make sure ASP.NET works on it
  2. Allowing Remote Connection in IIS on Windows 7 – Super User.
    This helps you open up the firewall to access IIS over http port 80.
  3. Make sure if you add virtual directories or applications, that they are based on Physical Paths. When not (for instance with a subst path), you will get an error like this:
    <<
    —————————
    Add Virtual Directory
    —————————
    The specified directory does not exist on the server.
    —————————
    OK
    —————————
    >>
  4. For ASP.NET applications, when creating a virtual directory or application (especially outside the C:\inetpub\wwwroot realm), make sure the rights are set correctly.
    The IIS configuration will warn you when testing a new virtual directory:
    <<
    The server is configured to use pass-through authentication with a built-in account to access the specified physical path. However, IIS Manager cannot verify whether the built-in account has access. Make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path. If this server is joined to a domain, and the application pool identity is NetworkService or LocalSystem, verify that <domain>\<computer_name>$ has Read access to the physical path. Then test these settings again.
    >>
    When in doubt, check out the rights set to C:\inetpub\wwwroot and use that as a point to get started.
    Usually the user is IIS_USRS, and the minimum rights looks like read+execute, but in fact is excute+read-data+read-attributes+read-extended-attributes.

–jeroen

Posted in Development, IIS, Software Development, Web Development | 2 Comments »

Simple SharePoint CAML Query Tester using jQuery & SPServices –

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/23

Interesting SharePoint CAML XML trouble shooting tool:

this script is NOT meant to help you *build* your queries. There are other tools for that. This is purely a testing tool to help you during those “doh” moments.

-jeroen

via: Simple CAML Query Tester using jQuery & SPServices –.

Posted in .NET, Development, JavaScript/ECMAScript, jQuery, Scripting, SharePoint, Software Development, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

Word Clouds and algorithms to generate them

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/17

While preparing for the Category Cloud series of posts, I found a lot of helpful links.

Here they are:

–jeroen

Posted in .NET, ASP.NET, C#, Development, HTML, Software Development, Web Development | Leave a Comment »

Displaying formulas using HTML (via: More TVM–calculating the IRR : Algorithms for the masses – julian m bucknall)

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/04

I saw julian Bucknall post some beautiful formatted functions in a few of his Algorithms for the masses blog and wondered how he did it.

[a = P . r^N . \frac { (1 – r) } { (1 – r^N) }]

Why is his formula code looking so simple, and why doesn’t it display on my blog?

So I asked him (:

Hi response was “use MathJax“:

I’m loading the MathJax JavaScript library in my pages:
http://www.mathjax.org/

Here’s the post where I talk about it and how I tweak the expressions:
http://blog.boyet.com/blog/blog/tightening-the-feedback-loop-when-writing-latex-expressions-for-mathjax/

If you want to experiment writing such expressions, I have the page I’m describing in the above post online:
http://blog.boyet.com/blog/files/uploads/MathJaxFeedback.html

There are various ways to include the MathJax JavaScript, and if you do, you can use both LaTeX and MathML style formulas. Read all about it on the MathJax Getting Started page.

–jeroen

via:

Posted in Development, HTML, Software Development, UI Design, Web Development | 2 Comments »

http Fiddler has joined the Telerik family (and Eric joined Telerik too)

Posted by jpluimers on 2012/10/03

Earlie last month, I missed this: Fiddler has joined the Telerik family (and Eric joined Telerik too)

So I missed the announcements here:

Fiddler Web Debugger – Letter from Eric to the Fiddler community.

and here:

Christopher Eyhorn’s blog > Here we grow again. Telerik acquires Fiddler. What’s next?.

Cool news (:

–jeroen

Posted in Development, Fiddler, Software Development, Web Development | Tagged: | Leave a Comment »