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A Simple Introduction To Computer Networking

Posted 03.16.2009, under Guides, Programming

Most networking discussions are a jumble of acronyms. Forget the configuration details -- what are the insights? Networking is about communication Text is the simplest way to communicate Protocols are standards for reading and writing text Beneath the details, networking is an IM conversation. Here's what I wish someone told me when learning how computers communicate.

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How To Make a Bookmarklet For Your Web Application

Posted 04.16.2008, under Guides, Web

Intro to Distributed Version Control (Illustrated)

Posted 10.15.2007, under Guides, Programming

A Visual Guide to Version Control

Posted 09.27.2007, under Guides, Programming

Starting Ruby on Rails: What I Wish I Knew

Posted 06.16.2007, under Programming, Web

The Quick Guide to GUIDs

Posted 04.18.2007, under Programming

How To Debug Web Applications With Firefox

Posted 03.19.2007, under Web

Speed Up Your Javascript, Part 2: Downloadable Examples!

Posted 02.25.2007, under Guides, Programming, Web

A Simple, Comprehensive Overview of Javascript

Posted 02.23.2007, under Programming, Web

Speed Up Your Javascript Load Time

Posted 02.21.2007, under Web

Understanding Quake’s Fast Inverse Square Root

Posted 02.06.2007, under Programming

Swap two variables using XOR

Posted 01.16.2007, under Programming

Using JSON to Exchange Data

Posted 01.11.2007, under Guides, Programming, Web

Programming Gotchas

Posted 12.28.2006, under Guides, Programming

Sorting Algorithms

Posted 12.28.2006, under Programming

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