tools

Why Do We Have So Many Screwdrivers?

software development

Why Do We Have So Many Screwdrivers?

Jon Raynor added this comment to my previous post about keeping up with the pace of change in software development: The IT field is basically a quagmire. It’s better to accept that fact right away or move on to a different field. I guess someday I wish for Utopia

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apis

Flickr Hacks

There’s so much buzz around Flickr right now it’s practically deafening. Or maybe I should say blinding, because Flickr is a collaborative photo sharing service. I was perplexed why Yet Another Photo Sharing Website was so hot until I started browsing the myriad hacks and tools available for

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regex

RegexBuddy and Friends

Jan Goyvaerts released a new version of RegexBuddy today. I’ve talked about this tool before – it’s easily the best Regex tool available. Some feature highlights for this version are: * Built in GREP tool * Visual regular expression debugging support * Full unicode support The GREP tool is an unexpected bonus;

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storage

Disk Space

Hard disk space, like CPU speed, isn’t increasing as fast as it used to: Still, 400gb drives can be had, and it’s not difficult to build a terabyte array if you need to. Which begs the question – where does all that hard drive space go? Two tools I

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