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PHP Speedy is a script that you can install on your web server to automatically speed up the download time of your web pages.

Track your library books
Let Elf help you manage your library loans and holds

StrokeDB is a lightweight approach to document-oriented database, currently featuring pure Ruby/JRuby implementation.

StrokeObject is a lightweight API for convenient access to StrokeDB.

Merborial: Getting Started with Merb and DataMapper

AMF is the Action Message Format. AMF is a proprietary data format created by Macromedia (now Adobe) and used by different mediums: Flash Remoting, ByteArray, IExternalizable, NetConnection, NetStream, LocalConnection, Shared Objects and more.

Data visualization is mostly achieved with flash applications or with help of some programming languages. Are those solutions the only way to present, let’s say simple data chart? How about giving it a try with nothing but good ol’ css?

This is the home of Pygments. It is a generic syntax highlighter for general use in all kinds of software such as forum systems, wikis or other applications that need to prettify source code.

Code by convention with Flex and Spring

jsProgressBarHandler (Dynamic Unobtrusive Javascript Progress/Percentage Bar)

FlexReport is a client-side report generation component. It allows you to easily generate, preview and print reports based in mxml/as3 templates.

If you use Google Calendar, you’ll probably know that you can add a location for every calendar event; you may even know that you can then click through to that location on a Google map

Using Geo-IP To Tailor Content Delivery

Drive your online business with MaxMind’s GeoIP® technology. Our non-invasive IP Intelligence databases can provide you with valuable knowledge about your Internet visitors in real-time.

CountryLocator, another innovative product from ISAPILabs, provides valuable information about where your web site visitors are from.

IP2Location is a solution to help you to identify visitor’s geo location ie. country, region, city, latitude, longitude, ZIP code, time zone, speed, ISP and domain name using a ip address lookup database and technology without invading user’s privacy.

my best 22 interviewing tips to help you make every interview your best story possible.

Ways to use Twitter in Academia

The Quicksilver-for-Windows Showdown

Informational interviews can be a useful tool throughout your career, not just when you’re thinking about a new job or a new line of work.

Stop the Annoying “There are unused icons on your desktop” Popup Balloon