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Next in my series describing my implementation of Microsoft DRM I will detail how I refined the work flow to a single process. This process is portable, can be run on any machine, so it negates the need to...

Tom Barker Next in my series describing my implementation of Microsoft DRM I will detail how I refined the work flow to a single process. This process is portable, can be run on any machine, so it negates the need to... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.38300 2009-10-30T08:01:47Z 2009-10-28T17:30:48Z

In my previous article I talked about setting up an installation of Microsoft DRM, and some of the pitfalls encountered with the base set up. In this article I will detail how I refined that process. As I described previously,...

Tom Barker In my previous article I talked about setting up an installation of Microsoft DRM, and some of the pitfalls encountered with the base set up. In this article I will detail how I refined that process. As I described previously,... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.38090 2009-10-26T15:16:42Z 2009-10-26T13:29:02Z

When I worked at Music Choice - almost five years ago - one of my responsibilities was to architect our implementation of Microsoft DRM. In fact my very first day with the company my boss, Stu who was and still...

Tom Barker When I worked at Music Choice - almost five years ago - one of my responsibilities was to architect our implementation of Microsoft DRM. In fact my very first day with the company my boss, Stu who was and still... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.38187 2009-10-19T17:44:15Z 2009-10-22T14:37:12Z

Maybe I'm just an aging curmudgeon, or a classic DiSC C-type personality but I'm not a fan of social networks. I've tried to get into them, I gave them a chance. Years ago I tried MySpace and Xanga and just...

Tom Barker Maybe I'm just an aging curmudgeon, or a classic DiSC C-type personality but I'm not a fan of social networks. I've tried to get into them, I gave them a chance. Years ago I tried MySpace and Xanga and just... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.38052 2009-10-03T12:00:00Z 2009-10-02T19:09:48Z

So after writing in one of my early articles about how once you've found a company that you consider a home that you should invest your time wisely and take advantage of the company's tuition reimbursement benefits, I decided to...

Tom Barker So after writing in one of my early articles about how once you've found a company that you consider a home that you should invest your time wisely and take advantage of the company's tuition reimbursement benefits, I decided to... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.38021 2009-09-25T19:00:00Z 2009-10-26T17:47:20Z

In a previous article I outlined why I needed to inject JavaScript into a page from ActionScript, now I'd like to show the implementation. Essentially I created a new class called JSInjector. Within JSInjector I created a static function...

Tom Barker In a previous article I outlined why I needed to inject JavaScript into a page from ActionScript, now I'd like to show the implementation. Essentially I created a new class called JSInjector. Within JSInjector I created a static function... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37929 2009-09-21T13:47:15Z 2009-09-20T20:11:38Z

We just brought in Douglas Crockford to do a department-wide training for all of our front-end engineers, as part of the O'Reilly Training Master Classes, and it was a phenomenal experience. Douglas Crockford is a master level engineer able to...

Tom Barker We just brought in Douglas Crockford to do a department-wide training for all of our front-end engineers, as part of the O'Reilly Training Master Classes, and it was a phenomenal experience. Douglas Crockford is a master level engineer able to... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37859 2009-09-07T18:00:00Z 2009-09-07T17:16:44Z

In some of my recent articles I detailed the architecture and some implementation of a video player swapper - that is a video player that can play different kinds of videos, assuming that the videos required specific unique players. After...

Tom Barker In some of my recent articles I detailed the architecture and some implementation of a video player swapper - that is a video player that can play different kinds of videos, assuming that the videos required specific unique players. After... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37746 2009-08-31T20:00:00Z 2009-09-01T14:56:19Z

In my previous article I detailed the architecture for a video player that would switch between multiple players, using composition to support the same interface across each layer of the architecture. The architecture worked out really well, but when I...

Tom Barker In my previous article I detailed the architecture for a video player that would switch between multiple players, using composition to support the same interface across each layer of the architecture. The architecture worked out really well, but when I... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37693 2009-08-17T14:00:00Z 2009-08-16T21:15:36Z

Around a year ago I was given the task to create an architecture for a syndicatable video player, capable of playing any video that might be served up by our different products. The first thing I had to do was...

Tom Barker Around a year ago I was given the task to create an architecture for a syndicatable video player, capable of playing any video that might be served up by our different products. The first thing I had to do was... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37634 2009-08-08T14:25:33Z 2009-08-09T01:25:50Z

In one of my previous articles I spoke about the need for client-side error logging. In that article I elaborate a bit on why you need to. Here I explain one way to go about doing it. The core logic...

Tom Barker In one of my previous articles I spoke about the need for client-side error logging. In that article I elaborate a bit on why you need to. Here I explain one way to go about doing it. The core logic... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37533 2009-08-01T16:00:00Z 2009-07-31T16:42:53Z

Something you might not be aware of is that the part of Comcast that I work for is all open source. We use open source technology, we open source projects, we're even all on Macs which is something new for...

Tom Barker Something you might not be aware of is that the part of Comcast that I work for is all open source. We use open source technology, we open source projects, we're even all on Macs which is something new for... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37534 2009-07-28T14:00:00Z 2009-07-28T01:43:12Z

When you finally do find a company that is a home, it's important to recognize that and invest time with that company. As I detailed in the first part of this series, there are many benefits to jumping from company...

Tom Barker When you finally do find a company that is a home, it's important to recognize that and invest time with that company. As I detailed in the first part of this series, there are many benefits to jumping from company... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37483 2009-07-18T14:00:00Z 2009-07-20T15:49:24Z

Beyond the obvious questions of: am I paid fairly, is the company stable, do I like what I do and the people I work with, there are a number of questions that you need to further ask to easily identify a home. One such question is, "Are there working managers?" In some companies the manager of application development is not actually a developer and never has been a developer. Most of the times when this is the case the company has no career path for developers beyond senior. Or there may be titles created beyond senior but no path that leads to VP or a C-level position. In those companies that path is reserved exclusively for "managers".

Tom Barker Beyond the obvious questions of: am I paid fairly, is the company stable, do I like what I do and the people I work with, there are a number of questions that you need to further ask to easily identify a home. One such question is, "Are there working managers?" In some companies the manager of application development is not actually a developer and never has been a developer. Most of the times when this is the case the company has no career path for developers beyond senior. Or there may be titles created beyond senior but no path that leads to VP or a C-level position. In those companies that path is reserved exclusively for "managers". tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37405 2009-07-11T14:00:00Z 2009-07-21T15:04:09Z

The current economic climate notwithstanding, developers tend to change employers quite a bit in comparison to other professions, at least according to my own anecdotal evidence. From my own experience I've been at six different companies over the last ten...

Tom Barker The current economic climate notwithstanding, developers tend to change employers quite a bit in comparison to other professions, at least according to my own anecdotal evidence. From my own experience I've been at six different companies over the last ten... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.37322 2009-07-03T14:00:00Z 2009-07-02T18:37:29Z

So far we've seen how to implement the calendar component, and explored the logic inside the Calendar class itself. From here I will show the logic inside of the Day class, and talk about potential ways to expand the...

Tom Barker So far we've seen how to implement the calendar component, and explored the logic inside the Calendar class itself. From here I will show the logic inside of the Day class, and talk about potential ways to expand the... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.36700 2009-06-18T16:00:00Z 2009-06-19T17:30:56Z

In my previous entry I discussed including and implementing the Calendar component in a new project. In this next entry I'm going to explore the Calendar class. The basic idea for the Calendar class is to assemble a collection of...

Tom Barker In my previous entry I discussed including and implementing the Calendar component in a new project. In this next entry I'm going to explore the Calendar class. The basic idea for the Calendar class is to assemble a collection of... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.36219 2009-06-08T17:00:00Z 2009-06-09T16:57:37Z

A few months ago I sat down to make a calendar component, purely as a technical exercise, but because of the way that I set up the architecture it ended up being a fairly useful and easily extended component....

Tom Barker A few months ago I sat down to make a calendar component, purely as a technical exercise, but because of the way that I set up the architecture it ended up being a fairly useful and easily extended component.... tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.36326 2009-06-02T14:00:00Z 2009-10-22T14:38:22Z

I thought I would take some time to talk about some of the special considerations that you have to take when creating and maintaining RIAs for sites that have a national audience. While these can be considered good general practice, at a certain tipping point they become indispensable for the health of your system.

Tom Barker I thought I would take some time to talk about some of the special considerations that you have to take when creating and maintaining RIAs for sites that have a national audience. While these can be considered good general practice, at a certain tipping point they become indispensable for the health of your system. tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.36232 2009-05-27T13:00:00Z 2009-05-26T11:01:52Z

My previous article explored the benefits of getting involved in higher education. It was followed up with a number of interesting comments, one of which was: Great idea, but would like to hear more on how you got the job teaching (saw a posting, contacted the school, what). So I thought I would follow up with an article detailing my experience with this.

Tom Barker My previous article explored the benefits of getting involved in higher education. It was followed up with a number of interesting comments, one of which was: Great idea, but would like to hear more on how you got the job teaching (saw a posting, contacted the school, what). So I thought I would follow up with an article detailing my experience with this. tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.36169 2009-05-13T15:00:00Z 2009-05-14T15:43:48Z

The single biggest recommendation I can give to developers out in the field, the one thing that they can do that will impact their career and personal growth, is to get involved in higher education by teaching. The benefits are so many, so far reaching, and so distributed that I felt they would make a great topic for discussion.

Tom Barker The single biggest recommendation I can give to developers out in the field, the one thing that they can do that will impact their career and personal growth, is to get involved in higher education by teaching. The benefits are so many, so far reaching, and so distributed that I felt they would make a great topic for discussion.