Drop in two-factor authentication control, used by the likes of CloudKick.com

http://www.yubico.com/products

ExtJS layout guide

http://rawberg.com/wp-content/uploads/ExtJS-Layouts.pdf

ExtJS Tutorial

http://mapfish.org/doc/tutorials/extjs.html

ExtJS Quick Start Guide for JQuery Devs

http://www.ajaxray.com/blog/2009/04/05/extjs-quick-start-guide-for-jquery-developers-javascript-howto/

Securing a .Net Remoting

We were experimenting with hosting our server on Azure and connecting remotely from our legacy desktop client.  Of course, this meant the client/server connection, which relies on .Net Remoting needed to be secured.  As it turned out, this only required a change in the app.config to set "secure=true". In the end, securing a .Net Remoting connection was fairly simple.  http://www.codeguru.com/columns/dotnet/article.php/c10253

Meta programming in Grails

http://groovy.codehaus.org/ExpandoMetaClass+-+Properties

Good article on UINavigationController

Explains the basics well, and suggests how to use it programatically.

http://www.shrinkrays.net/articles/monotouch-controllers-by-example/uinavigationcontroller-by-example.aspx

Important ASP.Net tip on "deleting" from a link

http://stephenwalther.com/blog/archive/2009/01/21/asp.net-mvc-tip-46-ndash-donrsquot-use-delete-links-because.aspx

Drag and drop to upload a file in web HTML5

http://www.thebuzzmedia.com/html5-drag-and-drop-and-file-api-tutorial/

TIOBE Programming Community Index

Programming language usage rating
http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html

Live chat saas

http://www.craftysyntax.com/
http://www.olark.com/plans

Link your Facebook profile to your Page

http://www.bizmsolutions.com/blog/how-to-get-a-direct-link-to-your-facebook-page-from-your-personal-profile/

Visual Studio Licensing Demystified

Good slideshow
http://www.slideshare.net/psaggi/visual-studio-msdn-licensing-tutorial-presentation

Link to purchase a CAL
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/pd/productID.216638200

DateTime versus DateTimeOffset


After reading this article, here's how I see it...

DateTimeOffset incorporates the UTC offset, and as such is better when you need to store the value as an absolute value (where two people could both look at the screen, see the value, pick up the phone, dial, and reasonably expect each other to be there).

DateTime would be good for historical dates, like your birth date, it does not incorporate any time zone offset, and if left un-adjusted, reflects that day in a relative sense.  For example, it happened in Chicago on Christmas Day five years ago, I know that means 12/25/2006 is when, and while I could figure out the time zone, it is not important.   So like the article says, use DateTime to "Work with abstract times and dates, such as historical dates."

Good overview of Agile (videos)

http://www.autumnofagile.net/

Difference between Agile Themes, Epics, and User Stories

http://agile101.net/2009/08/10/the-difference-between-agile-themes-epics-and-user-stories/

Overview of TFS support for agile/scrum

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bharry/archive/2009/05/19/tfs-2010-project-management.aspx

Agile Planning Tools in Visual Studio Team System 2010

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/dd347827.aspx#id0100021

TenderApp vs GetSatisfaction vs UserVoice » TidyApps:

'via Blog this'

User Voice seems to win out.  Has both ticketing and feature prioritization.

eLance
http://www.superscriptor.com/blog/odesk-and-elance-scams-%E2%80%93-contractor-survival-guide/

KnockOut.js
http://blog.stevensanderson.com/2011/04/20/knockoutjs-120-released/

Paying developers
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20090401/how-hard-could-it-be-employees-negotiate-pay-raises.html?partner=fogcreek

Good overview of options related to Contracting
Consultants: W-2, 1099 or Corp-to-Corp?

People to follow:

James Hamilton from Amazon
http://www.mvdirona.com/jrh/work/

Interesting, well written, discussion of one MVC framework done in PHP.  I am not attracted to it due to the use of XSL, but the writeup itself is worth reading.

MVC Design Pattern for PHP by Tony Marston

A series of articles on doing MVC in PHP with a different framework.

Understanding MVC in PHP

PHP or Ruby on Rails?   In the authors mind, PHP is the winner, with the main caveat--use what you already use/know.

 

Useful help topic from Apple on editing a UITableView.
"Inserting and Deleting Rows and Sections"

Overview of Apple's Core Data services.  Is interesting that they've made (most?) of this available for use in iPhone applications.
Code Data Concepts

PDF version of the same

Good list of free Source Code SaaS providers:
http://svnhostingcomparison.com/

In case you are ever forced to call a Web Service from Windows Scripting Host (WSH), here are some good examples:

http://snipplr.com/view/20914/technorati-ping--jscript-wsh-javascript-with-xmlhttp/
http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/Windows-Scripting/Handling-Live-Web-Content-in-WSH/
http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/Windows-Scripting/Handling-Live-Web-Content-in-WSH-Part-2/

Actual SOAP request -- search at this link for WSH
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/prvn_131971/CreatingWebServices02132008050732AM/CreatingWebServices.aspx

Understanding GPL Open Source license through Scenarios « GeekyCoder

Good "scenario" based overview of GPL usage:

Understanding GPL Open Source license through Scenarios « GeekyCoder

A Practical Guide to GPL Compliance - Software Freedom Law Center

Readable explanation of how to stay compliant with GPL

A Practical Guide to GPL Compliance - Software Freedom Law Center

PrismServer .NET/Silverlight

Investigating options for linking Blogging into our app. Here's an intersting open source library, apparently not built on any standards.

PrismServer .NET/Silverlight

Using Cucumber from C#http://blog.webintellix.com/2009/10/how-to-use-cucumber-with-net-and-c.html

A good overview of RubyGems: http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/3