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WebReference Update: November 15, 2007

New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:

FEATURE: Review: Ajax Starter Kit
OTHER VOICES:

• DB2 9.5 and IBM Data Studio - Part 3: Overview Diagrams - The Basics
• Product Review: Oracle PL/SQL Tuning
• Resetting Scroll Position When Using MaintainScrollPositionOnPostback

SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: Fantasy Congress
NET NEWS:

• Steps Taken for Multilingual Internet
• Senate Helping Make Gov't More Searchable

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FEATURE: Review: Ajax Starter Kit

The term Ajax is often referred to as a new type of technology, but is actually several technologies that work together. This review looks at how to get started using Ajax and the different technologies involved.

[Read the entire article ]

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OTHER VOICES

• DB2 9.5 and IBM Data Studio - Part 3: Overview Diagrams - The Basics

  Part 3 of this series examines more deeply the overview diagrams introduced in part 2.
  Database Journal

• Product Review: Oracle PL/SQL Tuning

  Books on PL/SQL, like books on other topics related to Oracle, range from the just so-so to what can be called bible status. With respect to PL/SQL, tuning included or not, Tim Hall's book is one of those high return on investment purchases.
  Database Journal

• Resetting Scroll Position When Using MaintainScrollPositionOnPostback

  ASP.NET 2.0 added a number of built-in client-side enhancements that were missing from earlier versions. One of the least undocumented yet most helpful client-side enhancement, in my opinion, is MaintainScrollPositionOnPostback.
  4 Guys from Rolla

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SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: Fantasy Congress

Here is a way you can join your love for football and your love(?) for politics. With Fantasy Congress, citizens can play with their government the same way sports fans play with their teams. "Only at Fantasy Congress can you draft, bench, or trade a member of Congress." A Senator's page shows his or her stats, legislation, amendments, maverick votes, and so on. A bill's page shows the party slant based on votes, and a shiny graphical representation of its stage in the legislative process (it looks like a sport league bracket). There are also some great resources for teachers and professors. (And you thought this was going to be a boring election year.) [With thanks to TereLyn Hepple ]

[Visit the Web site ]

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NET NEWS

• Steps Taken for Multilingual Internet

  The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the International Telecommunication Union, and UNESCO will collaborate on global efforts to forge universal standards towards building a multilingual cyberspace during the second Internet Governance Forum (IGF) taking place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 12 to 15 November 2007.
  ICANN, November 13, 2007

• Senate Helping Make Gov't More Searchable

  The Google Public Policy Blog wrote about a new bill that will require federal agencies to make their sites and information search engine accessible.
  Google Public Policy Blog, November 13, 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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