DYI Instant Messenger / Meta Tags / W3C and PDAs - WebReference Update
WebReference Update: May 12, 2005
In Other Voices, Learn how to create your own instant messenger, find out if meta tags are really obsolete, and find out what you need to know about SQL server licensing.
In Net News, the W3C seeks to improve PDA browsing, the number of DSL users is on the increase, and Apache looks to open source Java.
| http://www.webreference.com |  | *- link to us today |
| http://www.webreference.com/new/ | | *- newsletter home |
| http://www.webreference.com/new/submit.html | | *- submit article |
New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:
| 1. OTHER VOICES: | |
| 2. NET NEWS: | |
Like what you see? Spread the word! Feel free to send a copy of this newsletter to your friends and colleagues, and while you're at it, snap a link to WebReference.com.
| 1. OTHER VOICES: |
Homebrew Your Own Instant Messenger App Meta Tags and Link Deficiency Confusion Understanding SQL Server Licensing |
- Homebrew Your Own Instant Messenger App
Learn .NET network programming by writing your own chat application, and in the process, create a slick client-server application that supports simultaneous conversations with multiple clients.
http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/28083
DevX, May 11, 2005 - Meta Tags and Link Deficiency Confusion
Do meta tags really matter any more? Many search engine experts have written them off as being obsolete. Well, according to P.J. Fusco, they are still a fundamental part of a Web site.
http://www.clickz.com/experts/search/opt/article.php/3503596
ClickZ Network, May 11, 2005 - Understanding SQL Server Licensing
There's one step in deploying an application that uses SQL Server that sometimes gets neglected until the last moment: buying the licenses. Review the confusing array of editions and licensing options now, before you have to write that multi-thousand dollar check.
http://www.developer.com/db/article.php/3502746
Developer.com
| 2. NET NEWS: |
W3C Plots Better Browsing For PDAs U.S. adds record number of broadband lines in Q1 Apache Eyes Open-source Java Project |
- W3C Plots Better Browsing For PDAs
The World Wide Web Consortium Wednesday jump started a bid to make it easier to access the Web from a mobile device, a dodgy feat that threatens to thwart advanced mobile communications globally.
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3504336
internetnews.com, May 11, 2005 - U.S. adds record number of broadband lines in Q1
The top U.S. telephone and cable companies added a record 2.6 million high- speed Internet lines in the first quarter, a 7% increase that was spurred by price cuts for DSL services by telephone companies.
http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/outsourcing/isptelecom/story/0,10801,101652,00.html?source=x06
ComputerWorld, May 11, 2005 - Apache Eyes Open-source Java Project
The Apache Foundation has proposed creating an open-source version of Java on the desktop, a plan that Sun Microsystems has initially welcomed.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5700216.html
ZDNet, May 9, 2005
That's it for this Thursday. I'll have more for you next time.
Lee Underwood
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
lunderwood(at)jupitermedia.com
Created: May 12, 2005
URL: http://www.webreference.com/new/050512.html
Find a programming school near you
