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Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How To Code

You’ve always wanted to learn how to build software yourself — or just whip up an occasional script — but never knew where to start. Luckily, the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time.

November 5, 2009
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Customise MediaWiki Into Your Own Collaborative Website

The free MediaWiki software is best known for powering Wikipedia, but you don’t have to be writing an encyclopaedia to put it to good use. Extend, skin and customise MediaWiki to create any kind of easy-to-update, collaborative web site.

October 29, 2009
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Trick Out Google Apps For Your Domain

You registered a domain name and set up the free Google Apps Standard Edition to get Gmail, GTalk, GCal and GDocs running behind it. Now, take a look at some advanced settings Google Apps (for your domain) makes available.

October 22, 2009
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The Power User’s Guide To Google Chrome, 2009 Edition

Google Chrome has come a long way in the past year, steadily adding subtle but useful features for power users. Let’s take a fresh look at Chrome’s current offerings—especially for those willing to brave its early developer builds.

October 8, 2009
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Google Wave 101

So you’ve snagged an invitation to Google Wave—or a pal is sending one your way—and you’ve already taken a look at what to expect. Let’s dive deeper into Wave features, etiquette and extensions.

October 1, 2009
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Google Wave First Look

If you’re not one of the 100,000 lucky users next to get an invitation to Google Wave, don’t fret. You can check out Google Wave right here.

September 24, 2009
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The Beginner’s Guide To Tricking Out Your WordPress Blog

You took the leap and installed WordPress to host your own blog because you want complete control over how it looks and works. Now, it’s time to power it up, lock it down and make your blog completely yours.

September 17, 2009
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Maximise Firefox 3.5′s Viewing Area For Your Netbook

Your netbook’s screen is tiny and processor less than mighty, so you want to maximise the web page viewing area without any performance-killing Firefox extensions. Here’s how to consolidate Firefox 3.5′s chrome for your Windows or Linux-based netbook.

September 10, 2009
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Easy Ways To Integrate Your Google Apps

The information you keep in Google apps like Gmail, GCal and Reader doesn’t just live in one place. Check out a few easy but non-obvious ways to plug different Google apps together and share their data and features.

September 3, 2009
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Snow Leopard’s Four Best Improvements (For Civilians)

Most of Mac OS 10.6′s changes are deep in its underpinnings for developers to put to good use. But what do the rest of us get out of Snow Leopard? Modest, but nice, improvements to the everyday Mac workflow.

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