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WebReference Update: August 9, 2007

New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:

OTHER VOICES:

• Ajax and PHP - Part 4: Forms and JavaScript Limitations
• Speeding Up .NET
• Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL Feature Comparison -­ Part 1

SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: Firefox Flicks
NET NEWS:

• Amazon Offering its Payment Service to E-tailers
• Mozilla Pushes Security in Firefox 3.0
• Does Open Source Licensing Matter?

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OTHER VOICES

• Ajax and PHP - Part 4: Forms and JavaScript Limitations

  Ajax enables dynamic, constantly changing content on a page--without the user even having to refresh the page. This useful system does, however, have some limitations with current browsers. We will cover these limitations in this article, specifically those pertaining to how HTML forms operate and what type of JavaScript can be used within Ajax-generated content.
  PHP Builder

• Speeding Up .NET

  .NET programmers can become a little lazy when it comes to performance optimization. Discover a few easy tips to keep performance at a peak!
  CodeGuru

• Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL Feature Comparison -­ Part 1

  Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL obviously have a lot of features, and different solutions for the same problems. This article looks at the major features, such as stored procedures, views, snapshots, table datatypes, transactions, and so on, to discover which ones do what you need.
  Database Journal

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SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: Firefox Flicks

This site features 30-second ads for the Firefox browser. As of this writing, there are a total of 202 videos on the site. (And you were wondering what to do during your lunch break.) Mozilla created the site for users to make the ads to help increase awareness of Firefox among its target audience. (The primary target audience for the Firefox advertising campaign are moderately experienced Web users, who are comfortable with using the Web but are not necessarily power users.) You can even submit your own ads!

[Visit the Web site ]

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NET NEWS

• Amazon Offering its Payment Service to E-tailers

  Beware eBay: Amazon is opening its payment system to online businesses, offering flexibility for micropayments and other services. Plus, Buy.com launches Facebook shopping application.
  E-Commerce Guide, August 7, 2007

• Mozilla Pushes Security in Firefox 3.0

  Mozilla Corp.'s next update to Firefox will sport several new safer surfing features, the company's chief of security said, but users won't see the most important changes.
  Computerworld, August 8, 2007

• Does Open Source Licensing Matter?

  At the heart of many open source debates is the issue of licensing. Is one license better than the other? Is a particular open license actually open source? In the final analysis, according to a panel at LinuxWorld, it may not matter at all.
  internetnews, August 9, 2007

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

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

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