If you’re anything like me when it comes to IE9 you’re viewing Microsoft’s hype with a measure of skepticism. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is both the most popular web browser and the biggest pain in the ass for us web developers. When I first heard that Microsoft were making an effort to support the latest standards […]

When working on my latest project I discovered a feature of jQuery that wasn’t apparent to me in the API. When using the .append() method I noticed it would automatically close HTML elements. After taking a closer look at the jQuery 1.4.2 code, I found that .append() makes use of an internal function called domManip(). […]
Need a fast and easy way to kill an unresponsive application in Linux? Press Alt + F2. Type xkill in the Run Application dialog. Click the application with the X (or skull and crossbone) cursor. I discovered this after having a fullscreen Java app freeze on me a few times in Ubuntu. Further reading Xkill […]
When I began in building controls engineering just six years ago, function block diagram programming was already an established engineering tool for may control systems. I began my controls programming with an older technology control system that used mostly point-oriented boolean algebra which was surprising very powerful, but difficult to get an overview of the […]
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