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1. SUBSCRIBE & WIN: Win HotDog Professional 6.0, Or Buy it Cheap! 2. DHTML LAB: Array Power - Part I, Disabling the Context Menu 3. PRODUCTION GRAPHICS: Classy Glassy Buttons 4. XPLORING XML: SAX and DOM and Rock 'n Roll 5. 3D ANIMATION WORKSHOP: Lightmaps in Pulse 3D 6. OTHER VOICES: * Preserving Integrity: Don't Let Tainted Data Get You in a Jam * Maximize Your ASP Performance * Let Your Business Model be Your Guide 7. NET NEWS: * MP3.com Loses Copyright Battle * Backdoor Found in Shopping-Cart Software * Register.com Launches Domain Security Service * Net Standards ... Without Sun and Microsoft? * Spam at 20,000 Feet?

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. DHTML LAB: Array Power - Part I, DHTML DINER: Disabling the Context Menu

>DHTML LAB: Array Power - Part I

Some of the most powerful methods of the Array object are missing from IE - what's a poor Web app developer to do? Learn to create these methods in JavaScript, and let the cross-browser development begin! By Peter Belesis.

http://webreference.com/dhtml/column31/

>DHTML DINER: Disabling the Context Menu

Sometimes you want to control every aspect of the user interface in your Web pages and apps. Pull up a stool at the diner, and listen while Peter Belesis explains all about disabling the browser context menu. It's a quick DHTML snack that's sure to feed your cravings.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. PRODUCTION GRAPHICS: Classy Glassy Buttons

Beautiful button bonanzas, Batman! Wendy Peck returns with some clearly cool graphics techniques. You'll be gleaming with pride after learning to use these tips for Photoshop and PaintShop Pro.

http://webreference.com/graphics/column25/

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. XPLORING XML: SAX and DOM and Rock 'n Roll

Get down with the DOM (Document Object Model), and explore the joys of SAX (Simple API for XML). Our XML Xpert trims the fat off of his RSSViewer applet, and teaches you about different XML processing styles along the way. By Michael Classen.

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Think realtime, dynamic rendering of lighting effects is impossible on the Web? Think again. Lightmaps illuminate the path to quality in Pulse 3D. By Rob Polevoi.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. OTHER VOICES: Preserving Integrity: Don't Let Tainted Data Get You in a Jam, Maximize Your ASP Performance, Let Your Business Model be Your Guide

>Preserving Integrity: Don't Let Tainted Data Get You in a Jam

Is your Perl so full of security holes that it could pass for Swiss cheese? Author Matt Curtin examines the pitfalls of scripting languages. http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2000/05/curtin/ WebTechniques.com, 000426

>Maximize Your ASP Performance

Active Server Pages can give great performance, but you can make them even faster with a few tweaks to your code and database connections. Learn how to refine your scripts and ASP features for maximum speed. http://www.webdevelopersjournal.com/articles/asp_performance.html WebDevelopersJournal.com, 000425

>Let Your Business Model be Your Guide

Web sites exist for different reasons. Some aim to sell products or services, some aim to sell ads, and some aim simply to deliver information. The end goal of a site is something that a developer needs to keep in mind at every single step. http://www.wdvl.com/Internet/Commerce/Business_Model/ WDVL.com, 000424

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>MP3.com Loses Copyright Battle

Scratch up one for the powers-that-be in the online music wars. A U.S. federal judge ruled the company violated copyright law with the creation of its "My.MP3.com" database in which users can store and access music from any computer connected to the Internet. http://www.internetnews.com/streaming-news/article/0,2171,8161_351071,00 .html InternetNews.com, 000428

>Backdoor Found in Shopping-Cart Software

A security company has found two holes in Cart32, a popular shopping-cart package for smaller e-commerce sites, which could allow a malicious hacker to take over Web servers and get access to potentially millions of consumer credit-card numbers and addresses. http://www.thestandard.net/article/display/0,1151,14631,00.html TheStandard.net, 000428

>Register.com Launches Domain Security Service

Domain registrar Register.com Inc. Wednesday launched Domain Lock Down, a service that protects domain names from being hijacked. With the new service, register.com "locks" names at the registry level, which helps prevent unauthorized alterations to name server and registrar information and blocks deletions of a domain name for the length of the registration term. http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,2171,3_348071,00.html InternetNews.com, 000426

>Net Standards ... without Sun and Microsoft?

Some of the biggest players in the industry, including IBM, Intel, and Oracle are forming a consortium to set standards for Web applications that would supersede Java and other emerging Internet standards, including HTML, XML and HTTP. But it appears Sun and Microsoft haven't been invited to the party. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2557456,00.html ZDNet.com, 000428

>Spam at 20,000 Feet?

"Coffee, tea - or a high-speed Internet connection?" could be the refrain heard by airline passengers starting next year. Airplane manufacturer Boeing Co. announced plans to offer Connexion by Boeing, a high-speed Internet access service on commercial airlines in North America. http://www.zdnet.com/de ead/stories/articles/0,4413,2556871,00.html ZDNet.com, 000427

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Andrew King Managing Editor, WebReference.com update@webreference.com

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