Network Time Protocol / JavaScript / XML in .NET - WebReference Update
WebReference Update: June 20, 2005
New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:
1. FEATURE: Introduction to NTP2. FEATURE: Professional JavaScript for Web Developers: JavaScript in the Browser, Part 1
3.OTHER VOICES:
- MSSQL Server Reporting Services: Mastering OLAP Reporting: Percent of Total - Two Perspectives
- Write Ajax-style Applications Using the ASP.NET 2.0 Client Callback Manager
- Reading and Writing XML in .NET Version 2.0: Part 2
- Security's Starring Role in Oracle's 10g DB
- Single Sign-On, The Java Way
- Search Engine Spammers Unite
1. FEATURE: Introduction to NTP
As a Web developer, you may need to synchronize servers accurately, either
locally, or at a distance. At first glance, it seems simple, but not when
you consider computer clock times, different time zones, etc. Enter the
Network Time Protocol, or NTP. Among other things, NTP allows machines to
synchronize their clocks.
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2. FEATURE: Professional JavaScript for Web Developers: JavaScript in the Browser, Part 1
Web browsers have come a long way over the years and can now handle a
variety of file formats, not just conventional HTML. Here, you'll learn how
JavaScript fits into HTML, other languages, and some basic concepts of the
Browser Object Model.
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3.OTHER VOICES
- MSSQL Server Reporting Services: Mastering OLAP Reporting: Percent of Total - Two Perspectives
Discover two approaches to the generation of percent - of - total values in Reporting Services." In this article, BI Architect Bill Pearson provides options from both cube and report layers within an integrated BI solution, contrasting and comparing approaches, and introducing "which layer" considerations.
Database Journal, June 20, 2005 - Write Ajax-style Applications Using the ASP.NET 2.0 Client Callback Manager
With applications like Google Maps for inspiration, it seems everybody's been talking about what you can do with Ajax. But many don't know that writing Ajax-style applications that can do partial screen refreshes without a trip to the server are easy to write in ASP.NET using the built- in Client Callback Manager.
DevX, June 17, 2005 - Reading and Writing XML in .NET Version 2.0: Part 2
Alex Homer continues his series on reading and writing XML in .NET 2.0. Part one focused on the reading side of things, examining the XmlReader and XmlReaderSettings classes. In this article, he move on to look at the XmlWriter and XmlWriterSettings classes, and how they can be used to write XML documents and fragments more easily and more efficiently than in version 1.x of .NET.
15 Seconds, June 15, 2005
4. NET NEWS
- Security's Starring Role in Oracle's 10g DB
Oracle's latest database software includes fresh security, automation, management and XML support.
internetnews.com, June 20, 2005 - Single Sign-On, The Java Way
Sun's latest ID management products are geared for all of the sign-on protocols for Web services.
internetnews.com, June 20, 2005 - Search Engine Spammers Unite
A self-proclaimed Association of Search Engine Spammers tries to draw attention to shady SEO practices.
ClickZ News, June 20, 2005
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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