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My current development setup

I use a number of programs for development.  They can be intertwined, have nuances, etc.  I offer some thoughts on each, but also serves as a reminder on my development setup.   NetBeans This is my IDE for web development.  I use it because it compiles LESS,...

Alias your gmail address

I came across an article that talked about how to get around using the same email for two different Twitter accounts: http://grouptweet.com/blog/twitter-tip-create-multiple-twitter-accounts-with-the-same-email-address   To me, the article suggested that there...

Exploring version control

Background More and more often, I find myself working while away from the office.  My current setup involves an internally-hosted P4 server.  It took a couple days to get the process up and going, but it's been going for awhile now and has been decent for a large...

Increasing your upload limits

You may have issues with your hosting provider when uploading large images, typically more than 2MB.  That size can handle small images and icons, but nothing significant like audio, PDFs, etc.  To get around this, you can usually increase the size limit.  You do this...

Transferring a website only

With BluePrint-Q, I've generally been taking on clients' websites and their domain names.  This past week, I took on TBS Automation.  They have a number of other services associated with their domain name (e.g. mail, SSL) that did not make sense to transfer.  This...

Impressions of project management software

I'm starting a new venture.  It's big.  In fact, it's so big that it needs to be managed for the following reasons: Capture stories/tasks whenever and wherever they are realized. Figure overall length of project based on estimates. I must have come across around...