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General Programming Web Development Windows Tips 

JSP syntax highlighting in IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition

June 4, 2026June 28, 2026 ToughDev 0 Comment intellij idea, jsp, syntax highlighting

By default, syntax highlighting for Java Server Page (JSP) does not work very well in IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition. Only

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CodeProject Software Development Web Development 

Upgrading jQuery version from 1.8 to 3.7 in a Web application

March 10, 2024June 3, 2024 ToughDev 0 Comment javascript, jquery, web development

Recently I was tasked with upgrading jQuery in a web portal which was last maintained in 2013 to the latest

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CodeProject Vintage Computing Web Development Windows Tips 

Exploring PCx86, an IBM PC emulator written in JavaScript

February 6, 2019April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment pcjs, pcx86

I came across PCjs, a JavaScript-based emulator that supports many different vintage computer architectures and spent last week setting up my first web-based PC

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CodeProject Web Development Web Hosting 

Reducing comment spam on WordPress sites by editing wp-comments-post.php

October 23, 2018July 12, 2025 ToughDev WordPress

Despite implementing various measures such as removing the link field from WordPress comment form as well as adding Google reCAPTCHA, thousands

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CodeProject Networking Software Development Web Development Windows Tips 

Installing Microsoft Web Deploy on Windows 7

September 30, 2017April 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment iis, web deploy, windows

I recently attempted to install Microsoft Web Deploy on Windows 7 for on my BIS-6620 fanless embedded PC. After following the

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Web Development Web Hosting 

My Bluehost VPS upgrade experience

September 26, 2016May 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment bluehost, customer service, linode, mojo marketplace, sentora, upgrade, vps, webmin, WordPress

I have been a Bluehost customer since December 2014 when I decided to purchase their shared hosting package to host toughdev.com

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Tips & Tricks Web Development 

Fixing 500 Internal Server Error when importing blog posts to WordPress

March 18, 2016May 4, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment blog, internal server error, WordPress

If you are attempting to import posts from other blog platforms, for example Google’s Blogger, to WordPress and encounter a 500

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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 Development 

Exploring IBM Bluemix – Part 4: Git & DevOps

May 2, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

By now you should be more or less familiar with deploying your IBM Bluemix applications by using Cloud Foundry. This

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Bluemix Database Product Reviews Software Development Web Development 

Exploring IBM Bluemix – Part 3: MySQL Databases

April 27, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

In my previous article I have shown you how to deploy your first PHP application, a simple ‘Hello World’ page,

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Bluemix PHP Product Reviews Software Development Web Development 

Exploring IBM Bluemix – Part 2: Using PHP

April 21, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 1 Comment

This article in my IBM Bluemix series will show you how to deploy your first PHP application on Bluemix, the

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Bluemix Product Reviews Software Development Web Development 

Exploring IBM Bluemix – Part 1: Creating your first web app

April 15, 2015May 9, 2023 ToughDev 0 Comment

Recently when researching on cloud development tools, I came across IBM Bluemix, described as the next generation cloud development platform

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CodeProject PHP Scriptcase Software Development Web Development 

Fixing ‘Search fields undefined’ error when generating source code for a Scriptcase grid view

November 19, 2014April 4, 2023 ToughDev

When using Scriptcase to quickly develop a web portal in PHP for administrators to perform CRUD (create/read/update/delete) operations on more

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CodeProject iOS Mobile Development PHP Software Development Web Development 

Using ApnsPHP library with CodeIgniter to send Push Notifications to iOS devices

November 24, 2012April 4, 2023 ToughDev 1 Comment

I recently needed to use PHP to send Push Notification to iOS and Android devices. While sending push notification to

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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.

I also write about voice, AI, and communication products from a technical user’s perspective. My recent first-impressions review of Talk Machine looks at its voice-first interface, email-based voice notes, transcript refinement, and natural speech output.

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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