Michael Dorf

Michael is a professional software architect, web developer, an open-source enthusiast, and more recently, a WordPress addict. He has been creating software and teaching courses in Java and J2EE development for a dozen of years. Michael blogs about Hadoop, Java, Android, PHP, MySQL, and other cutting edge technologies that define today's web. He is also (and most importantly) a father of two little angels, Katya and Sasha and a husband of his beautiful better half, Simona. When his three princesses are not at his side, he enjoys playing a game of Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee, and Volleyball.Michael holds a M.S. degree in Software Engineering from San Jose State University, a B.S. degree in Computer Science from San Francisco State University, and a B.A degree in Political Science, Public Service from UC Davis.

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Tablets
Are Tablets the Next Big Thing?
April 24, 2011, No Comments

Tablets have recently become very big in the tech community. Since the launch of the iPad, it seems the word tablet is b ...

Android Markets
Alternative Android Markets
April 18, 2011, No Comments

Android's greatest strengths is the fact that it's open-source and the underlying philosophy behind it is open. The down ...

iPhone 4 MyWi
iPhone Internet Tethering: Different Methods
April 11, 2011, No Comments

iPhone internet tethering has historically been a notoriously dicey affair: until the advent of iOS 3.0, it wasn't even ...

HostGator vs VPS.NET
VPS Hosting Review: HostGator vs. VPS.NET
April 7, 2011, No Comments

In the world of VPS hosting, there are a great deal of factors to consider. This article compares the two leading web ho ...

Cisco Cius vs Apple iPad
Cius vs iPad: Feature Showdown
April 3, 2011, No Comments

For awhile now, Apple's iPad has reigned king in tablet territory. They were the first to get a tablet out, and so far t ...

Audible for Android
Audible for Android Review
March 24, 2011, No Comments

As an avowed audiobook fan (driving in the car with an audiobook is a great past-time of mine) I was pretty excited abou ...

Web Hosting Servers
Web Hosting Alternatives: Shared vs VPS vs Dedicated
March 21, 2011, No Comments

Hosting solutions for first-time webmasters can be daunting: all the services out there seem to have different names and ...

IDE
Why Use an IDE for Your Development
March 13, 2011, No Comments

As today's web based applications provide richer user experiences, the number of resources and files that must be tracke ...