This is an update to my 2010 article about removing yourself from Spoke. Since that time, the original Spoke service split into two variants: www.Spoke.com and Center.Spoke.com. The directions for removing yourself have changed slightly, and here are the details…
In a previous note about monitoring HTTP traffic from Android tablets, I recommended using a 3rd-party app to change the settings. Now the latest software update for my Galaxy Tab 10.1 allows this directly, so these are some updated instructions and screenshots.
Keeping track of technical issues, bugs and tasks between companies can be a real hassle. In my current job we switched from emailing Excel spreadsheets to hosted JIRA (OnDemand) which costs only $10/month for up to 10 users.
Over this past Christmas break I spent some more time on Stack Overflow, answering some questions in a few areas I felt I could contribute. As I answered and contributed more, I saw how the reputation and badges system can really draw you in. Not as a motivator per se, but it’s fun to get “kudos” when someone finds your answers or edits helpful.
Curl is a very handy tool for downloading pretty much anything from a URL, and should be in every web developer’s toolkit. However, the sheer number of Curl options can be overwhelming. Here I give a quick summary of the most common options and a few typical examples.