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NetBeans 7.1 Review

Posted on January 21, 2012 by daleV

One of outcomes of switching jobs is you lose some of your favorite tools.  For me that was Zend Studio.  Having done PHP development full time for many years, Zend Studio had become my IDE of choice. Since Zend Studio … Continue reading →

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Windows Text Editors

Posted on September 10, 2011 by daleV

I’m always looking for new text editors. I’m in a perpetual search for the perfect text editor, the shangri-la of text editors, and for some reason or another, at the end of four or five months, I always for one … Continue reading →

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AutoHotkey for Windows – a Review

Posted on June 6, 2011 by daleV

I’ve recently started to use my mouse a lot less. I find the keyboard is much faster, and the added bonus is, I don’t have to move the mouse, which takes time, and eye hand coordination, to get to that … Continue reading →

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Calibre – the Premier eReader Conversion Program

Posted on May 18, 2011 by daleV

Back on August 18th, 2010, I wrote an article entitled, “Loading ePub Books into the Nook.”  To my surprise, it turned into the most popular article of all time with over 12,500 views at this writing.  Well, that was 10 … Continue reading →

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Browser Wars

Posted on May 15, 2011 by daleV

Well, it’s that time of year again.  About every six months I take my head out of what I’m doing to see what the latest Internet trends are.  Let’s start with browsers.  Has browser popularity shifted over the last six … Continue reading →

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