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Why Product People Need to Be More Software People
I read articles in the past about how Microsoft’s product managers were formerly software developers. Also, I recently saw an inspiring article about Google’s APM (Associate Product Manager program) that Marissa Mayer oversaw. What I’ve come to realize over my career is that people involved in the product decision making process for technology/software MUST come…
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PHP Curl File Upload
I spent a little bit of time trying to get my PHP to work with curl uploads. I’ve seen a couple of websites that have varying information, sometimes not really accurate nor helpful on the matter. So I want to present a barebones working example using PHP to demonstrate how to do a file upload…
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Annoyances with Javascript Popups and Browser Popup Blockers
I had an annoying issue with window.open() on Webkit browsers (actually browsers that blocked popups). The issue was that I needed to open a new window for Facebook Connect or Twitter authentication. However, the problem with Webkit browsers is that the popup must IMMEDIATELY occur after the action is triggered. In reality, that statement is…