Article :: Versioning REST Services

Scott Seely explains when developers need to create a new endpoint versus just adding data. This higher level, non-language specific article explains how to version REST services and when each choice makes sense.

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Article :: A+ Exam Cram: Troubleshooting Memory and Hard Drives in Windows Vista

There are many tools you can use to troubleshoot data failures. David Prowse focuses on the Windows Vista built-in Memory Diagnostic Tool for testing RAM, and the chkdsk and SFC commands for checking the hard drive.

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Article :: Objective-C Design Patterns

David Chisnall looks at some of the patterns that are commonly found in Objective-C code.

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Article :: Distributed Ruby: Mark Bates Sheds New Light

Sometimes Ruby code is too cool to run on just one computer at a time. In this interview with Hal Fulton, Mark Bates explains how he defines distributed programming, reasonable concerns about Ruby performance, and how to choose Ruby libraries.

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Article :: Windows System Programming: Process Management

This chapter explains the basics of process management and also introduces the basic synchronization operations and wait functions that will be important throughout the rest of the book.

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Article :: Using Virtualization to Make A+ Certification Study Easier

Mark Edward Soper shows how virtualization will help you practice the skills you need to master Windows XP and Windows Vista virtually for the CompTIA A+ operating system objectives.

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Article :: My MacBook: Managing Contacts and Appointments

Learn how to use your MacBook to manage your contacts, calendars, and appointments.

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Article :: WordPress in Depth: Using HTML in Your Widgets and Blog

In this chapter, learn how HTML can be used in the WordPress.com environment. This is useful whether you just want to do a few simple things with your blog postings and the Text widget, or if you want to go much further.

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Article :: An Interview with Watts Humphrey, Part 3: Sylvania and Northeastern University

In this transcript of an oral history, Grady Booch interviews SEI Fellow Watts Humphrey about his early life and formative experiences. In part 3, Humphrey discusses his work at Sylvania and teaching computer programming at Northeastern University -- in 1954.

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Article :: SOA Pattern (#10): Service Refactoring

At some point during its lifetime a service might need to be enhanced or modified as a result of an external or an internal stimulus. The Service Refactoring design pattern addresses this issue in a manner so that the existing service consumers are not affected by the required change.

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