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Prepare your https sites for Firefox 23

April 9, 2013 9:47pm PDT

An upcoming release of Firefox will prevent non-SSL non-display content loading on SSL pages.

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Get a quick console view of a VM through HTTP

January 21, 2013 6:00am PST

Having a quick view of the status of a VM is nice. Rick Vanover shows a nifty little way to grab a look at the console of a VMware VM.

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How to use the Google WebFont Loader

September 27, 2012 9:00am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux shows how to use the Google WebFont Loader and illustrates some basic configuration.

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How to test Web services with soapUI

August 27, 2012 10:39am PDT

SmartBear's soapUI is a fantastic tool for testing and demoing Web services. Follow these instructions on how to use soapUI to perform Web service testing.

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My first Windows 8 application

April 17, 2012 11:39am PDT

Justin James replaces the sample data sources in his Windows 8 Metro/WinRT application with connections to the Microsoft Research OData source. He says writing the code to use the data is a horrid...

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10 things you should do to write effective RESTful Web services

April 3, 2012 5:50am PDT

With the popularity of REST Web services on the rise, developers need to know how to avoid pitfalls and make their services the best they can be.

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Calling RESTful services from your Android app

March 20, 2012 7:55am PDT

Mobile developer William J. Francis demonstrates how easy it is to consume a RESTful service from your Android device.

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Why are websites getting your mobile-phone number?

February 6, 2012 8:24am PST

Are mobile-service providers leaking data into traffic destined for web servers? That's what a research analyst set out to prove.

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Software Engineer: Most-read posts of 2011

December 22, 2011 2:55pm PST

HTTP requests, HTML5, the art of programming, and .NET basics are among the most popular Software Engineer topics of 2011.

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Building an enterprise application on Amazon EC2

December 12, 2011 9:00am PST

Nick Hardiman begins the process of building an application on the Amazon EC2 machine.

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Around the Grounds: WebSocket becomes RFC 6455, Geelong gets $100K

December 11, 2011 3:56pm PST

One of the cornerstone technologies of the next generation of websites, WebSockets, has become standardised by the IETF, and the Victorian State Government has stumped up for ICT funding in Geelong.

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Inside your server request logs: Apache and IIS

September 13, 2011 9:00am PDT

Justin James takes a closer look at the data in your Apache and IIS server logs. Here's how to read them so you'll be able to troubleshoot more efficiently.

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A cross-platform loading screen for mobile Java-enabled devices

August 1, 2011 1:56pm PDT

Developer Heshan Perera describes how to use the Lightweight User Interface Toolkit for Java ME to create a simple dialog object that serves as a loading screen.

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Structure of an HTTP response

June 1, 2011 10:56am PDT

Developers who could use some help understanding their HTTP debugger's logs should learn about HTTP requests and HTTP responses. Justin James provides an overview of HTTP responses.

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Structure of an HTTP request

May 25, 2011 9:44am PDT

HTTP requests are not as mysterious as they may seem. Justin James helps make them more accessible by providing an overview of the common items in an HTTP request.

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Using Fiddler to debug HTTP

April 1, 2011 11:08pm PDT

Justin James offers tips and strategies on how to use Fiddler for debugging HTTP sessions. He says this should cover your needs for most scenarios.

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Exchange 2010: How to redirect non-SSL Outlook Web App traffic to SSL

October 29, 2010 11:21pm PDT

In this Exchange 2010 tutorial, Scott Lowe shows how to make sure that users who visit http://webmail.yourorg.com are automatically redirected to https://webmail.yourorg.com/owa.

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Create a custom MMC to remotely troubleshoot Windows XP systems

May 5, 2010 11:37am PDT

Remotely troubleshoot Microsoft Windows XP with the Device Manager and Event Viewer Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins.

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TechRepublic Questions of the Week - April 12, 2010

April 12, 2010 8:45am PDT

The questions highlighted in this Questions of the Week post address issues with IIS configuration, mapping a shared drive, choosing a smartphone for Exchange email, encrypting wireless data,...

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Using Corkscrew to tunnel SSH over HTTP

October 5, 2009 10:44am PDT

If you are in an environment that disallows the use of SSH and forces the use of an HTTP proxy, it is possible to use that HTTP proxy as a transport for SSH. Vincent Danen explains how to use the...

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