At some point you’re going to need to do the following in your web app: Receive a request to download a file. Authenticate the user/validate the request using some information stored in a database. Upon successful authentication/validation, deliver the file to the requestor (but deny access to the general public). This is a pretty standard…
April, 2011
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If you’re looking for an iPhone app that gives you the ability to annotate and draw circles and arrows on screenshots the way the excellent Skitch app for the Mac does, I recommend trying Sketches 2. It’s not quite as good as Skitch, but definitely the best of the ones I’ve tried for iOS. Thanks…
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I’m looking for a bright, motivated individual to join our team as a project manager. At Crowd Favorite we build cool things for the web. You will join us to enjoy the privilege of working with great clients and a sharp and dedicated team on fun and challenging projects. The project manager position is a…
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Wondering what you can add to your iOS app to really annoy your users? Here’s a good way. Push out an update to your paid app that forces your customers to click through a splash screen advertising some new version of your app that won’t be available for 5 months! Force your users to click…
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Security update – time to upgrade! While this particular security patch won’t affect all WordPress sites (for example, it didn’t affect this one since I don’t have contributors), I highly recommend upgrading every time a new version comes out. Small upgrades are much easier than big upgrades. Don’t be that poor soul who puts it…
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Devin Reams: The power of Time Machine, Dropbox, and Subversion – You can never be paranoid enough about data. Spiral Makes a Difference – clever. Visualized: what Motorola Android users want — Engadget – asking for public feedback doesn’t always go how the marketing person envisioned. Your iPhone Is Tracking Your Every Move – “Conspiracy…
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The best part about this exchange is I’m honestly not 100% sure which of Dave’s tweets John is replying to (with the Zima response).
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This past weekend I had the opportunity to be interviewed at WordCamp Seattle. It was great to catch up a little with some fellow WordPress developers and a nice opportunity to share a little about the good fortune I’ve had to be a part of the WordPress project. In preparing for the interview, Nick Ohrn…
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I’ve been wanting to do more with the favorites feature on Twitter for a long time. I’m not a big fan of retweets, and have always preferred to favorite things I like rather than rebroadcast them indiscriminately. Stellar.io has taken on the job of exposing this great content and making it follow-able, and it is…
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Cherry Hills Country Club to host BMW Championship in 2014 – nice!! On cloud storage | Greg Reinacker’s Weblog – Steven Frank had a similar idea a few days later. Surely someone is working on it. Powered by WordPress | Niall Kennedy – Congratulations to Niall on moving to WordPress! Whois Masking Considered Harmful –…
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Amazon launching Blaze Dual Core Phone – interesting (read it closely). YouTube – “I’m not going to tell you what this is because you won’t believe me” – – Rands. Does it Matter if Android is Open? – I agree that it’s unlikely to matter that much, butI’m a little surprised that Steve is not…
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I’m quite looking forward to returning to my hometown for WordCamp Seattle on April 16th. I am honored to have been asked to participate along with a great list of speakers. I’m going to be interviewed by Nick Ohrn and look forward to sharing my experiences with WordPress, creating Crowd Favorite and running a business…
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Cyoot Puppehs ob teh Day: Teh nap 2 end all napz – Cheezburger.com – oh my! The perfect email | Hi, I’m David G. Cohen – Amen! Emails like this get answers, others not so much (at least for me). I’m only at ~200-300 emails a day, I can’t imagine 500. Amazon.com lets you play…