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Five IDEs for building better applications

May 10, 2013 10:55am PDT

When it comes to building applications, the right tool for the job can really make all the difference.

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Cracking Open the Roku 2 XS

August 10, 2011 7:12am PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Roku 2 XS. Inside the streaming media player (now with Angry Birds), he found hardware from Samsung, SMSC, and Broadcom.

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Spotlight: LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 programmable robotic toy

November 10, 2010 11:21am PST

Geekend contributor Wally Bahny shares photos of him unboxing, assembling, and programming the four robot models in the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 kit.

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Programming Android on Android

April 3, 2012 8:03pm PDT

Although it may sound counter-intuitive, it is possible to create fully fledged Android applications on Android devices.

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Web design inspiration: 10 Health and wellness websites

March 14, 2012 10:11am PDT

Ryan Boudreaux picked this gallery of ten websites highlighting some examples of companies and organizations that deliver excellent experiences for those seeking advice, information, and...

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31 top-notch sports websites

February 23, 2012 1:04pm PST

One aspect that sets this list of sports websites apart from the fray is their creative use of images, graphics, and sports-related photography.

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Desktop Wallpaper: NASA concept art

November 21, 2012 1:15am PST

Some of the most interesting images available on the NASA.gov website are artist renderings of space exploration concepts. Here are a few of my favorites.

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Look back at Microsoft Excel Easter Eggs

September 2, 2010 1:51pm PDT

Microsoft’s developers hid some really elaborate Easter Eggs in Excel 95/97/2000.

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10 web design tragedies

November 23, 2011 9:43am PST

Todd Fluhr found ten websites to represent some of the worst design tragedies on the Internet -- from sites of the well-known (J.K. Rowling and George E.R. Martin) to the obscure.

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10 inspiring designs for outdoor and adventure websites

February 2, 2012 11:26am PST

Ryan Boudreaux makes his picks in the design category of outdoor and adventure websites and points out some of the tools and platforms that power them.

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Cracking Open the Roku Netflix Player

June 25, 2008 7:24am PDT

The Roku Netflix Player is a small set top box that delivers streaming video over the Internet into your living room in a manner so easy even your grandparents could understand it. We find out...

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30 inspirational website designs for non-profits

February 16, 2012 1:43pm PST

This gallery of thirty non-profit and charitable website designs showcases their up-to-date content, creativity, passion, innovation, and inspiration that make them stand out among competitors.

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Desktop wallpaper: Eclipses

August 30, 2012 12:27am PDT

Solar and lunar eclipses are some of the most fascinating astronomical events to take place and still be visible from the Earth's surface.

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Creating a website from Photoshop to CSS code

March 10, 2011 11:22am PST

Ryan Boudreaux continues his series on creating website backgrounds with this gallery on going from a Photoshop design to creating the CSS code.

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A screenshot sample of Adobe Air applications

August 11, 2010 10:51am PDT

Adobe Systems is looking to make their Air platform the de facto choice for cloud-computing applications, but judging by their marketplace offerings, they still have some work to do.

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Safari 3.0 Beta For Windows: The Right Tool for the Job?

June 13, 2007 7:12am PDT

Apple claims its new Safari 3.0 Windows Web browser loads pages faster than both IE 7 and Firefox 2.0. Here's a look at the new Windows Safari interface and an overview of its many new features.

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Spotlight: Visual Studio 2010 IDE

May 27, 2010 10:13am PDT

Visual Studio 2010 treats developers and other users to a user interface overhaul laden with new features to improve the development experience.

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30 knock-out photography websites

January 26, 2012 9:45am PST

Web designer Ryan Boudreaux makes 30 picks for some of the most inspirational photography-oriented websites.

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10 beautiful examples of CSS3 design

December 22, 2011 7:29am PST

Ryan Boudreaux highlights some of the web developers who are excelling in using the new CSS3 code in their design projects.

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10 of the best interactive web designs

December 8, 2011 12:08pm PST

Todd Fluhr shares his candidates for ten of the best interactive website experiences. Wildly popular, viral, or quirky, all of these have been influential on other designs.

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