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Buy this Framework Laptop Now to Avoid Buying Your Next Few!

Unlike laptops from most manufacturers, the Framework Laptop was designed from the outset to be sustainable; this lightweight, stylish beast is field-upgradable and field-repairable. In the company’s own words: "Proof that designing products to last doesn’t require sacrificing performance, …

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Don't Make Me Think: The Hideous Number

Don’t Make Me Think is a user-experience (UX) book that has been through several editions. I mention this approvingly, as computer tech books that only last one edition usually are market failures. Did I mention that my Java Cookbook is on its fourth edition? The Hideous Name was a technical paper …

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Defeating IDEA's Dreary Defaults

As a long-time user of the Eclipse IDE, I’ve always been impressed by how well it is optimized for developer productivity. Google a few years ago foisted on us the switch of Android Studio from being Eclipse-based to being IntelliJ IDEa-based. So it’s time to learn some new dance steps. Here’s some …

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