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Year: 2015

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Hoiio Product Reviews 

Easy Fax Marketing using Hoiio API

December 11, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

Want to fax an important document to a customer but do not have a dedicated fax machine? Don’t worry yet

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Windows Tips 

Fixing Window 8 hangs at “Preparing Windows” when attempting to log on

November 29, 2015May 4, 2023 ToughDev

Recently after using Clonezilla to migrate my existing Windows 8 installation from a 1TB hard disk drive to a 256GB

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CodeProject PHP Scriptcase Software Development Tips & Tricks 

Fixing PDF export issues when using a Scriptcase grid application

November 8, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 12 Comments

If you often use Scriptcase to quickly develop CRUD applications in PHP, you must definitely have used the Export feature

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Mobile Development Software Development 

Secure your iBeacon devices with the PiBeacon

October 15, 2015May 7, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

iBeacon, introduced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 2013, is Apple’s implementation of Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) wireless technology to

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CodeProject Linux Software Development 

Craziness with if statement in bash shell

October 7, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 1 Comment

You surely must have become mad with if statement in bash shell at some point. Like me now, with the

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CodeProject Mobile Development Software Development 

Xcode Command Line – Tips and Tricks

October 6, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

This post shares various ways to use xcodebuild to build your iOS or OS X projects from the command line.

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CodeProject Hardware 

Exploring the SIEMENS TC35 SMS GSM Module

September 28, 2015December 30, 2025 ToughDev

Introduction The GSM SIEMENS TC35 is a portable GSM modem module which can communicate directly with the PC or other

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CodeProject Mobile Development 

Develop Android and iOS applications using Adobe Flex & AIR

September 4, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

As an iOS native app developer, I hate to write hybrid applications using third party frameworks. However, one day, I

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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development 

Common issues when calling writeToFile: atomically: on an NSDictionary object

August 23, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

One of the easiest ways to convert an NSDictionary into a plist file is to use However, a common drawback

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Mac OS Product Reviews 

Get back your deleted files on a Mac with Disk Drill

July 15, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment data recovery

Accidentally deleting an important file from your hard disk only to realize that you have no other backup copies available

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Bluemix Product Reviews Software Development Web Development 

Exploring IBM Bluemix – Part 6: Containers

June 17, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

This article, the last entry in my IBM Bluemix series for beginners, will provide you with a brief overview on

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Bluemix Product Reviews Software Development Web Hosting 

Exploring IBM Bluemix – Part 5: Virtual Machines

June 2, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

This article explores the possibility of running virtual machines on IBM Bluemix, provided you with more freedom in customizing your

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CodeProject Linux Research 

Building Wireshark 1.12.5 static binaries for CentOS 5

May 28, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

This tutorial shows you how to compile the latest version of Wireshark, v1.12.5 as at May 2015, with SSL/TLS support,

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CodeProject Windows Tips 

Fixing high Windows memory usage caused by large metafile

May 21, 2015April 4, 2023 ToughDev 2 Comments

Shortly after installing a third party Windows service, the memory usage of my Windows 2008 R2 server suddenly went up

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Reverse-engineer Windows Tips 

Fixing BOOTMGR blinking cursor of death when moving Windows across different partitions

May 14, 2015May 4, 2023 ToughDev 2 Comments

Recently I attempted to transfer the Windows 8 installation from my desktop machine to my Thinkpad laptop by using Clonezilla

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About ToughDev

Since 2008, ToughDev has explored embedded systems, software development, reverse engineering, and retro computing, bridging legacy hardware with modern software.

Recent projects include the Super 8086 Box PC XT emulator, the dsMP3 embedded radio, and detailed teardowns of vintage PCs such as the Tandy 2500RSX.

Beyond publishing technical research, ToughDev also provides consulting and custom development services in embedded systems, mobile applications, VoIP, microcontroller firmware, and integration with vintage or undocumented hardware platforms.

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