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Why I don't typically use any browser other than Firefox

April 23, 2009 by devinhedge

I've talked about Internet Browser security briefly before, but I thought it might be best to follow up with a commonsense commentary on why I favor Firefox over other browsers.

IRC Client for OS X

April 22, 2009 by devinhedge

I'm looking for an IRC client for OS X. I've run acros several but I'm not sure which will fit my needs.

Here are the current candidates:

Building Scalable Web-Based Applications

April 8, 2009 by devinhedge

Scalable web-based applications has been getting a lot of air-play on social networks like Twitter lately, mostly because Twitter has been overcome by scability issues and the service unreliable. Having an unreliable internet service is embarassing and unacceptable. There is no better way to kill your brand image than to have your viral social media strategy fall flat on its face in front of the whole "instant on" world.

Creating the Agile Workplace

March 31, 2009 by devinhedge

I recently rolled off a project where I used the Scrum version of agile development methodologies for a government client. The irony was that the program office hated it, the security auditors hated it, and the government client loved it. Why? We got stuff done. The underlying principles for getting mission capabilities implemented rapidly were:

Unlocked iPhones on the way... sorta

March 26, 2009 by devinhedge

Something I had been hoping for since the original iPhone was announced is that there would be no contracts. Contracts are these slimy things that mobile service carriers tack on in exchange for a reduced cost on the phone and guaranteed recurring monthly revenue (RMR) in the place of guaranteed good service. At least that's how I see it.

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