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WebReference Update: July 7, 2005
New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:
1.OTHER VOICES:- Just SQL: Part 1
- Object Construction
- Graphics: Sphere Tutorial
- AJAX: A Fresh Look at Web Development
3. NET NEWS:
1.OTHER VOICES
- Just SQL: Part 1
How many of you have asked yourself what SQL is all about anyway? Join James Koopmann as he ventures down the road of understanding SQL.
Database Journal, July 7, 2005 - Object Construction
Learn the art and science of constructing objects by exploring how constructors work and why you need them. These concepts are part of the foundation that any programmer will need to make the paradigm shift from procedural programming to object-oriented programming.
Developer.com, July 7, 2005 - Graphics: Sphere Tutorial
Are you trying to create a sphere with a reflection on top? Trying to get that light just right? Check out this tutorial by Chinablue. It should ease you on your way.
Graphics.com Forums, June 28, 2005 - AJAX: A Fresh Look at Web Development
AJAX enables a dynamic, asynchronous Web experience without the need for page refreshes. Find out how this combination of technologies that you already know and love can reinvent your Web development.
DevX,
2. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: Urban Legends and Internet Hoaxes
Don't you just hate it when a learned colleague forwards an e-mail to you and it's another Internet hoax? The messages seem honest enough: "The artificial sweetener aspartame is responsible for an epidemic of cancer, brain tumors, and multiple sclerosis", "Starbucks refused free product to G.I.s serving in Iraq, saying it didn't support the war and anyone in it", "Warning about the 'WTC Survivor' computer virus". The problem is that when something is passed on like this, it is taken to be true without ever checking the facts. Now you can know if they are a hoax before you press that "forward" button.
Snopes.com, run by Barbara and David Mikkelson, is the best way to keep
abreast of hoaxes and legends across a wide range of subject areas, i.e.,
cultural, political, and business.
[Visit the site ]
3. NET NEWS
- Google Extends Firefox
Google plans to sweeten up the release of the Google Toolbar for the Firefox browser with two new extensions.
internetnews.com, July 6, 2005 - PC Users Alter Behavior to Elude Spyware
Over 90 percent of internet users in the US have altered the way they behave online in order to avoid invasive software such as spyware and pop- up ads.
ENN, July 7, 2005 - eBay Plans PayPal Launch in China
Online auctioneer eBay Inc. said on Wednesday its plans to launch its PayPal payment service in China by the end of this year, joining a growing list of electronic payment services in the market.
Reuters, July 6, 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: July 7, 2005
URL: http://www.webreference.com/new/050707.html
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