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SCCM Right Click Tools eases sys admin tasks

April 5, 2011 2:01pm PDT

Motivated developers created SCCM Right Click Tools to plug holes in Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager 2007. See what you can do with SCCM Right Click Tools.

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How Do I... Implement Drag-n-Drop in C# applications?

October 10, 2007 8:15am PDT

Windows users have grown accustomed to the Drag-n-Drop convention, where you click on an item and drag it to another location/program to either move, copy, or modify it. If you are an application...

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Determine when to use stored procedures vs. SQL in the code

July 1, 2005 7:00am PDT

Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one is best for your particular situation.

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Working with Visual Studio 2010 from the command line

February 10, 2012 9:02pm PST

Learn about some of the Visual Studio 2010 command line switches, which Tony Patton says were instrumental in getting his environment up and running again.

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Five free (or open source) text editors for developers

September 4, 2011 6:08pm PDT

Even if you do most of your development work in an IDE, you're likely to need a good text editor for certain tasks.

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Simplify PowerShell script creation with PowerGUI

December 14, 2008 2:19pm PST

PowerShell is an incredibly powerful scripting tool being included in just about all of Microsoft's new products. With PowerShell, administrators can write scripts that just about completely...

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Get started with Microsoft Project and Visual Basic programming

May 14, 2012 1:42pm PDT

Andrew Makar goes back to basics and offers simple VBA examples that you can apply to Microsoft Project schedules.

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Protect your Android apps with obfuscation

October 10, 2012 11:28am PDT

The simplest way to protect an app is to enable the obfuscation in ProGuard, which can remove unused code and make it harder to read the decompiled code. Also learn about DexGuard.

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CSS3 examples: Linear and radial gradients

November 29, 2011 11:59am PST

Ryan Boudreaux goes more in-depth on working with the CSS3 code for creating different kinds of gradients. Here, he illustrates linear and radial gradients with code samples.

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The ABCs of Android game development: Detect collisions

February 21, 2013 11:55am PST

In the fourth installment of his five-part app developer series, William J. Francis provides the code to be able to detect when the asteroid and the ship collide in this Android game.

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10 useful libraries for JavaScript developers

May 2, 2012 10:46am PDT

Learning how to use JavaScript libraries to create interactivity on a Web browser or making a responsive application is becoming increasingly important. Here are ten of the best.

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10 traits to look for when you're hiring a programmer

March 5, 2008 11:54am PST

Programmers come with a wide range of skill sets, hail from many countries and cultures, and can have differing backgrounds and experiences. Nevertheless, certain qualities can mean the difference...

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Web development using Go

February 23, 2011 9:34am PST

Go has enjoyed unusually rapid adoption and popularity among developers. Here are some highlights of using this programming language.

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Use VBA to insert a picture file onto a PowerPoint slide

September 16, 2009 12:00am PDT

If you often insert the same graphic file, such as a company logo onto a PowerPoint slide, use VBA to automate the task.

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10 ways to work better with your boss

December 18, 2007 11:00am PST

I'm gettin' paid by the hour, and older by the minute My boss just pushed me over the limit I'd like to call him somethin' I think I'll just call it a day... -- Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett,...

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How to create an expandable and contractible FAQ in jQuery

April 17, 2012 1:27pm PDT

Ryan Boudreaux demonstrates how you can use jQuery's toggle function to create a website FAQ that is expandable and contractible.

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Write JavaScript documentation with the ScriptDoc standard

December 17, 2007 7:51am PST

ScriptDoc is a tool that extracts documentation from JavaScript files and packages it into XML files that can be consumed by documentation building tools. This approach is beginning to gain...

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Handling orientation changes in the Android UI framework

July 14, 2011 1:18pm PDT

William Francis provides Android developers with an overview of four common ways to manage orientation changes on the UI in applications.

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Open source's profound impact on the development community

April 2, 2013 8:02pm PDT

Justin James gives a brief overview of open source's evolution and how perceptions about it have changed. He also explains how open source gives developers new career options.

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