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Welcome to the latest edition of the Developer Shed newsletter. Here in South Florida, we had a cold front come through recently that hung around for several days, putting us in sympathy with the rest of the country. (Okay, it only got down to the high 30s on the Fahrenheit scale at night, but some of us take out the parkas when it dips below 60). We're happy to be sitting indoors at our nice warm computers in front of our monitors' cheery glow, publishing the information you need to help you get your job done. (Excuse me while I look up some crackling fireplace wallpaper for my PC…). We'll start you off with an article we're highlighting from eWeek. It talks about the challenges of change, in particular how scaling up can put stress on your company. It's an excerpt from a book titled "The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets that Change the World." Whether or not you're in a hurry to change the world, you'll want to check out the excellent assortment of articles we have for you this week. We have fewer than usual due to our observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but we make up for the lack of quantity in terms of quality. Dev Shed readers pondered Sun's purchase of MySQL, and learned more about destructors in PHP 5. On ASP Free, meanwhile, we published articles on the usefulness of conditional statements in VBScript, and continued our series on building an online shopping website. Web designers reading Dev Articles benefited from our coverage of JavaScript Objects, focusing on strings, and the third part of a series on beginning HTML. Dev Hardware readers enjoyed reviews of three great products: a travel printer from HP, a video card from nVidia, and a laptop from Dell. The SEO professionals reading SEO Chat learned how Wal-Mart's entry into SEO and SEM could actually benefit them. They also read about common SEO mistakes to avoid. Finally, the tutorials we're highlighting from Tutorialized this week feature interesting effects you can create for text and photos. Enjoy! As always, thanks for reading. Until next week,Developer Shed Staff |
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Implementing Destructors with Multiple Objects in PHP 5 by Alejandro Gervasio, 2008-01-23 -- Welcome to the second installment of the series “Understanding Destructors in PHP 5.” Whether you’re a PHP programmer who’s making their first steps in the area of professional PHP development, or an experienced developer with a solid background in object-based PHP programming, this article series can provide you with an approachable guide for using destructors in PHP 5-controlled development environments. Read the full article. MySQL Plays in the Sun by James Payne, 2008-01-22 -- MySQL, much beloved among the Open Source community, has recently been acquired by Sun Microsystems for the small pittance of (insert picture of Dr. Evil here) one billion dollars in cash and stock options. How this will affect end users, and open source in general, is still up in the air, but understanding a little bit about the history of open source and the two businesses should help to give us a clearer picture of what is really at stake. Read the full article. Server Limits for Apache Security by O'Reilly Media, 2008-01-17 -- In this fourth part of a six-part series on Apache installation and configuration, you will learn how to set server configuration limits, prevent information leaks, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter two of Apache Security, written by Ivan Ristic (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596007248). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media. Read the full article. |
Comment and Order Management for an ASP.NET AJAX Server-Centric Based Online Shopping Website by Xianzhong Zhu, 2008-01-23 -- Welcome to the ninth part of an eleven-part series focused on building an online shopping web site. In this part you will learn to manage both product comments and orders. Read the full article. Conditional Statements in VBScript by Nilpo, 2008-01-22 -- Inevitably, as you progress to more complex scripts, your scripts will need to be able to make decisions and take separate actions based upon those conditions. For this, VBScript provides conditional statements. Read the full article. Moving and Renaming Computers with Active Directory by O'Reilly Media, 2008-01-17 -- In this second part of a four-part series that focuses on how Active Directory treats computer objects, you will learn how to move a computer within the same domain, rename a computer, and more. This article is excerpted from chapter eight of the Active Directory Cookbook, Second Edition, written by Robbie Allen and Laura E. Hunter (O'Reilly; ISBN: 059610202X). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media. Read the full article. |
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Frames and Lists in HTML by James Payne, 2008-01-23 -- In our previous article we learned to work with links and entities (or special characters) in HTML and how HTML handles white space. In this episode we will discuss how to use frames to create pages within the page and how to use lists. Read the full article. JavaScript Objects: More on String Methods by James Payne, 2008-01-22 -- Welcome back to my series covering JavaScript Objects. In the last issue we discussed the Object String properties and some of the Object String methods. In this episode we will continue our discussion of the Object String methods and how to use them. Read the full article. Focusing SQL Queries by O'Reilly Media, 2008-01-17 -- In this conclusion to a three-part series that examines the SQL query, you will learn some alternative ways of phrasing a query, and how to query large quantities of data. This article is excerpted from chapter four of The Art of SQL, written by Stephane Faroult and Peter Robson (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596008945). Copyright © 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media. Read the full article. |
nVidia 8600 GT by jkabaseball, 2008-01-23 -- The graphic card market is one of the fiercest in the computer industry. AMD, formally known as ATI, and nVidia both pour millions into developing a core to try and top the other. Being just a little bit better could mean the difference between a market killer and going back to the drawing board. Read on for a full review of the MSI NX8600 GT, which is supported by nVidia’s 8600 core. Read the full article. HP Photosmart A626 Compact Travel Printer by Joe Eitel, 2008-01-22 -- With all of our electronics becoming portable these days, it was only natural for printers to head in that direction too. Released back in August of 2007, the HP A626 travel printer is not the first of its kind, but it is certainly one of the best on the market for 2007. This article will delve into the individual features and specs of the A626, so sit back, relax, and enjoy reading about this fine product from HP. Read the full article. Gateway XHD3000 30 LCD Monitor with Quad-HD Technology by Joe Eitel, 2008-01-17 -- Have you ever noticed how some flat panel monitors lack picture quality? This is usually because the monitors are being viewed at half their resolution capability and need a video card that supports high definition copy protection. The good news is that Gateway has found a way around this problem with their new XHD3000. Read on to see how Gateway has indeed revolutionized the computer monitor. Read the full article. |
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Wal-Mart Offers SEO and SEM Services by Terri Wells, 2008-01-23 -- It sounds like an April Fools’ Day joke, but SEO-focused journalists first got wind of it around Christmas. Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart’s brand for bulk sales to small businesses, now offers search marketing services. What does this mean for SEO and SEM consultants? Read the full article. Don`t Make These Common SEO Mistakes! by Michael Lowry, 2008-01-22 -- Everyone learning a new skill makes mistakes. In some fields, the necessary skills are tricky enough to keep up with that even old hands will make mistakes. Search engine optimization is no exception to this rule. Avoiding the most obvious mistakes can help put you ahead of the game. Read the full article. |
Network Solutions Gets Pwned by Michael Lowry, 2008-01-23 -- Domain name registration has become so nuanced over the years that many in the online business community think of it as an art form. With all the various SEO techniques and the competition among popular names, even the slightest hindrance can throw off a company's entire business strategy. So when registrars start to profit off of competing customers, you can bet there's going to be some backlash. Read the full article. Internet Servers Doing the Buzz Shuffle by Michael Lowry, 2008-01-16 -- What do bees and disco dancing have to do with web hosting? Well, you might be surprised to find out that some of the things learned in the field of biology have applications to engineering and modern technology. Indeed, some of the lessons learned can be used to solve a number of problems that make people pull their hair out as they wait for web pages to load. Read the full article. Filter This! by Michael Lowry, 2008-01-09 -- The other day I spilled fruit punch on my shorts because I was caught off guard by yet another discriminatory action perpetrated by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). At first I decided to let it slide, but then I realized these incidents are starting to pile up. Is the Internet on the brink of becoming a privately controlled resource? How many more stains will I have to endure? Keep reading to find out. Read the full article. |
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Microsoft`s Intellectual Property Licensing Program Boosts Customer Choice This white paper explains the benefits of protocol licensing for independent hardware vendors (IHVs), independent software vendors (ISVs), original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and customers; describes the various protocols available for licensing; and highlights scenarios in which the use of these protocols can speed the development of interoperable products. Request Your Free White Paper! Resolve .NET Apps & Web Services
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Weird and Cool Yes, We Do Need IR Badges… Some companies track where their employees are and what they're doing by various means. Sometimes that's necessary for security purposes. Such technology can also be used for research purposes, however, with interesting results, as MIT found out when they used special badges developed by their Human Dynamics Lab in a meeting with their corporate sponsors. The badges recognize each other using infrared, and also record badge wearers' speech, distance from other badges, and movements. Ben Waber blogged about handing out the badges to 70 participants at an event the Media Lab held for their corporate sponsors in Tokyo. During the all-day event, a database collected the interaction data from the badges, and a visualization program pulled the data from the database and projected it onto a handy blank wall in near-real time. In short, the badges captured social networks as they developed. Many participants found themselves checking the projection regularly; some even seemed to be competing to become the center of the network by meeting as many people as possible. Waber noted that "We are going to analyze the data collected with the Sociometric badges to see if we can predict company affiliation, recognize research affiliates, and so on." The researchers may add additional information into future visualizations to give participants "an even better understanding of what's happening in their environment, as well as how they can interact with it." E-Paper Phone to Hit Market Many of us would love a larger screen with our phone. Unfortunately, that would lead to a larger phone unless one could make the screen fold up. Polymer Vision has the answer, in the form of a foldable, roll-out five-inch screen. This screen is featured on its Readius e-reader, which is scheduled to arrive in stores later this year. The Readius could rival Amazon's Kindle. The 16 levels of grey it handles make it a good choice for displaying text from e-books, RSS feeds, and other sources. You'll have plenty of time to relax with that novel, too, as Polymer Vision claims that users will get 30 hours of continuous reading time out of the device. It lacks an external display, but it does support POP3 and IMAP email. Other important features aren't neglected either. If you tire of reading, you can use the device as an audio player. You can store information for the Readius on Micro SD cards of up to 8 GB in size. As for data transmission and reception, the Readius boasts a USB 2.0 port and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. Unfortunately, Polymer Vision has yet to reveal two of the most important things about the Readius: which countries will get it first, and how much it will cost. More Reliable Than the Millennium Falcon? Richard Branson, head of Virgin Galactic, unveiled a model of SpaceShipTwo, a commercial spacecraft that will take paying passengers into space for suborbital flights. While several companies are attempting to develop space tourism, Branson's goal is to have his company be the first one to get tourists into space on a regular basis. Regularly-scheduled flights could start as early as next year. Nothing will happen without testing, of course, and the spaceship is expected to begin test flights later this year. No doubt the 150 passengers already signed up can hardly wait. Virgin Galactic is holding $30 million in deposits for the rides, which cost about $200,000 per person. The passenger list includes physicist Stephen Hawking. The flights will take off from a launch pad currently planned for New Mexico, last for up to two and a half hours, and feature five minutes of weightlessness. Virgin Galactic's suborbital flights form the "low end" in time and cost for space tourism - the spacecraft technically reaches space but comes back to Earth without completing a full revolution of the planet. Others competing in the commercial space race include Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin; PayPal founder Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp; and hotelier Robert Bigelow. The leader is Space Adventures, which has sent a total of five paying customers to the International Space Station. |
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