Justin Cooney

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

Category: Mini Updates

  • The latest product and policy updates from Twitter – Targeted Ads

    The word on the block is that Twitter is moving increasingly towards generating more revenue through targeted advertising. Apparently as part of their plan to further monetise their ‘free’ service, Twitter intends to jam ads onto your screen that are tailored to your interests based on their past tweets and possibly browsing history (since they…

  • HTML Geolocation

    Originally posted on Zeeshan Akhter: Geolocation is a way for the user to retrieve their position and share where they are. This can be done in a few ways, by using a GPS as the one in your new smartphone or connected to your computer is the most precise method. But for users without GPS…

  • Ajax – How can I upload files asynchronously with jQuery? – Stack Overflow

    See on Scoop.it – JQuery-Features Here is a very interesting discussion on the StackOverflow forums about using JQuery to build an asynchronous file upload component. People propose many different solutions such as Flash, a hidden IFrame, or to using HTML5. Although the discussion happened some time ago between 2008 and 2009, it is still relevant…