The Spin Cycle

Articles by Luke McGovern

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The Forever Web App Project

Published: November 15, 2009

The Forever Web App Project is an AI project to demonstrate a web app's ability to exist on the web unassisted (except by strangers) for as long as possible after a given date.

TrueCrypt and SVN: security concerns for password files

Published: October 25, 2009

TrueCrypt and SVN are a nice match when considering the handling of password files. Here are a few things to watch out for.

SVN and Dreamweaver CS4 Integration

Published: June 30, 2009

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 now comes with SVN integration. It's their one big feature for developers in this version. To bad it's completely useless.

Pull Systems, Compulsion & Procrastination

Published: April 23, 2009

Procrastination is time wasting in general but with easy access to so many entertaining and informative services, things are getting a little out of hand.

Twitter + DiggBar = Digg Explosion!

Published: April 2, 2009

DiggBar is a huge move by digg.com. It will be massive. It may almost be too massive and destroy the brand.

Sudoku & Artificial Intelligence

Published: March 15, 2009

Using AI on Sudoku could be considered overkill. Either way, any algorithm written to solve a Sudoku puzzle could be considered intelligent by understanding what it accomplishes.

Is Twitter more than Narcissism?

Published: February 28, 2009

Twitter has a narcissistic side but a true media experience can be found within. It seems Twitter is poised to take the media world to a new level.

Earth: Planet or a Star?

Published: January 11, 2009

There is some evidence to say the Earth is a star. It just so happens to be unlike any other we've encountered.

Putting on Flow Bindings

Published: January 7, 2009

Who said putting on Flow Bindings was easy? Well it is - you just need to figure out the knack.

Top Tobogganing Hill in Vancouver

Published: December 26, 2008

We think we've found the top tobogganing hill in Vancouver. The local's seem to have clued onto it too.

Toe Warmers for Snowboard Boots

Published: December 18, 2008

The extremes call for snow boot toe warmers. You can try and get away without them but it hurts.

PHP Graphs

Published: November 26, 2008

GD library based PHP Graphs can take a hike when Web 2.0 can show what graphs are all about.

What is Legacy Code?

Published: October 29, 2008

When code takes the evil road and becomes legacy code it's usually time to start from scratch. Sometimes it can be a case of 'better the devil you know'.

Writing for the Web

Published: October 28, 2008

Writing for the Web is like no other form of writing. There are lots of platforms to choose from but it all comes down to what suites your style.

FCKEditor vs TinyMCE

Published: September 2, 2008

Battle of the web-based editors. FCKEditor has a huge user base. TinyMCE is hot on it's heals and looks to replace it with a host of well developed features.

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