Tips n Tricks

In part one of this tutorial, we set Sinatra up and displayed some pages. Now the fun really starts – we will be using a database to store our tasks in. In this tutorial we will be using SQLite for the local database. As its name suggests, this is a […]

One of the commonly used iOS controls is the slider control. It’s a great, all purpose slider, that allows you to quickly swipe your finger along the screen to set a value. Things get a little complicated when you want to create a range of values however. The options are […]

Like many people in tech, I run my own online server. I’m a bit old fashioned though – instead of paying a provider for my own Virtual Private Server (or VPS), I run a Xen server off my home Internet connection. Although upgraded over time, my server is nearing three […]

In the past few years, the “cloud” has become a major buzzword. It’s gotten to the point where, when people hear the word “cloud” they roll their eyes. There are many factors that contribute to this stigma. Oftentimes, people who are new to cloud technologies, but familiar with traditional hosting, […]

Most of us have seen architecture diagrams like the one The Internet was once represented by a cloud The cloud was used to indicate the Internet. Over time the meaning of “the Internet” has shifted, where it now includes the resources usually perceived as being on the Internet as well […]

By Tara Hornor 30th Aug 2011 Illustration Inspiration 0 3D art has taken on a new meaning in recent years. In the past, 3D art was limited to sculptures and other physical mediums. Today, the genre has extended to digital mediums as well. This post explores some modern 3D artists who […]

Short-term contract work is a worthwhile avenue for the freelancers who are hungry for projects. Register with an agency, and provided you have saleable skills and solid references, you may find yourself fielding contact offers that you haven’t had to source yourself. That’s a great position to be in. Often, […]

In the past few years, the “cloud” has become a major buzzword. It’s gotten to the point where, when people hear the word “cloud” they roll their eyes. There are many factors that contribute to this stigma. Oftentimes, people who are new to cloud technologies, but familiar with traditional hosting, […]

The last couple of sites that I want to cover in this series on authentication from your Windows Phone application are YouTube and FourSquare. The former uses OAuth 1, whilst the latter uses OAuth 2. YouTube (i.e. Google). I’m not going to bore you by going through each step, since […]