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About Brian Nelson
Posts by Brian Nelson
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Bring Python to Your .NET Development with IronPython
25 Jan 2012 by Brian Nelson
Python is a high-level programming language that has gained popularity in recent years for its emphasis on clear code that is easy to read, combined with surprising power and flexibility. Because Python is free and open-source, it has become a widely used scripting language primarily for web-based applications…but did you know that a little help from the .NET framework can bring your Python...
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Tips and Tools for Better, Faster Writing
11 Jan 2012 by Brian Nelson / 1 Comment
I’ve been writing here at Techerator for over a year, but only recently have I decided to take steps to improve my writing and time efficiency. You probably know the drill: sit down at your desk, check out Twitter, open your word editor, Tweet something, check out Facebook, decide on a title, Facebook about how hard it is to write, go reward yourself with a cup of coffee, I wonder what’...
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How to Reset Your Cr-48 Chromebook to its Default Factory Settings
03 Jan 2012 by Brian Nelson
Google’s Cr-48 Chromebook was distributed to beta testers in February 2011 and was public’s the first glimpse at a netbook running the Chrome OS. Since its release, the Cr-48 has undergone a number of updates, and on occasion, the software changes create a problem that can be hard to fix with the limited number of resources available for Chrome OS issues. Not to worry, follow these s...
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How To Embed Images Directly Into Your HTML
30 Dec 2011 by Brian Nelson
When you code a web page, you’ll oftentimes want to include images. In almost every case you’ll throw down a line of code that looks something like this: <img src="location/of/image.png" alt="alternative text" /> But did you know that you can embed your image directly into the HTML without having to link to an external file? Yep, but first, why would you wa...
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A Programmer’s Dilemma: Choosing between Qt and .NET
27 Dec 2011 by Brian Nelson / 2 Comments
I’ve been a programmer for a long time, but admittedly, most of my efforts have been devoted to web-based projects (PHP, ASP) and command line desktop programs with a very limited audience. Recently, I’ve decided to swallow my pride and accept that I need to learn to make desktop apps that…don’t suck. Where do I start? I’m fortunate to have a group of software enginee...
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“Batch” is the ultimate mobile photo sharing app for iPhone
02 Dec 2011 by Brian Nelson
In the smart phone era, everyone is an amateur photographer. Equipped with high-def capabilities and nearly bottomless storage, we produce a lot of photos on a daily basis which we’ve opted to share individually on Twitter or in bulk on Facebook. The problem is that sharing full albums with friends requires a bit of effort — downloading to your desktop, uploading to Facebook — wh...
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ShiftEdit: A Web-Based IDE for PHP, Python, Ruby and More
29 Nov 2011 by Brian Nelson
If you’re a programmer or developer that juggles several projects at a time, your code can sometimes be lost between multiple workstations, or worse, lost in some sort of catastrophic system failure. If only you’d had a chance to run a backup first! With everything going to the cloud these days, wouldn’t it make sense to have your valuable projects protected in the fluffy white s...
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Four HTML5 and JavaScript Frameworks To Jump-start Your App Development
22 Nov 2011 by Brian Nelson / 1 Comment
Let’s just face the facts: Flash is dying, platform/browser agnostic development is in, and Windows 8 is bringing HTML5/JavaScript to desktop development. Love it or hate it, as a developer you’ll probably need to familiarize yourself with the finer points of HTML5 and JavaScript-driven application design, but where does a person start? Traditionally HTML and JavaScript are used for we...
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Domainr Makes Domain Search (Almost) Pain-Free
21 Nov 2011 by Brian Nelson
If you’re starting a new web-based project, searching for suitable domains can be the most frustrating part. Heck, domain names are so important to the success of your venture that many people wait to name their product until they know which domains are available. Domainr helps to ease the pain of this process. Domainr's clean search interface, complete with innuendo. Domainr is an inter...
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A Challenger Appears: Chime.in Enters the Social Networking Ring
18 Nov 2011 by Brian Nelson
Bill Gross has been getting a lot of press lately. The serial entrepreneur and CEO of UberMedia masterminded keyword search advertising in the heydey of the dotcom era, a system Google has perfected to earn billions, but Gross now believes he’s onto a bright idea in the social network space — with Chime.in. In a territory saturated with household names like Facebook, Twitter, and ...
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