How-Tos

How to fix Windows 10 printing problems

Although Windows 10 stability has been smooth, printer issues aren’t uncommon. Here are some tips for working around the typical gotchas

Get started with Windows PowerShell DSC

It’s easy to automate Windows Server configuration management with PowerShell; here’s how

Jump into Java microframeworks, Part 2: Ninja

Build a functional Person application with Ninja

Add next-gen authentication to apps with Authy

Recently acquired by Twilio, Authy makes it easy to send codes to users' mobile phones for that extra measure of log-in security

Add machine learning to your app with Microsoft Project Oxford

Want to play with advanced features like face recognition and language understanding? Microsoft makes these goodies available in the cloud for free

How to integrate with the Slack platform

More than simply another collaboration solution, Slack has RESTful APIs that let you exchange data with — and trigger actions in — all sorts of dev tools and applications

Jump into Java microframeworks, Part 1: Introduction

Go extra lightweight, with Java microframeworks Spark, Ninja, and Play

Simplify Web design with Web components

With Web components, you can design and test a set of UI elements or controls once, then package them for use on other sites or services

JavaFX improvements in Java SE 8u40

Learn about JavaFX 8u40's support for accessibility, standard and custom dialogs, a spinner control, and text formatting

Assemble your UI with Google’s Polymer

Polymer gives you the tools to add Material Design elements to Web apps, and it’s a dev framework in its own right

How to choose the best mobile development environment

Native vs web apps vs hybrid. If you're still engaged in this debate, this guide will get you up to speed quick

First look: Facebook’s open source React library

Recently released as an open source library, React enables developers to assemble a modern JavaScript UI fast, once you climb the learning curve

Inside NPM: Building and sharing JavaScript packages

The default package manager for Node.js, NPM enables you to install, publish, manage, and distribute JavaScript code easily

How to plan your mobile strategy

Creating an effective mobile-friendly presence takes more than just making your website smaller. Here's some advice for moving to mobile

Take a break from the command line with GitHub Desktop

Wedded to Git version control and the GitHub cloud service? Learn how to take advantage of the newest member of the team

15 rules for quitting your job

We all have our reasons for quitting a job, some of them emotional. Follow these guidelines and you'll avoid making moves you'll later regret

How to use actors in distributed applications

Actors make it easier to build and manage scalable, distributed cloud applications. Each actor can send and receive messages and taking certain actions based on message contents

4 overblown Windows 10 worries

Does Microsoft's new OS really endanger your privacy and security? We examine the four top concerns about Windows 10 — and what you can do about them

Bloatware: What it is and how to get rid of it

Is your new Windows system laden with unnecessary — or even harmful — software? Here's a rundown of what to look for and how (or if) you can uninstall it

The smart user’s guide to getting better tech support

As a user, you can do four things to get issues resolved faster and more completely

Build microservices apps on Azure Service Fabric

Azure Service Fabric, Microsoft's PaaS solution for microservices, provides a highly flexible framework for building cloud-scale applications. Here's how to take advantage of it

7 essential SQL Server security tips

How to protect your database from SQL injection, data theft, rogue users, and well-meaning meddlers without tying your environment in knots

Write handsome, hybrid mobile apps with Ionic

Cross-platform mobile dev tools ensure your app works on multiple devices, but for a stylish and functional UI, check out the Ionic JavaScript framework

How to orchestrate containers with Docker

Welcome to the post-hardware era, where we move containers or VMs around as needed without thinking about it. Here are some new Docker tools for the job

Build your own IoT prototype, cloud included

With the Internet of things, it's best to start by using a developer board for prototypes — and Photon has the singular advantage of connection to the cloud

How to stop the security breach tsunami

If you haven’t deployed a user-based analytics program, you are not doing all you can to catch data thieves and prevent security breaches

Three keys to successful microservices

Componentization, collaboration, and connection will drive the microservices revolution

How to make shortcuts to Windows 10 settings on your Desktop

Here's how you can create custom Desktop icons to open the Windows 10 Settings app at a specific setting

NIO.2 cookbook, Part 3

Advanced recipes for file copying, finding files, and watching directories with NIO.2

Build self-healing distributed systems with Spring Cloud

Meet the microservices challenge with Spring Cloud and Netflix OSS

JavaScript objects from a Java developer’s perspective

Two ways to instantiate JavaScript's prototype-based objects

5 ways your company can defuse a social media crisis

When an employee is caught in the crosshairs of a social media mishap, businesses need to tread carefully

Doxxing defense: Remove your personal info from data brokers

Don't want your home address or other personal info published to the world? This weekend, take an hour or two to make yourself a less visible target

Java 101: The essential Java language features tour, Part 7

Java 8's method references, interface default and static methods, and more; plus features to watch for in Java 9

Go cross-platform with Apache Cordova

No one likes to build a different native app for every mobile platform in existence. Cordova saves you much of the sweat by offering standard APIs that talk to device-specific hardware

Manage APIs with Swagger

The new API markup language Swagger enables devs to generate and document APIs easily

NIO.2 cookbook, Part 2

Part 2 of a 3-part series on NIO.2 presents path-related recipes, file/directory-testing recipes, and attribute-oriented recipes

Conquer continuous delivery with GitHub and Jenkins

GitHub and Jenkins together help make agile development real, enabling you to automate the build process and focus on test-first development

Java 101: The essential Java language features tour, Part 6

Getting started with lambdas and functional interfaces

How to use Git for continuous delivery

Agile development demands shorter cycles and better source control. Here's a quick primer on using Git and the Git-flow method of handling branches, commits, and merges

Getting started with PowerShell: The basics

Learn how to perform simple tasks and make your way around the syntax

NIO.2 cookbook, Part 1

A cookbook of recipes for performing common tasks in NIO.2

Learn to crunch big data with R

Get started using the open source R programming language to do statistical computing and graphics on large data sets

Learn to crunch big data with R

Get started using the open source R programming language to do statistical computing and graphics on large data sets

How-to: Get started with Nginx

Follow these steps to install Nginx on Linux and configure PHP support, virtual hosts, HTTP authentication, SSL support, URL rewrites, and load balancing

Invokedynamic 101

Manipulating JARs, WARs, and EARs on the command line

Create, view, and modify Java archive files on the command line

Getting started with power-line networking

Power-line networking makes use of your electrical lines to give you a de facto wired network. It gives you the range of a wired network without any of the mess or the need to run cable behind the walls.

6 ways to nail the job interview

Learn what IT hiring managers say are the most common interviewing mistakes and how you can avoid making them

How to set up 802.1X client settings in Windows

802.1X provides security for wired and Wi-Fi networks