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Get the Command Prompt Working Inside Eclipse for Windows

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

Out of the box, I would have to open a separate command prompt window. I wanted to use the built in command prompt that works so well in my Ubuntu Eclipse. Following are the steps that I used to get it to work:

The Ultimate Web 2.0 Color List

Friday, July 6th, 2007

We are currently in the process of re-designing the look of ThemBid.com. A Web 2.0 look and feel is a requirement, so we scoured the Internet for Web 2.0 color lists. We took those lists and created one master list in a spreadsheet that you can view here. In addition ...

What Every Web 2.0 Website Needs

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

As we continue to grow ThemBid.com and look to new Web 2.0 innovations, we decided to come up with a document that listed all the key elements every Web 2.0 website needs. Not everything will be needed for every project in this list, but at least you will make sure ...

How Fast Can You Code?

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Sometimes it's necessary to apply RAD at a whole new level. After an informative review of ThemBid.com by TechFold.com, our lead programmer, Isaac Saldana, implement search and RSS feeds in one day on ThemBid.com. This was made possible because of his great skill as a programmer and also because of ...

Tony Robbin’s RPM and Software Development

Monday, June 18th, 2007

The following are my methods/experiences in using Tony Robbin's RPM method for software development. RPM stands for results, purpose and massive action.

Refactoring

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Many times, due the pressures of deadlines and RAD environments, we don't spend the necessary time to refactor our code and we pay the price in the long run. This blog post offers some suggestions on how to ensure that adequate time is spent on refactoring.

Providing Affordable Websites Fast - Step by Step

Friday, June 15th, 2007

One of my lifelong goals is to assist in closing the digital divide. On of our companies, AboveTheLimit.com contributed (this business is closing down in a few months) to this cause by providing very low cost web sites for several years ( from free to $199 for full CMS eCommerce ...

To Admin or Not To Admin…

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

As web developers we have serviced over 200 clients. The majority of our clients are micro to small businesses. We have found that the smaller the business the greater the amount of support requests. We typically provide our clients with a CMS, so that they can update their ...

Addicted to Logs?

Monday, June 11th, 2007

Reading the web traffic logs is fascinating (to me). We update our stats every hour for our Awstats page and I find myself always wanting to check them a minute after the hour. Even worse, I started to examine the logs in real time! It's almost like watching a stock ...

What Does Your Development Desktop Look Like?

Monday, June 11th, 2007

We have already shared what our Web 2.0 Development environment looks like. Now lets look at what our desktop's look like when are "in the zone". The following is my setup: