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Avoid six common development mistakes
Techguide Tony Patton explains why you should be on the lookout for common mistakes, which include not commenting code or verifying data.
Set up ISC's dhcpd server
Techguide With DHCP, simply changing one configuration file lets the administrator set up hosts with different IPs or netmasks instead of changing each host individually.
Tags: Networking, Open source
Get to know Subversion as a replacement for CVS
Techguide Vincent Danen shows you some of the common commands for using Subversion and gives you an example of setting up a Subversion repository.
Use tabs to open multiple files in vim
Techguide Read about the basic tab commands and find out how to combine them with key bindings to make the most of a powerful editing tool.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Tab, GUI, Red Hat Inc., File, Tool, Vincent Danen, text editor, console
Install extra packages on the Asus Eee PC
Techguide Xandros repositories make it easier to install extra packages on the Eee PC if you want more software than the average user.
Tags: Linux, Handhelds, Open source, Xandros, operating system, text editor, Pin-Priority, ASUS, software, Open source
Using IntelliSense in SQL Server 2008
Techguide Microsoft has finally released a SQL Server product that includes IntelliSense for writing TSQL statements. In this article, Tim Chapman shows the ins and outs of using IntelliSense in SQL Server 2008.
Tags: Database management, Servers, Microsoft SQL Server, Database, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, SQL, stored procedure, Microsoft SQL Server Transact-SQL, development environment, text editor
Master Vim basics and power user tips
Techguide Vincent Danen, who has used vim for a number of years, says he picked up new things and seriously tweaked his vim configuration after reading "Hacking Vim" by Kim Schulz.
Tags: Open source, Red Hat Inc., Chapter, hacking, Vincent Danen, remote system, spell checker, Perl, text editor, font
Customize the Joe text editor
Techguide The Linux text editor Joe has easy-to-remember keystrokes and allows you to customize it to suit your needs. Vincent Danen tells you how to tweak the configuration file to create keybindings and map your favorite commands.
Tags: Open source, Operating systems, Command, GUI, text editor, Ctrl, Joe, Keystroke, F-keys, Linux Distribution
10 obscure Linux apps to try
Techguide With thousands of Linux tools out there, some of the very best ones might get lost in the crowd. Here are some, more admins should know about.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Business applications, File, Tea, Tool, Video, certificate authority, Floola, Giver
Support rich text with the Yahoo User Interface Library
Techguide During a recent project, my team's task was to redesign a Web page that utilized an ActiveX control as a rich text editor. One goal of the project was to replace the ActiveX control with a more standardized approach.
Create a sticky filtered Event Viewer
Techguide You probably already know that the Event Viewer gives you access to several logs, enabling you to view events that have occurred on the local computer or on a remote computer. The Event Viewer includes a filter feature that lets you configure a log to show only specific events.
Microsoft to build an 'Emacs.Net' text editor
News Developers are puzzling over recent clues blogged by a few Microsoft employees regarding a new "Emacs.Net" tool the company is building.
Tags: Programming languages, Operating systems, Web services
Adding macro support to your Java application
Techguide Macros enable one to customize applications so that the operations they perform can be shared among users in an organization or over the Internet.
Tags: Java
Go fish with the Konqueror file browser
Techguide Learn to use the kioslave protocol handler called Fish that allows you to access remote filesystems within the Konqueror file browser.
Defragment your Windows Server 2003 hard drive on a set schedule
Techguide You can defragment the hard drives on your Windows Server 2003 boxes on a set schedule by simply creating a batch file to defragment a drive and setting up a scheduled task to execute it.
Tags: Microsoft Server 2003
