Database handling for TimeZones
Today I’ve been working with Postgresql and MySQL trying to figure out how they handle date-time values and timezones. This is actually quite tricky, so I wanted to write it down for later. First, both...
View ArticleDatabase date/time support sucks
Okay, after many hours of battling with MySQL and PostgreSQL, I’ve come to the conclusion that databases support for dates and times suck. PostgreSQL appears to do a much better job than MySQL, but...
View ArticleIE filter gradient and positioning bug
Today I found a bug in the IE rendering engine that revolves around IE positioning and using filter’s to handle gradients. My issue was that I had a navigation component that contained a drop-down...
View ArticleDependency Management Standardization
David Lloyd and I are working on getting some standards together for dependency management. We are hoping that this will help unify projects and provide the ability for all the different projects to...
View ArticleGradle review
Inversoft has recently switched from Savant to Gradle until Savant 2.0 is finalized and can effectively rolled out (if this ever happens). Gradle is a decent temporary solution, but as a build tool...
View ArticleInversoft is hiring an outside software sales person
Inversoft is hiring an outside software sales person. You can read the job description here: http://www.inversoft.com/jobs/outside-sales/. Email your resume to jobs@inversoft.com. Be sure to include...
View ArticleOrder matters with MyBatis Configuration
If you are using MyBatis TypeHandlers in your Configuration, you need to register them BEFORE you add your Mapper instances. As it turns out, MyBatis proactively parses your XML and completely...
View ArticleMyBatis TypeHandler phantom errors
I’ve found another annoyance with MyBatis (there are many so be on the lookout for a long blog post that covers everything). This one has to do with how MyBatis handles missing TypeHandlers and...
View ArticleUsing IDEA for Git merging and diffing
A cool bit of CLI trickery that James Humphrey shared with me. This allows you to use IDEA for diffing and merging via git’s mergetool and difftool commands. First, add IDEA to your path (everything is...
View ArticleMac command line gold!
Mac command line gold! Copy a file to the clipboard:$ cat ~/.zshrc | pbcopyThe contents of my .zshrc are now on the clipboard and I can paste them into any other application (Mail.app, Word, whatever)....
View ArticleFixed Safari Autofill on localhost
After updating to Yosemite, which updated Safari to version 8, autofill stopped working for localhost. After some searching, it appears that this is due new security rules for Safari and OS X. Of...
View ArticleWhat happened to Newegg?
Something is very wrong with Newegg. They used to be one of the best places to buy computers and electronics online. Now they are horrible. Here’s my list of issues with them: Lots of misleading...
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Passport Launch Day!
Today is a huge day for Inversoft. We have successfully launched our second product, Passport. Passport is a revolutionary way to add login, registration and single sign-on to your applications....
View ArticleSteps to fill out form 8802 for an S-Corp
At Inversoft, I’ve been working on getting our tax exemption for various European countries. This process requires a valid 8802 be submitted to the IRS. In return, the IRS will ship you out a shiny new...
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