Some article:
A good overview of Java
The following article, although handling the Oracle vs Open source raw, has a very good overview about Java in general. It handles the history, the versions and the aspects.
Programming vs HR
Some funny comic:
Login-manager for Mac OS X server
How to do a login script:
http://www.bombich.com/mactips/loginhooks.html
C++ coding
The dark side of C++. Article discussing C++ http://www.fefe.de/c++/c%2b%2b-talk.pdf.
Programming quotations
A nice list of programming quotations: http://www.linfo.org/q_programming.html. A good read.
I like these:
C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do, it blows away your whole leg. — Bjarne Stroustrup
Managing programmers is like herding cats. — unknown
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger Dijkstra
Blackhole – web site protection
Protect your web-server against bots.
http://perishablepress.com/press/2010/07/14/blackhole-bad-bots/
Microsoft and Notepad
This is what Microsoft thinks about notepad: http://blogs.msdn.com/michkap/archive/2010/02/23/9967789.aspx
For all Microsoft lovers out there, they agree on their own limitations. So please start doing it as well.
Customize wordpress
Icons in web-design
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/03/how-to-use-icons-to-support-content-in-web-design/