Using the Twitter API to Create an Early Alert System
Christopher Frenz details the development of an early alert system that uses the Twitter search API to monitor the number of new Tweets, pertaining to a topic of interest, that occur each hour and record them in a database.
How to Secure your SQL Azure Application
Developers targeting the SQL Azure platform should make sure their applications are secure. This article walks through the considerations developers need to keep in mind when designing SQL Azure applications.
Creating a Windows Azure Application: A Step-by-Step Guide
Windows Azure can seem daunting to many developers seeking to take their first steps into cloud computing. The perception that Windows Azure is too big and too different is a fallacy. This walk-through shows you just how easy it can be.
5 More Notable Java 7 Changes
Project Coin ushered in a notable set of Java 7 language changes. Here are five that cover everything from generics to NIO to GUIs.
Creating Neural Networks in PHP
Artificial intelligence is not just for C/C++ rockstars. With PHP, you can implement neural networks in your Web applications.
Unit Testing - Why Should You Care?
Long a staple of the Agile community, unit testing is becoming more and more popular. While there is a lot of content on how to unit, the question of why unit test isn't always addressed. There are very real, tangible benefits from unit testing - it's more than just "writing more code".
Flashmaps' DynamicLocator: Interactive Maps for Small Areas
Use Flashmaps' DynamicLocator to implement interactive, relatively small area maps. When a user selects an entry in a list, the map will focus on that corresponding object. Users can hover over an area to identify it and click on it for additional information. Try a free evaluation copy.
Flashmaps' AreaSelector: Interactive Maps for Wide Areas
Flashmaps' AreaSelector product delivers wide area maps. With AreaSelector, you can color-code map areas and display markers on top of the areas. In addition to zooming and panning, users can click to display information as well as select and deselect areas. Register to try a free evaluation copy.
Optimize Your Web Page with CSS Sprites
CSS sprites mash up all the images used on a webpage into one large image and display only the part that contains the image wherever it's required. Using CSS sprites drastically reduces the load time of the page.
Handling Exceptions with ASP.NET
Exceptions can make Web applications useless from a user's perspective, but understanding how to prevent and handle exceptions can make the de-bugging process easier.