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WebReference Update: April 25, 2005

On WebReference.com, learn how to create animations using CSS. This is a great technique!

In Other Voices, learn more about the SQL Server 2005 in this ongoing series, grab a snippit of code to Print the stack trace of the exception to a string, and find out how to build a FAQ module using ASP.NET.

In Net News, Internet activity up in March, Web designer turns ecommerce pro, and find out about Hibernate 3.

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New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:

1. FEATURE:	How to Create Flick Animations with CSS
2. OTHER VOICES:
SQL Server 2005: Setup and Deployment Print the Stack Trace of the Exception to a String Building a FAQ Module for the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit
3. NET NEWS:
Internet Activity Rose In March Veteran E-Commerce Designer Finds Her Mojo Hibernate 3 Adds XML-Relational Persistence

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1. FEATURE: How to Create Flick Animations with CSS

Fed up with Flash and GIF animations? Try another alternative - CSS flick animation. These animations normally appear as static images on the page but they spring into life when you move your mouse across them.

http://www.webreference.com/programming/css_animation/index.html

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2. OTHER VOICES:

SQL Server 2005: Setup and Deployment Print the Stack Trace of the Exception to a String Building a FAQ Module for the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit

• SQL Server 2005: Setup and Deployment

  This is part of an ongoing series of articles. So far it has presented the most significant new and enhanced features available in Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 Beta 2. Explaining improvements in its design and implementation is the primary purpose of this installment.
  http://databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/3499231
  Database Journal, April 25, 2005

• Print the Stack Trace of the Exception to a String

  When an exception occurs, this code snippet will print the stack trace of the exception to a string. This way, the exception stack trace at runtime can be recorded in log file.
  http://www.devx.com/tips/Tip/27885
  DevX, April 2005

• Building a FAQ Module for the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit

  This sample chapter from Packt Publishing's "Building Websites with the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit" illustrates how to build a new module on top of the existing code in the ASP.NET Community Starter Kit. Using a Frequently Asked Questions module as an example, it shows how creating a new module allows you to add entirely new features which integrate seamlessly with the rest of the framework.
  http://www.15seconds.com/issue/050421.htm
  15 Seconds

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3. NET NEWS:

Internet Activity Rose In March Veteran E-Commerce Designer Finds Her Mojo Hibernate 3 Adds XML-Relational Persistence

• Internet Activity Rose In March

  Internet users spent more time with content, according to data published by The Online Publishers Association (OPA), showed an increase in traffic to content sites in March. The report, called the Internet Activity Index (IAI), compared online trends from March 2005 with data from previous months this past year. The study looks at consumer engagement online, dividing Internet usage into four categories; content, communications, commerce and search.
  http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/traffic_patterns/article.php/3499226
  ClickZ Stats, April 20, 2005

• Veteran E-Commerce Designer Finds Her Mojo

  Shelly Gardner-Alley felt a certain frustration in her first experience with e-commerce. As a Web designer who built e-commerce sites, she worked with many brand new e-commerce operators. These inexperienced owners needed extensive handholding. This merchant used her experience as a veteran e- commerce site designer to build her own online business, using many tools she found along the way.
  http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/solutions/building/article.php/3499766
  ECommerce Guide, April 22, 2005

• Hibernate 3 Adds XML-Relational Persistence

  Thanks to the XML persistence features in the recently released Hibernate 3, Java developers now have a framework that provides an efficient and consistent method for effortless OR and XML persistence.
  http://www.devx.com/Java/Article/27896
  DevX, April 2005

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That's it for this Monday. I'll have more for you next time.

Lee Underwood
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
lunderwood(at)jupitermedia.com

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Created: April 25, 2005

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