Radical Development | 2010

June 29, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Building a WebSite Via The Command Line and MSBuild

As a software developer, I am always looking for ways to generate a build with the additional cost and overhead of commercial products and this is where the command line and msbuild can save the day. If you have never worked with the executable aspnet_compiler.exe or msbuild.exeit is not as difficult as you may thing once you begun to understand the various switches. In fact I prefer the direct interface when performing a build because there are many times I can catch errors in code that for one reason or another are masked when performing a build within the Visual …

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June 27, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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June 2010 SQL Script Collection

Structured Query Language Pronounced “S-Q-L” or “see-quill,” a language used to interrogate and process data in a relational database. Originally developed by IBM for its mainframes, all database systems designed for client/server environments support SQL. SQL commands can be used to interactively work with a database or can be embedded within a programming language to interface to a database. Programming extensions to SQL have turned it into a full-blown database programming language, and all major database management systems (DBMSs) support the language. Each month I intend on posting a collection of scripts that I have found beneficial for myself as …

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June 23, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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WordPress Themes Roundup

If you’re looking for a theme to refresh that tired look of your WordPress blog then take a moment to look at these resources. While there are a number of different theme flavors out there both free and commercial only you can decide what best suits your needs. I must say if you find a commercial theme please purchase it and support the theme owner. While many if not all theme owners work out of love they still must eat. I have tried a number of themes myself and I keep coming back to my personal favorite Hybrid and the …

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June 20, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Web Hosting Gone Wrong: Webhost4life

As you may have noticed last Friday evening my website was extremely slow and when it loaded it resulted in error after error. As soon as I saw the problem I begun to investigate the root cause in order to determine the best approach to resolve the issue. To my surprise WebHost4Life whom I am now calling WebHostNot4Life had migrated my site and database to a new server. Typically a move to newer hardware represents a positive aspect but in this case WebHost4Life completely failed at the task, in fact a quick search of Google yielded a number of customers …

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June 7, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Fire Your Cable Provider And Save Your Money With PlayOn

If you’re looking for a way to cut the cord from your cable television provider and you have a broadband internet connection then keep reading. In the past I have tried a number of ways to get steaming media from Hulu, ABC, CBS, and other web based solutions on my main television sets and while I was successful it just did not work out in the long run for me. I continued to try to figure out how best to stream my favorite shows to the living and bedrooms without having to purchase additional hardware or run cables across the …

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June 5, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Ten Must Have Android Applications

If you’re anything at all like me, you have come to love and depend upon your Android devices, which of course leads to the wealth of applications on the Android Market. I often hear from the iPhone users that unlike the iPhone App store, not every Android app is a worth downloading. Due to this reason you may have found yourself installing and quickly removing a number of apps from your phone, hoping to find those apps that are truly useful. Like the iPhone and Blackberry smartphones, users of Google Android phones are able to access a marketplace to download …

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June 5, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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HTC EVO 4G Android Phone

Exclusively from Sprint, the HTC EVO 4G mobile phone is the world’s first 3G/4G Android handset, offering simultaneous voice and data connectivity and download speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. Additionally, the HTC EVO 4G can still connect to 3G data services in areas not currently served by Sprint’s 4G network. Packed full of powerful mobile communication and multimedia features, the HTC EVO 4G has a large, vibrant 4.3 inch display and a built-in kickstand for easy viewing of videos–from Sprint TV programming to HD movies captured on the 8-megapixel auto-focus camera. It’s powered by a screaming fast …

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June 3, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Software Engineering Reference Posters

I’m not sure what side of the fence you may fall on when it comes to reference posters, but while I don’t have my work space walls plastered with them they are none the less very informative and useful. More often than not if you’re looking for a quick answer many of these reference posters do exactly that. Oh and it doesn’t hurt that these posters and let you true geek shine thru and you may become the envy around your fellow geeks. Just remember to hang them in a location where you will not have the team looking over …

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