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Struts wierdness

09/20/2003 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Struts wierdness
The following post came through the stuts-developers list today as an off-topic item: Save the servers. It was very funny. Then James Childers at Hotels.com posted: Arr, but the bleedin’ scurvy ridden dogs of Redmond […]
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Learning how to lead geeks

09/15/2003 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Learning how to lead geeks
A Conversation with C2 Consulting’s Paul GlenIf you’ve ever given what you thought was an incredibly passionate speech to a roomful of unmoved, unblinking developers, you can take solace in knowing that you’re not alone. […]
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Web cheats

09/02/2003 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Web cheats
Color Name #rrggbb Black #000000 White #FFFFFF Red #FF0000 Green #00FF00 Blue #0000FF Yellow #FFFF00 Length Name Description em Font size as basis ex Height of the x character of the em font size px […]
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Cascading Style Sheet Tip

09/02/2003 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Cascading Style Sheet Tip
When using the :before modifier in cascading style sheets, code the content values in Unicode. The string"\00A0\00A0\2500\00A0" produces two non-breaking spaces, an em-dash and a following non-breaking space for use on citations for example: "Anonymous" […]
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Keane Productivity Management Principles

09/02/2003 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on Keane Productivity Management Principles
Define the Job inDetail Review Project EnvironmentOrganize by Major Business FunctionIdentify Products to be DeliveredDocument MIS/USER ResponsibilitiesCreate "Systems Test Plan"Involve the Right People Identify Project PersonnelStructure Project ResponsibilitiesEstablish Roles, Goals & ObjectivesSubcontract Project Teams.Create "Winning […]
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General Motors vs. Microsoft

02/07/2003 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on General Motors vs. Microsoft
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with the technology like the computer industry has, we would all […]
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How to Run a Microsoft-Free Shop

01/02/2002 Dr Wingnut Comments Off on How to Run a Microsoft-Free Shop
Do you find that you're incapable of stopping upgrades? Do you spend much of your day patching security holes? Do you have a vague sense that you're spending too much money on software? If you […]