It has been a long time coming, but the Java library for RSS and Atom utilities called ROME has finally made it to version 1.0 (changelog). Thanks to all of the contributers and the hard work on the dev team for making it possible!   New to ROME? For a quick tutorial on how to get started, check ou...

A video demonstration of software is often far better than static screenshots, and is often more convenient to distribute than arranging for a live demo. This tutorial will show you how easy it is to record a video “screencast” of most applications with the free (as in lunch) Windows Med...

Ben Abernathy writes a poignant observation about computer science and the kinds of people that come (or don’t come) out of college programs.    The first group ditches computer science altogether, the second delights in making things work, but the third strives for something more elusive: e...

Wondering if your New Years’ resolutions will make it past February? While there is no substitute for personal discipline and all that stuff, it is nice to have some help along the way. Here are some ways that technology can make that resolution just a little bit easer to keep: G et Things Don...

The literary world - especially academics - has a number of readability metrics that show how “hard” a given work is to read in English. If you are a writer, these metrics can give you a pretty good swag at how easy it will be for people to read your work. In this article, I’ll sho...

Joel Spolsky’s article on Inc.com is a must read. Here are five easy steps to kill your technology project: Mistake No. 1: Start with a mediocre team of developers. Mistake No. 2: Set weekly milestones. Mistake No. 3: Negotiate the deadline. Mistake No. 4: Divide tasks equitably. Mistake No. 5...