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How to use Google Data Highlighter, part 1

June 18, 2013 8:00am PDT

Google Data Highlighter is a web tool that allows you to tag certain types of pages that will display as content-rich snippets in search results.

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Five programmer-specific text editors

June 18, 2013 7:12am PDT

Programmers need an editing tool that works with them and offers the special features that cater to their peculiar needs.

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Entice your employees to collaborate with eXo

June 17, 2013 10:04am PDT

The eXo tool's social networking look and feel might encourage employees to use it for collaboration.

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Seven apps that will help make IT pros more productive

June 17, 2013 7:33am PDT

There are ways IT pros can improve our own productivity by using applications, which will benefit you and the company you work for. Here are seven to look at.

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Consider cross-platform mobile app development tools carefully

June 14, 2013 12:53pm PDT

When considering platforms that allow development for both iOS and Android apps, keep these potential pros and cons in mind.

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How to prevent code rot

June 13, 2013 5:58pm PDT

Software developers call neglected code that stops working code rot. Chip Camden explains why this often occurs and how to avoid such trouble.

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8 tips to make SMB websites better

June 13, 2013 10:30am PDT

Small, DIY websites often try to do too much, resulting in poor user engagement and lost business opportunities. Here are a few things to focus on.

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Options for customizing a Bootstrap site

June 13, 2013 9:16am PDT

Discover how easy it is to use custom designs to set your Bootstrap-based site apart from sites that use the default design of the Bootstrap framework.

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Is this development job a good fit for you?

June 10, 2013 8:05am PDT

All too often, people take a job that just is not the right fit, and the result is uncomfortable at best. So how do you decide if a job is really right for you?

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TechEd 2013: Microsoft welcomes developers to the cloud

June 7, 2013 10:09am PDT

Read this developer's account of his time at TechEd 2013, where he learned interesting news about Windows Azure, InRelease, Visual Studio 2013, and more.

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The art of the small test program

June 6, 2013 6:49pm PDT

When your application fails, Chip Camden suggests creating a Small Test Program because it will help vendors and developers help you. Here's what is involved in creating such programs.

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Guide clients to balance trade-offs in app development priorities

June 5, 2013 7:44am PDT

Get tips on helping customers make feature requests and prioritization decisions that support the development team in building the best app possible.

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Learn quick coding habits with Emmet tools

June 4, 2013 1:05pm PDT

The Emmet plugin uses Dynamic Snippets, which are abbreviations transformed at runtime, that web developers can use to speed up their coding.

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Give this free, LibreOffice-integrated bookkeeping package a try

June 4, 2013 12:28pm PDT

Gnuaccounting, a free, Java-based, open source, cross-platform package, offers plenty of tools to fulfill many small shops' bookkeeping needs.

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Quick Tip: Start using widgets on your Android device

June 3, 2013 10:50am PDT

Widgets provide easy shortcuts to Android program functions. Find out how to start using these time savers.

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How entry level developers are being squeezed out of the job field, and what they can do about it

June 3, 2013 8:04am PDT

Entry-level developers can overcome the increasingly steep barriers to entry in the field, but only if they are willing to invest the necessary time to get some hands-on experience using the tools...

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Assigning tasks your developers will want to do

June 2, 2013 8:22pm PDT

Getting developers to emotionally invest in tasks is the fastest way to improve motivation and performance.

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Get creative with the developer resources on Data.gov

May 31, 2013 9:44am PDT

Developer Hub, Software Challenges, the Developer Apps Showcase, and the Developers forums are just four of the sections that are worthy of your attention on Data.gov.

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Project management: One size does not fit all

May 31, 2013 6:03am PDT

Some projects are not suited to a Waterfall approach, and they're not a perfect fit for a 100% Agile approach. The solution might be a combination of the two project management methodologies.

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Migration paths: Replacing Java for internally developed programs

May 31, 2013 5:45am PDT

Due to the unique and entrenched position Java holds in the business world / detail a variety of migration paths away from Java, for desktop applications as well as applets

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