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Running Spring app in Google Appengine

I was playing around with Spring MVC framework and wanted to test it on Google’s AppEngine. (GAE). I found out that the process is not as straight forward as I thought. I was following this article here to configure spring for … Continue reading

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GoDaddy’s shared server v/s grid-based hosting

I have a GoDaddy shared hosting account that I usually use for hosting personal website (i.e. this one) and a few other websites for friends and family. A portion of TeaBreak’s website is also hosted on the account (TeaBreak is … Continue reading

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Version controlling WordPress

Since the time I discovered the full potential and benefits of using version control systems like SVN or Git, my inclination towards using them has transformed into a full-blown addiction. I use it for everything — projects, websites, documents or … Continue reading

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PHP Function to extract anything between two tags

Here’s a small snippet of code that I use very frequently when parsing out webpages or content for specific items. For example on any webpage you need to extract data which is present like this: <html><body><h1>ABC</h1>…. <!– A lot list … Continue reading

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Running Mac OSX on Windows XP / Vista

Recently I have been trying to setup Mac OS X on Vista using a Virtual Machine. Thought to share the process for those of you curious minds out there. 1. Setting up VM – PearPC Download and extract PearPC from … Continue reading

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C# Windows Service for sending text messages (SMS) from a cell phone

Last year we (the TeaBreak team) thought of holding a Hi-Tea event for bloggers in Pakistan. We agreed that it would a nice idea to ask bloggers RSVP online so that we can keep things in order. The event went … Continue reading

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