I have been thinking of how to increase perceived performance for web apps lately and came up with a nice (and simple) optimization for large files. I'll use an image gallery as a conceptual way to get my point across. I'm not currently aware of any image galleries that do this, but I think it would...

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Fun... According to this , these are my 2006 predictions: Last year I made several predictions that now seem ridiculously round. But a few ideas were pretty close. I've got a feeling that 2006 will be a big year, and here are some of the reasons why: A Mt View startup is going to open our eyes to some...

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I setup a LLC this past year and after seeing this article for Illinois , I figured it would be worth describing the steps for how to set up a Limited Liability Company in Wisconsin. I am not a lawyer and I'm just providing this as information. Please consult a lawyer and or a CPA before following these...

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Exciting times! Ruby on Rails 1.0 has been released . This includes, among other great features, Scriptaculous 1.5 and Prototype 1.4 . I am honestly more excited about this than the .net 2.0 release.......

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In an effort to broaden my post categories.... I was talking with a very wise friend of mine a while ago and we got on the subject of why bird poop is white. He started off describing that humans have one of the most inefficient bodily waste systems. We have seperate functions for excreting liquid and...

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I can't help but think that the way I approach people has changed in the last year or two. I rarely think of various people as my superior... I respect people who deserve it, but I will not bow down to someone just because they hold a title. Along those lines, I have come to an enlightenment of sorts...

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I just got out of a 5 hour meeting with the owner of the company that I work for. Among many discussions, we had one about the art of coding. The current mindset is that people who work with software should be treated the same as people who stamp widgets. By that, I mean that they should be expected...

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Lately, I've been feeling like I am digging myself into a shallow hole. I feel that I am locking myself into a boring couple of years of asp.net development. No offense to anyone, but asp.net has really lost steam for me. Even with the recent release of asp.net 2.0, I feel myself wanting to drift to...

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