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We’ll fly you to Atlanta, Texas, and getting to your hotel in Atlanta, Georgia is your problem

Reading the fine print. The post We’ll fly you to Atlanta, Texas, and getting to your hotel in Atlanta, Georgia is your problem appeared first on The Old New Thing.... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

A note on the USB-to-PS/2 mouse adapter that came with Microsoft mouse devices

It's a purely mechanical adapter that relies on smarts in the mouse itself. The post A note on the USB-to-PS/2 mouse adapter that came with Microsoft mouse devices appeared first on The Old New Thing.... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

Backing up Signal messages on Mac

I'm using Signal more now and as it's fully end-to-end encrypted, if something goes wrong with your phone or you lose it, you will lose your entire message history. Signal on Android has an official backup method, but there isn't one for iPhone or desktop. As a result, a number of backup tools have been written by various people. The one I've had most luck with on my Mac desktop is signalbackup-tools. Note that the… continue reading.... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

Creating a software bill of materials (SBOM) for an open-source NuGet package

In this post I discuss several tools you can use to create a software bill of materials (SBOM) for an application or a NuGet package... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

Stas Bondar ’25: The Code & Techniques Behind a Next-Level Portfolio

A look behind stabondar.com — a creative portfolio featuring advanced web animations with GSAP, Three.js, and physics-based effects.... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

Representative Line: Tern Down a Date

Today's anonymous submitter has managed to find a way to do date formatting wrong that I don't think I've seen yet. That's always remarkable. Like most such bad code, it checks string lengths and then adds a leading zero, if needed. It's not surprising, but again, it's all in the details: // convert date string to yyyy/MM/DD return dtmValue.Year + "-" + ((dtmValue.Month.ToString().Length == 1)? ("0" + dtmValue.Month.ToString()): dtmValue.Month.ToString()) + "-" + ((dtmValue.Day.ToString().Lengt... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

6.26 Million Google Clicks! 🤩

Yesterday Online PNG Tools smashed through 6.25M Google clicks and today it's smashed through 6.26M Google clicks! Smash too and see you tomorrow at 6.27M clicks! 💦 PS. Use coupon code SMASHLING for a 30% discount on these tools. 💸... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

The case for “old school” CSS

Do people still write CSS in CSS files any more? I honestly don’t keep up with the trends as much as I did back when I started by career. Partly because I’ve started to feel that the web development community online has become a lot more “this(my) way is the best way” than when I started out at the tail-end of the HTML tables era and the start of the floats era. Love this slide from my The State of CSS talk at Web Directions Code back in 2024 Regardless, personal opinions aside, I do... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

Boost Your Linux Command Line Productivity, Part 1

Welcome to the first part of a series of command line tips to boost your Linux productivity. Continue reading...... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

Why sprints

For the past few months I've been introducing sprints into a chaotic startup that's been growing so fast everyone's got whiplash. Since August, 5 engineers turned into 12. I think it's starting to work.... Take me to this post.

March 25, 2025

Easy way to upload, transform and deliver files and images (Sponsored)

Managing media is a really difficult task if you try to do all of it yourself, especially if the media comes from other sources. The file can be submitted in any state and size, but what if you need something really specific? You can code it all yourself or you can use an awesome service […] The post Easy way to upload, transform and deliver files and images (Sponsored) appeared first on David Walsh Blog. ... Take me to this post.

March 24, 2025
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