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Read it online here: http://www.developershed.com/newsletter/archives/2006-03-23.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Table of Contents =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -> The Soap Box ---------------------- -> Dev Shed - Iterators in the Simplest Sense: Traversing Data Structures in PHP 5 - Python and OpenOffice.org - Associative Arrays in Oracle PL/SQL: The Professional Approach - SQL Performance and Tuning Considerations ---------------------- -> ASP Free - Querying Databases in SQL Server 2005 - Creating a Web Service with Web Matrix - Developing a Data Access Layer for Sybase Using ADO.NET: Essentials - MSXML Tutorial ---------------------- -> Dev Articles - Creating a Web Service with Web Matrix - JavaScript Arrays: Pushing, Popping and Shifting - Designing Your own XML Schema: Restrictions and User Defined Types - Deploying your Site with PHPEclipse, continued ---------------------- -> Dev Hardware - Logitech USB Headset 250 Review - They Don`t Have to See It to Frag It - Foxconn 955X7AA, Intel LGA 775 Motherboard Review ---------------------- -> SEO Chat - Yahoo!`s Stand on Free Speech in China - Microsoft vs. Google Round 2: Windows Live Search Beta - Kosmix Takes Niche Searching to a New Level ---------------------- -> Web Hosters - Planning Your Web Hosting Business, continued - Planning Your Web Hosting Business - Common Myths about Reseller Web Hosting ---------------------- -> Dev Mechanic - The 4 Ps of Marketing Do Not Include Philanthropy! - How To Gain A Customer Base From Mailing Lists? - How to Build a Forum That Doesn`t Fall Apart Two Months Later, Part 1 ---------------------- -> Scripts ---------------------- -> Weird and Cool ---------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-A D V E R T I S E M E N T-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WebHost4Life.com ASP, MySQL, PHP, CGI, Perl All for only $4.95/month. Go to http://www.aspfree.com/windows-web-hosting.asp. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= The Soap Box =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This week’s Developer Shed newsletter has more of what you expect. We have our normal share of coding tutorials. Dev Shed has everything from PHP to Python. Dev Articles has help on using Web Matrix, JavaScript arrays, and XML Schema. Our featured hardware review this week is a new Intel motherboard, the Foxconn 955X. The board is a great value and has tons of features. SEO Chat also has a lot of news this week on three different search engines. You'll probably also be curious to watch our newest tech news show, freshly updated today. This week, Kimberly gives us the inside story about a geek with too much Pi, a bus driver fired for playing GTA, and Google giving a parenting site a time out. Our Weird and Cool delivers the newest interesting stories for technophiles. Read about Dell slashing prices to stamp out competitors and Microsoft taking a step forward in web servers and handwriting software. Just scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to read about it. That's all for today. Be sure to watch for us in your inbox next week. Until next week, Dev Shed Staff =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-A D V E R T I S E M E N T-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Microsoft ASP.NET PHP, TSP, and Coldfusion developers. Add some new key words to your résumé. Attend 3 webcasts and receive: Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Standard Edition, Programming ASP.NET 2.0 Core Reference (5 chapters), and more! Register Now. 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Watch it: http://images.devshed.com/technews/technews_final.php =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dev Shed =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Iterators in the Simplest Sense: Traversing Data Structures in PHP 5 --------------------------- by Alejandro Gervasio, 2006-03-22 -- Learn the basic concepts of iterators in PHP 4 and PHP 5, focusing on the practical sense. Read the full article. http://www.devshed.com/c/a/PHP/Iterators-in-the-Simplest-Sense-Traversing-Data-Structures-in-PHP-5/ Python and OpenOffice.org --------------------------- by Peyton McCullough, 2006-03-21 -- See how Python-UNO lets you work with the Open Office API in Python. Read the full article. http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Python/Python-and-OpenOfficeorg/ Associative Arrays in Oracle PL/SQL: The Professional Approach --------------------------- by Jagadish Chatarji, 2006-03-20 -- Examine recommended methodologies for working with associative arrays efficiently. Read the full article. http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Oracle/Associative-Arrays-in-Oracle-PLSQL-The-Professional-Approach/ SQL Performance and Tuning Considerations --------------------------- by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2005-03-16 -- Read how to make the SQL statements you write run faster and more efficiently. Read the full article. http://www.devshed.com/c/a/MySQL/SQL-Performance-and-Tuning-Considerations/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASP Free =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Querying Databases in SQL Server 2005 --------------------------- by Jayaram Krishnaswamy, 2006-03-22 -- Read this to understand the interface available for querying the SQL Server 2005 databases. Read the full article. http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/MS-SQL-Server/Querying-Databases-in-SQL-Server-2005/ Creating a Web Service with Web Matrix --------------------------- by Jayaram Krishnaswamy, 2006-03-21 -- This tutorial shows that a web service created in ColdFusion can be consumed by a client written in Visual Basic.NET. Read the full article. http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/VB.NET/Creating-a-VBNET-Client-for-a-ColdFusion-Web-Service/ Developing a Data Access Layer for Sybase Using ADO.NET: Essentials --------------------------- by Jagadish Chaterjee, 2005-03-20 -- Learn to consider Sybase as the database of choice for developing the DAL. Read the full article. http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/ASP.NET/Developing-a-Data-Access-Layer-for-Sybase-Using-ADONET-Essentials/ MSXML Tutorial --------------------------- by McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2005-03-16 -- This article explains what MSXML is and how to access an XML document using JavaScript. Read the full article. http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/XML/MSXML-Tutorial/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dev Articles =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-A D V E R T I S E M E N T-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Take Microsoft Software for a Test Drive. With MSDN Virtual Labs, you can evaluate Microsoft software in a risk-free environment. Explore applications through guided, hands-on tours that highlight new features, without the hassle of downloads or complicated installations. Gain practical, real-world insight into business issues with virtual hands-on labs for a variety of Microsoft products, including Visual Studio 2005, BizTalk Server and SQL Server 2005. Participation in MSDN Virtual Labs is free, and there’s no complex setup or installation required. You get full access to all available Microsoft products through 90-minute modules, each with its own downloadable manual. 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Read the full article. http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/JavaScript/JavaScript-Arrays-Pushing-Popping-and-Shifting/ Designing Your own XML Schema: Restrictions and User Defined Types --------------------------- by Jagadish Chaterjee, 2006-03-20 -- This is the second article in a series which guides you in designing XML Schemas right from the basics. Read the full article. http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/XML/Designing-Your-own-XML-Schema-Restrictions-and-User-Defined-Types/ Deploying your Site with PHPEclipse, continued --------------------------- by PACKT Publishing, 2005-03-16 -- Eclipse simplifies the process of deploying your site to a web server. Read the full article. http://www.devarticles.com/c/a/Web-Authoring/Deploying-your-Site-with-PHPEclipse-continued/ ***We're Looking for Writers for DevArticles.com. Get free publicity and get paid for your articles. For more information, go to http://www.developershed.com/writers.php*** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dev Hardware =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Logitech USB Headset 250 Review --------------------------- by Mike Mackenzie, 2006-03-22 -- Take a look at the Logitech USB Headset 250, a simple and easy way to communicate directly to others over your PC. Read the full article. http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/PC-Speakers/Logitech-USB-Headset-250-Review/ They Don`t Have to See It to Frag It --------------------------- by Terri Wells, 2006-03-21 -- Hearing about a blind gamer would remind some of us of the rock opera "Tommy." But these aren't pinball players; they're computer gamers, and they often play online. Read the full article. http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/PC-Gaming/They-Dont-Have-to-See-It-to-Frag-It/ Foxconn 955X7AA, Intel LGA 775 Motherboard Review --------------------------- by Developer Shed, 2006-03-20 -- If you're looking at Intel’s 65nm processors like the Presler and other upcoming chips, you’re probably shopping for a new LGA775 motherboard. Check out this Foxconn 955X7AA 8EKRS2. Read the full article. http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Motherboards/Foxconn-955X7AA-Intel-LGA-775-Motherboard-Review/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEO Chat =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Yahoo!`s Stand on Free Speech in China --------------------------- by Terri Wells, 2006-03-22 -- Read about what brought Yahoo! to China while compromising their principles and what they're doing about it. Read the full article. http://www.seochat.com/c/a/Search-Engine-News/Yahoos-Stand-on-Free-Speech-in-China/ Microsoft vs. Google Round 2: Windows Live Search Beta --------------------------- by Developer Shed, 2006-03-21 -- If at first you don’t kill Google, try again. Renovating MSN Search didn’t work too well last time, but MS is ready to give it another shot. Read the full article. http://www.seochat.com/c/a/Search-Engine-News/Microsoft-vs-Google-Round-2-Windows-Live-Search-Beta/ Kosmix Takes Niche Searching to a New Level --------------------------- by Terri Wells, 2006-03-20 -- Brand new niche search engine Kosmix delivers results separated by their conservative and liberal leanings. 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