Generating a self-signed SSL certififcate

One of the tasks every software developer needs to tackle periodically is generating a self-signed SSL certificate in one form or another for the purpose of testing SSL-secured software systems.

altseven 6.0.0 - Overview

It's been just over a year since I covered developments in the altseven framework.

Livesandbox Web app editor v 0.12.0 release

The next release of the livesandbox Javascript/Web app in-browser editor is now available.

gadget-ui v 7.0.0 - Part I - NodeJS support

gadget-ui, my open source JavaScript component library, has reached a new milestone- v 7.

gadget-ui v 7.0.0 - Part II - uploading images to a NodeJS app using FileUploader

In Part I of the look at the 7.0.0 release of gadget-ui, I discussed some of the new features of the library and provided some insight into the new NodeJS-based test system.

Recommended Computer Configurations for 2020

On a regular basis, I get asked by students and young professionals what kind of laptop/computer configuration I recommend for various kinds of work like graphic design, programming, and statistical analysis.

New Year, New Ideas

For the new year, I have decided to blog with a partial focus on answering questions.

How Design Teams are Killing Usability on the Web

I've been using the Web since almost the very beginning, and never have I seen more problems with the usefulness and usability of corporate web sites than I have seen recently.

Building and Configuring Apache James with OpenLDAP

[ This post is part of my ongoing instructional series on setting up some baseline IT infrastructure for the fictional startup Shoestring Lab.

Livesandbox Web app editor v 0.11.0

Good news for open source JavaScript supporters- the livesandbox project is nearing a 1.