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WebReference Update: January 28, 2008

New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:

FEATURE: Page Structuring Using Cascading Style Sheets: Part 1
OTHER VOICES:

• Extending the GridView to Include Sort Arrows
• SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 15: Snapshot Replication
• SqlCredit - Part 12: Exploring Indexed Persisted Computed Columns

NET NEWS:

• Austin Jumping on Rails
• Google CEO Bullish on Mobile Internet Advertising
• Microsoft Delays SQL Server 2008 Release Again

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FEATURE: Page Structuring Using Cascading Style Sheets: Part 1

In this first installment you'll learn about AP (or Absolutely Positioned) Elements. These are CSS-driven "content blocks" in Dreamweaver that can contain text, images, media elements and more. Additionally, you can freely position the AP Element anywhere you want on a page.
[Read the entire article ]

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OTHER VOICES

• Extending the GridView to Include Sort Arrows

  This article, one in a multi-part series by author Scott Mitchell, looks at how to extend the GridView Web control to add up and down arrows in the sorting interface.
  4 Guys from Rolla

• SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 15: Snapshot Replication

  SQL Server 2005 Express Edition's replication characteristics' feature set has been significantly restricted compared with its predecessor and full-fledged counterparts. This article examines the practical implications of these restrictions by illustrating the process of setting up a snapshot replication.
  Database Journal

• SqlCredit - Part 12: Exploring Indexed Persisted Computed Columns

  Part 12 of the "Developing a Complete SQL Server OLTP Database Project" series quickly hits the basics of persisted computed columns and then moves on to performance comparisons and other interesting details.
  Database Journal

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NET NEWS

• Austin Jumping on Rails

  As Ruby on Rails continues to pick up momentum, FiveRuns is carving out a position to be go-to source for Rails monitoring and management tools.
  The Austin American-Statesman, January 28, 2008

• Google CEO Bullish on Mobile Internet Advertising

  The arrival of a truly mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based advertising, is set to unleash a "huge revolution," Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Friday.
  internetnews, January 25, 2008

• Microsoft Delays SQL Server 2008 Release Again

  Redmond has scaled back its ambitious plans to get the server party started by sidelining its 2008 version of sequel server -- which was originally supposed to hit manufacturing at the end of last year -- to the third quarter.
  The Register, January 28, 2008

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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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Created: January 28, 2008

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