February 28, 2007 |
by Trevor
Through the short arc in the history of the software development industry, developers have taken on ever larger and more complex problems. Programmed routines became formalized as components; applications were developed to communicate with each other, creating building blocks that allowed software architects to erect ambitious towers of code resembling the Biblical Babel. The result [...]
February 27, 2007 |
by Nick
When OTS (Off The Shelf) software doesn’t meet your needs, it’s time to go custom. Here are some tips to help ensure your next custom project ends up being a success.
1. Are you sure that OTS (Commercial or Open Source) doesn’t cut it?
- Usually the fastest and cheapest way to solve your IT needs [...]
February 21, 2007 |
by gord
I was messing around with some of the sample Dashboard widget code provided by Apple and came up with a widget that displays the latest entries on the 2Paths blog. Widgets are basically html + css + javascript, with a little ajax mixed in if desired, and as such they’re pretty simple to create and [...]