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I’m going to ruin one of my thumb drives. It’s just a matter of time. Although I’ve been lucky so far and I make regular backups, I’ve always known that one of these days I’m going to yank that little sucker out at the wrong time and completely hose whatever it is that I was working on. So why would someone who loves portable apps as much as I do risk destroying one of those precious applications? Because Microsoft in their infinite wisdom made it such a pain in the ass to get to their tool for safely ejecting a drive that I never bother to use it. Sound like you too? Well, luckily for us there’s an easier way. The How-To-Geek has created a nice little shortcut that you can add to your desktop that will bring up the Windows Safely Remove Hardware dialog quickly. You could even put it somewhere out of sight where Launchy can index it and get quick access without the desktop clutter.

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey for the Safely Remove Hardware Dialog :: the How-To Geek

Via: Lifehacker

Jack Slocum over at Ext JS posted a list of IDEs that work well with Ext today that I thought I would pass along. I personally use the Spket eclipse plug in and couldn’t be happier with it.

Ext JS Blog - » IDEs, plugins and tools for Ext JS 2.0

Wired has a great list of New Years Resolutions for coders.  A few of my favorites:

• I will realize that design patterns are a guide, not a religion.
• I will bother to research the security issues relevant to my work.
• I will recognize that not all programs are self documenting, and that this is why comments were invented.
• I will contribute to an open-source project because they need my skills, not because I like the project.
• I will go back and do something interesting with all my failed, half-finished projects.
• I will write ten lines of code everyday for someone I love.
• I will finally pay for all of the shareware apps that I use daily. No, really.

New Years Resolutions for Coders | Compiler from Wired.com