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Past Issues of the WebReference Update

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Thursday, March 27, 2008
1. FEATURES
How to Create an Ajax Autocomplete Text Field
2. OTHER VOICES
Licensing and Auditing in Oracle
To Market, to Market, the Semantic Way
Oracle: Unusable Indexes
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
How Products Are Made
4. NET NEWS
U.N. Agency Ousts Record Number of Cybersquatters
Firefox Update Tackles Pair of Critical Bugs
Ajax Patent Threat to Giants Under the Hammer


Monday, March 24, 2008
1. FEATURES
Transparency in Ajax Applications - Part 2
2. OTHER VOICES
Open Source Joomla Emerges as a Top CMS Tool
The Google Collections Library
Authenticating Merge Web Synchronization
3. NET NEWS
Mozilla Says Firefox 3 Ready For Prime Time
Google Announces Ajax Language API


Thursday, March 20, 2008
2. OTHER VOICES
Building a Photo Gallery with Python and WSGI
Demystifying Search Engine Optimization: Part 1
Must Have: Internet Explorer Web Developer Toolbar
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
5 Tools to Track How Much Time you Waste while Online
4. NET NEWS
Can We Fix The Web?
Google Sees Surge in Web Use on Hot Mobile Phones
Apache Rules Web Server Landscape


Monday, March 17, 2008
1. FEATURES
Transparency in Ajax Applications
2. OTHER VOICES
DB2 9.5 and IBM Data Studio - Part 8: The SQL Builder Development Accelerators – The Rest of the Story
.NET Tip: Basic Data Manipulation with LINQ
Put UGC Video Anywhere: YouTube Expands APIs
3. NET NEWS
Is it Time to Globalize Time?
Apple, Google Gear Up For Developers
Firefox 3 Goes on a Diet


Thursday, March 13, 2008
1. FEATURES
How to Gain the Trust of Your List
2. OTHER VOICES
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 18: Merge Web Synchronization Setup
Math for Java Game Programmers, Getting Started
Create a Database Manually - When & Why?
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
GetHuman
4. NET NEWS
YouTube's New APIs Open the Site to External Apps
Extreme Programming in Risky Position, Says Co-Creator
ICANN Solicits Public Comments on Draft Resolution to Curb Domain Tasting


Monday, March 10, 2008
1. FEATURES
Joomla Templates: Creating a Pure CSS Template - Part 4
2. OTHER VOICES
Editing Text Files
Displaying XML in a Swing JTree
Storing Images and BLOB files in SQL Server - Part 3
3. NET NEWS
Interoperability is the Focus of IE 8
Those Expanding Internet Domain Names
Web 2.0: The Skills Behind the Buzzword


Thursday, March 6, 2008
1. FEATURES
Opening the Source on Your Host
2. OTHER VOICES
Insider Secrets That Get Videos Noticed
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Change Data Capture - Part 4
The "Headers Already Sent" Error
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Blue Egg
4. NET NEWS
Ready for Internet Explorer 8?
Page Load Times Affect AdWords Quality Score


Monday, March 3, 2008
1. FEATURES
Joomla Templates: Creating a Pure CSS Template - Part 3
2. OTHER VOICES
Importing an Excel Spreadsheet Using Typed DataSets and TableAdapters: Building the Database
How to Show a Limited Number of Items from an RSS Feed
Set Functions: The AddCalculatedMembers() Function
3. NET NEWS
Sun's Source Code Donation Met With Skepticism
Mozilla to Apple: Show Your Hand
Zend to Extend Windows PHP Work


Thursday, February 28, 2008
1. FEATURES
An Introduction to JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)
2. OTHER VOICES
Libxml2: Everything You Need in an XML Library
Create the Best Video Podcast for Your Business: 5 Tips
Oracle Database 11g: SQL Plan Management, Part 2
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Bridge Tracker
4. NET NEWS
US Broadband Penetration to Break 90% by Mid-2008 Among Active Internet Users
Yahoo's Apex Preview: An Ambitious, Unified Ad Platform
Sitemaps Protocol Scaled For Cross-Host Support


Monday, February 25, 2008
1. FEATURES
Why Trackbacks are Useful For Blogs
2. OTHER VOICES
SqlCredit - Part 13: More on Indexed Persisted Computed Columns
Creating an Ajax-Enabled Calendar Control
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 17: Merge Web Synchronization
3. NET NEWS
Adobe Gives Development a Breath of Fresh AIR
Coming Soon to a Developer Near You: Silverlight 2.0
Automatic Matching Feeds Google Your Budget


Thursday, February 21, 2008
1. FEATURES
Metrics with E-mail Marketing Software
2. OTHER VOICES
Dynamic Service Discovery with Java
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Change Data Capture: Part 3
Telling Time with Ruby
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
SeatGuru
4. NET NEWS
Netscape Support Ends March 1
Domain Frontrunning: A Ghost In The Machine
Yahoo Buzz: Next Digg Competitor


Thursday, February 14, 2008
1. FEATURES
Software Review: A1 Sitemap Generator
2. OTHER VOICES
Migrating MySQL to Oracle: Part 2
Working with Axis2: Making a Java Class into a Service
Secrets of the MySQL Client Command Line
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Instructables
4. NET NEWS
Firefox 3 Beta 3 Polishes Rough Edges
Q&A: Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat CEO and President
Microsoft Releases IE7 Sans WGA


Monday, February 11, 2008
1. FEATURES
Joomla Templates: Creating a Pure CSS Template
2. OTHER VOICES
Keywords in Oracle
Improving the Sort Arrows GridView Control
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 16: Transactional and Merge Replication
3. NET NEWS
Mozilla Update Quashes Slew of Firefox Flaws
Hardware Could Hurt in a U.S. Downturn


Thursday, February 7, 2008
1. FEATURES
Universally Related Popup Menus Ajax Edition: Part 3
2. OTHER VOICES
Microsoft SQL Server 2008: Change Data Capture ­ Part 2
Are Semantic Researchers Missing the Big Picture?
DB2 9.5 and IBM Data Studio: Building an SQL Statement
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
FactCheck.org
4. NET NEWS
Web 2.0: Unsafe At Any Speed?
PostgreSQL 8.3 Gets HOT
Podcasting Audience To Reach 65 million


Monday, February 4, 2008
1. FEATURES
Page Structuring Using Cascading Style Sheets: Part 2
2. OTHER VOICES
Storing Images and BLOB files in SQL Server - Part 2
Designing N-Tiered Data Access Layer Using Datasets - Part 3
Working Around ASP.NET's HyperLink ImageUrl Bug
3. NET NEWS
PHP 4 is Dead--Long Live PHP 5
Google Troubled By Microsoft's Yahoo Bid
MS Bundles Vista SP1 and Server 2008 Out the Door


Thursday, January 31, 2008
1. FEATURES
Universally Related Popup Menus Ajax Edition - Part 2
2. OTHER VOICES
Oracle Database 11g: SQL Plan Management - Part 1
The Flash Guru Answers Your Questions
Parameter Support Objects - Part 2: Support OLAP Parameter Defaults with Datasets
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
WebUrbanist
4. NET NEWS
MySpace Launches Developer Platform
ICANN Board Recommends Action on Domain Tasting
Visual Studio 2008 Now 'Generally Available'


Monday, January 28, 2008
1. FEATURES
Page Structuring Using Cascading Style Sheets: Part 1
2. 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
3. NET NEWS
Austin Jumping on Rails
Google CEO Bullish on Mobile Internet Advertising
Microsoft Delays SQL Server 2008 Release Again


Thursday, January 24, 2008
1. FEATURES
Universally Related Popup Menus Ajax Edition - Part 1
2. OTHER VOICES
Dimensional Model Components - Part 1
The Web Will SPARQL
AOL Pagetest Web Performance Tool Released as Open Source
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Actual Aliens
4. NET NEWS
Job Cuts Planned For Yahoo
Internet Explorer 8 Tries New Compatibility Solution
Mozilla's roots turn 10: Happy Birthday!


Thursday, January 17, 2008
1. FEATURES
Inside Camtasia Studio 5 - Part 6: PowerPoint
2. OTHER VOICES
Oracle RAC 64 bit for Windows: Preparing the Virtual Environment
Using ASP.NET 3.5's ListView and DataPager Controls: Sorting Data with the ListView Control
Oracle Security: The Big Picture
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Paper Toys
4. NET NEWS
Mozilla Gets 'Humanized'
A Particularly Nasty Week For Malware
Dueling Stats: Yahoo, Google Vie For Top Site


Monday, January 14, 2008
1. FEATURES
How to Write and Publish Articles for the Internet
2. OTHER VOICES
Migrating MySQL to Oracle - Part 1
Two Common Pitfalls When Submitting a Web Form Using the Enter Key
Oracle 10g Backup Guide: A Small County Government Approach
3. NET NEWS
KDE 4: A New Dawn For The Linux Desktop?
EU Launches New Probes Against Microsoft


Thursday, January 10, 2008
1. FEATURES
How to Build a Web Design Business - Part 2
2. OTHER VOICES
Designing an N-Tiered Data Access Layer Using Datasets - Part 1
DB2 9.5 and IBM Data Studio: Using OLE DB to Integrate Data
CSS Support in Visual Studio 2008
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Catalog Choice
4. NET NEWS
ICANN Fights Naming Loophole
New Google Patent May Improve Image Search, Adsense, Maps
SpringSource's Update to .NET Adds Key Java Features


Monday, January 7, 2008
1. FEATURES
Top Online Marketing Techniques
2. OTHER VOICES
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 14: Replication Support
Designing N-Tiered Data Access Layer Using Datasets - Part 1
Storing Images and BLOB files in SQL Server
3. NET NEWS
'Silverlight' Taking More Spotlight
Milestone Agreement Reached Between ICANN and F Root Server Operator
Researchers: Wi-Fi Virus Outbreak is Possible


Thursday, January 3, 2008
1. FEATURES
the Top 5 Email Marketing Uses in 2007
2. OTHER VOICES
New datetime datatypes in SQL Server 2008
Oracle Library Cache ­ Part 2
Working with XML and Java
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Journeys & Crossings
4. NET NEWS
November a Cool Month For Search Traffic
R.I.P. Netscape (1994-2008)
Google's Algorithm Awarding New Pages?


Monday, December 31, 2007
1. FEATURES
How to Get Great Search Engine Rankings
2. OTHER VOICES
ASP.NET 3.5's ListView/DataPager Controls: Displaying Data
SQL Server 2005 - Hacking Password Encryption
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 13: ClickOnce Deployment and Security
3. NET NEWS
Netscape Browser Finally Officially Dead
Glitch in Windows Home Server Corrupts Files
Adobe, Omniture in Hot Water for Snooping on CS3 Users


Thursday, December 27, 2007
1. FEATURES
2. OTHER VOICES
Optimize Parallel Downloads to Minimize Object Overhead
Oracle Database 11g: SQL Performance Analyzer - Part 3
Oracle Library Cache­ - Part 1
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Videos: What's Next in Tech
4. NET NEWS
Mozilla Aims to Weave a New Web
Court Hands Google Setback in Patent Case
2008: Year of Information Overload?


Wednesday, December 19, 2007
1. FEATURES
Inside Camtasia Studio 5: Part 4
2. OTHER VOICES
Converting Black & White to Color in Photoshop
Opening Up Web Services to the Semantic Web
Search Engine Marketing Trends: The Shift to SEO
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
NationMaster
4. NET NEWS
Broadband Achieves Majority Fastest
First Look: Firefox 3 Beta 2 Officially Released
Trojan Found in Google Text Ads


Monday, December 17, 2007
1. FEATURES
Getting Started with Silverlight - Part 3: Properties
2. OTHER VOICES
Creating a Data Access Layer for Paging in SQL Server 2005 - Part 2
Manage Unknown Members in Analysis Services 2005 - Part 2
Small Steps Lead to Big Improvements in Java Code Quality
3. NET NEWS
GStreamer Brings HTML5 Video Support to GTK/WebKit
Opera CTO: 'We're punished' for Following Web Standards
Sun to Discontinue Developer Tools in Favor of Netbeans


Thursday, December 13, 2007
1. FEATURES
How to Build a Web Design Business
2. OTHER VOICES
Eight Ways to Hack Oracle - Part 2: Vulnerability, System Commands and Security
Partial Page Rendering Using Hidden IFrame
Dissecting ASP.NET Version 3.5's Web.config File
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
The Laws of Simplicity
4. NET NEWS
Adobe to Open Source Messaging Protocols
NetBeans 6 Takes Flight
Lots of REST For Ruby on Rails 2.0


Monday, December 10, 2007
1. FEATURES
Getting Started with Silverlight - Part 2: Hosting Options and More
2. OTHER VOICES
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 12: ClickOnce Deployment and Updates
Comparing the Google Collections Library with the Apache Commons Collections
PHP with Apache on Windows? Piece of Cake!
3. NET NEWS
Nokia Wants W3C to Remove Ogg From Upcoming HTML5 Standard
Rails 2.0: It's done!
Clearspring Launches Widget Ad Network


Thursday, December 6, 2007
1. FEATURES
How to Make Money from Blogging
2. OTHER VOICES
Data Encryption in SQL Server 2005 ­ Part 1
VTD-XML: A New Vision of XML
The Google Widget Toolkit's Ajax Recipe: Less JavaScript, More Speed
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Design of Desire
4. NET NEWS
Embedded Linux Seen as Ready For Prime Time
Adobe's PDF Now an ISO Standard


Monday, December 3, 2007
1. FEATURES
Getting Started with Silverlight
2. OTHER VOICES
Installing SQL Server 2008
Photoshop Fundamentals: The Clone Stamp Tool
.NET Tip: Display All Fields and Properties of an Object8
3. NET NEWS
What's In A Name? Silverlight 1.1 Becomes 2.0
Firefox Breaks Web Canvas
Mozilla Scoffs at Vulnerability Study


Thursday, November 29, 2007
1. FEATURES
2. OTHER VOICES
Advanced Active Record Validations with Rails
Saving Time by Reusing Storage
Eclipse Rich Ajax Platform Builds on RCP
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
WebUrbanist
4. NET NEWS
In Defense of the GPL
Firefox Fixes Cross-Site Flaws


Monday, November 26, 2007
1. FEATURES
15 Profitable Ways to Use Autoresponders
2. OTHER VOICES
Reading From Web.config Using Classic ASP
Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 WMI Providers ­ Part 1
SqlCredit â€" Part 11: Change Tracking Using History Records
3. NET NEWS
Firefox 3 Beta 1 Enters Test Run
FCC Moves To Fund Rural Broadband


Monday, November 19, 2007
1. FEATURES
How to Promote Your Product with Organic Search
2. OTHER VOICES
SQL Server 2005 Express: Deployment and Maintenance Options
Use Photoshop and Illustrator to Create a Mosaic Effect
File Management with Scripting Object
3. NET NEWS
Berners-Lee: Free The Mobile Internet
Japanese Broadband World's Fastest, Cheapest
At UN Meet, Worries About US Internet Control, Free Flow of Information


Thursday, November 15, 2007
1. FEATURES
Review: Ajax Starter Kit
2. 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
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Fantasy Congress
4. NET NEWS
Steps Taken for Multilingual Internet
Senate Helping Make Gov't More Searchable


Monday, November 12, 2007
1. FEATURES
How to Upload Your Photos onto the Web
2. OTHER VOICES
An Introduction to OpenSearch
Installing Oracle 11g RAC on VMware ESX 3i - Part 1
Using NHibernate as an ORM Solution for .NET
3. NET NEWS
A Spider's View of Web 2.0
Firefox: Google's Secret Weapon Against Microsoft?


Thursday, November 8, 2007
1. FEATURES
Inside Camtasia Studio 5: Part 2
2. OTHER VOICES
A Primer On Postgres Exception Handling for the PHP Developer
4 Steps to Free Flash Video Encoding
Eight Ways to Hack Oracle
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Flight Patterns
4. NET NEWS
Web Marketers Still Finding Lay of the Land
Fedora 8 'Werewolf' Shows Its Fangs
IT Giving Social Networking Sites a Stop Sign


Monday, November 5, 2007
1. FEATURES
How To Increase Traffic to Your Blog
2. OTHER VOICES
Samples Updated to ASP.NET 2.0
DB2 9.5 and the IBM Data Studio
Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO ­ Part 11: Redirection
3. NET NEWS
Mozilla, Microsoft Reps Argue Over the Future of Web Scripting
MySpace plans new display advertising network


Thursday, November 1, 2007
1. FEATURES
Copy and Paste JavaScript with an Ajax Engine
2. OTHER VOICES
How to Build a Profile Script to Monitor SQL Server off Hours
Simplify Your Java Configurations
Visions of Profits: Five Site Tune-Up Tips
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
How to Care for ...
4. NET NEWS
Meebo, Pownce Open Up To Developers
Google Gadgets Go Into The Wild
Java Developers Bemoan Apple Support


Monday, October 29, 2007
1. FEATURES
Object-Oriented JavaScript: Part 3: Prototypes
2. OTHER VOICES
Web Services Implementation using PHP and SOAP
SqlCredit ­ Part 10: MAC Performance and Updating SqlCredit
Interactive UIs with Microsoft ASP.NET Ajax: Using the UpdatePanel
3. NET NEWS
Internet Heading for a Fall, Says Founder
Senate Votes To Extend Net Tax Ban


Thursday, October 25, 2007
1. FEATURES
Inside Camtasia Studio 5: Part 1
2. OTHER VOICES
Hashing in Oracle
.NET Tip: Throwing Custom Exceptions
Smartening Up Your Links
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations
4. NET NEWS
ICANN Probing "Insider Trading" Allegations
Major Sites Taking PageRank Hits
Storm Worm Retaliates Against Security Researchers


Monday, October 22, 2007
1. FEATURES
Object-Oriented JavaScript: Part 2
2. OTHER VOICES
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition: Part 9 - Managing User Instances
Sending E-mail in ASP.NET 2.0: Reply-To, Priority, and Read Receipts
Creating Web Sites with ASP.NET 2.0
3. NET NEWS
Client-Side Java Gets A Boost
MySpace Plans to Get More Developer Friendly


Thursday, October 18, 2007
1. FEATURES
Review: SiteAssist 3.0
2. OTHER VOICES
MS Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO: Part 10
Semantic Web as Competitive Advantage
Oracle RAC Benchmarking with SwingBench 2.2
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
The Living Room Candidate
4. NET NEWS
Oracle Patches 51, Updates
Amazon's 1-Click patent picked apart by US Patent Office
Dot-com Fever Stirs Sense of Déjà Vu


Monday, October 15, 2007
1. FEATURES
Object-Oriented JavaScript
2. OTHER VOICES
How to Create a Web Server Farm Cache
Converting Access Queries to SQL Server
Stockxpert Contributor Profile: Lathspell
3. NET NEWS
Eclipse Dives Into Ajax App Deployment
Netcraft Releases October Survey
Yahoo Site Explorer Showing Different Counts for Registered vs. Non-Registered Users


Thursday, October 11, 2007
1. FEATURES
Blogging: The Free Internet Marketing Method
2. OTHER VOICES
Hosting ASP.NET Applications in Medium Trust
Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL Feature Comparison - Part 2
Photoshop's Blend If: An Overview
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
A Brief History of Billiards and the Tools of the Trade
4. NET NEWS
Zend Brings Microsoft Into the PHP Fold
ICANN Begins Testing URLs with Non-Roman Characters
Mozilla Gets Serious About a Mobile Browser


Monday, October 8, 2007
1. FEATURES
XML-Enabled Applications - Part 4: Repositories and XQuery
2. OTHER VOICES
String Functions: The .Properties Function - Part 2
PHP and Adobe Flex
What's New in SQL Server 2008 - Part 3
3. NET NEWS
Official: Selling Paid Links Can Hurt Your PageRank or Rankings on Google
Cybersquatting Escalates in Asia


Thursday, October 4, 2007
1. FEATURES
Software Review: Synergy
2. OTHER VOICES
Preparing for the M70-444 Exam
iPhone Web Development with Ruby on Rails
Importing Data into SQL Server
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Cell Phone Driving Laws
4. NET NEWS
Adobe Media Player Readies for Launch
FileUploader.NET Released
Online Payment Service Cuts Merchant Fees


Monday, October 1, 2007
1. FEATURES
XML-Enabled Applications - Part 3: Validating XML Documents
2. OTHER VOICES
SqlCredit â€" Part 9: Message Authentication Codes
CSS Sprites: How Yahoo.com and AOL.com Improve Web Performance
Controlling Web Page Backgrounds With CSS
3. NET NEWS
Google, DoubleClick On Defense Against Senators
Search Engine for IT Utility, Splunk 3.0 GA, Releases Expanded Version


Thursday, September 27, 2007
1. FEATURES
Book Review: The Designer's Apprentice
2. OTHER VOICES
The Dictionary in the Data Dictionary
Illustrator Fundamentals: Add Rays of Light to an Image
Create a JSF Portlet with Oracle WebCenter Suite and JDeveloper
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Unclutterer
4. NET NEWS
Adobe And The Tech Writer's Suite
Firefox as the Weapon of Choice?
Revolution Money to Take on PayPal, the World


Monday, September 24, 2007
1. FEATURES
XML-Enabled Applications - Part 2: Building PHP Applications on Oracle
2. OTHER VOICES
Displaying Random Images in an ASP.NET Web Page
Caching Solutions in Java
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 7: Post Installation Configuration Tasks
3. NET NEWS
Firefox 3 Secures Extensions
Widgets Come to Amazon Associate


Thursday, September 20, 2007
1. FEATURES
Computer Security Ethics and Privacy
2. OTHER VOICES
MS Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO ­ Part 8
Photoshop Healing Brush Strategies
.NET Tip: Data Encapsulation: Using Properties Instead of Public Variables
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Top 10 Ways to Use del.icio.us
4. NET NEWS
Google Intros Gadget Ads Format
Eclipse Gets Into PHP
Conference Takes a Walk on the Wacky Side


Monday, September 17, 2007
1. FEATURES
XML-Enabled Applications
2. OTHER VOICES
Handling ASP.NET Errors at the Page and Application Level
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 6: Post Installation Configuration Tasks (Encryption)
Top 5 Reasons to Upgrade to Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
3. NET NEWS
Java: Parsing Good From The Fad
Yahoo Buys BuzzTracker News Site
European Court to Microsoft: You Lose


Monday, September 10, 2007
1. FEATURES
Ajax Components - Part 3: Building the Component
2. OTHER VOICES
Selecting Dates via a Pop-Up Calendar
What's New in SQL 2008 - Part 2
.NET Tip: Debugging: Dynamically Determining the Name of the Current Function
3. NET NEWS
Web 2.0's Higher Standard
Flaw Still Shadows Firefox
Made in China: Virus-Laden Web Pages


Thursday, September 6, 2007
1. FEATURES
Ajax Components - Part 2: Custom Declarative Component
2. OTHER VOICES
A Quick Look at Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2
MS Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO­ Part 7
Limiting JVM on VPS (Virtual Private Server)
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Conversion Central: 101 Tools to Convert Video, Music, Images, PDF and More
4. NET NEWS
Komodo Spawns New Open Source IDE Project
Mozilla's Spark, Eudora's New Life


Thursday, August 30, 2007
1. FEATURES
How to Create Form Posts with Ajax
2. OTHER VOICES
Product Review: HyperBac for Oracle
Using the Java 2D ConvolveOp Filter Class to Process Images
Should Your Business Start a Video Podcast?
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
BusinessDictionary.com
4. NET NEWS
U.S. Will Likely Vote Yes on OOXML
Google AdSense Referrals Hiding From Publishers


Monday, August 27, 2007
1. FEATURES
Ajax Components
2. OTHER VOICES
Creating an ASP.NET 2.0 Polling User Control: Design Decisions and the Data Model
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition: Post-Installation Network Configuration Tasks
SqlCredit Part 8: Comparing Encrypt/DecryptByCert and Encrypt/DecryptByKey
3. NET NEWS
WHOIS Privacy Reform Reaches Dead End


Thursday, August 23, 2007
1. FEATURES
Bring Your Forms to Life With JavaScript
2. OTHER VOICES
Clearing Alerts in Enterprise Manager
Creating RESTful Web Services with Windows Communication Foundation
Flash: Design a Controllable Window Blind
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Top 10 Gnome Desktop Tweaks
4. NET NEWS
Streaming Flash Video Will Go HD, Says Adobe
U.S. Jumps to 24th in Worldwide Broadband Penetration
Mozilla Aims At Cross-Site Scripting With FF3


Monday, August 20, 2007
1. FEATURES
Podcasting with Audacity: Creating a Podcast With Free Audio Software
2. OTHER VOICES
Introduction to Linked Objects in Analysis Services 2005
ASP to ASP.NET Migration
Comparison Shopping Site Analytics and Optimization
3. NET NEWS
Stop Whining: Let's All Be (C)PALS
Clarification Regarding .KP Country Code Top-Level Domain


Thursday, August 16, 2007
1. FEATURES
How to Add UK Address Lookups to Online Forms
2. OTHER VOICES
Microsoft Windows PowerShell and SQL Server 2005 SMO ­ Part 6
Graphics, using Java and JDOM with SVG - Part 2
Using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) to Store Date/Time Values
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
15 Coolest Firefox Tricks Ever
4. NET NEWS
New robots.txt Feature and REP Meta Tags
PHP Stats Usage for July 2007 Announced


Monday, August 13, 2007
1. FEATURES
ThinWire Handbook: Layout Management
2. OTHER VOICES
DB2 9 and Microsoft Excel 2007 - Part 4: Creating a Pivot Table
3 Timesavers in Final Cut Studio 2
ASP Sample Code: Text File Search Classic
3. NET NEWS
Google: Underscores Not Yet Equal to Dashes
Firefox Launches Facebook App


Thursday, August 9, 2007
1. FEATURES
2. OTHER VOICES
Ajax and PHP - Part 4: Forms and JavaScript Limitations
Speeding Up .NET
Oracle, MySQL and PostgreSQL Feature Comparison -­ Part 1
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Firefox Flicks
4. NET NEWS
Amazon Offering its Payment Service to E-tailers
Mozilla Pushes Security in Firefox 3.0
Does Open Source Licensing Matter?


Monday, August 6, 2007
1. FEATURES
Creating Your First Ajax Application
2. OTHER VOICES
Accessing and Updating Data in ASP.NET 2.0: Updating Basics
Introducing the Google Ajax APIs
What's new in SQL 2008 - Part 1
3. NET NEWS
Web 2.0: 'Generally Worthless'
The Semantic Web Goes to Work
FCC Commissioner: US Playing "Russian Roulette With Broadband and Internet"


Thursday, August 2, 2007
1. FEATURES
Review: Feed Editor Lite
2. OTHER VOICES
Oracle RAC: How shared storage works on VMware ­- Part 3
Building A Class Library Using the Calitha BNF Engine
Ajax and PHP Part 3 - Post vs. Get Requests
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Bust A Name
4. NET NEWS
Google Dumps The Supplemental Results Label
Look Out 'Orcas,' Here Comes 'Rosario'


Monday, July 30, 2007
1. FEATURES
Anatomy of an Ajax Application
2. OTHER VOICES
Encoding Bit Rates Affect Content Quality--And Your Target Audience
ASP.NET Charting with NPlot
Oracle RAC: How shared storage works on VMware -­ Part 2
3. NET NEWS
Adobe Chugging Along with ColdFusion
Screaming Monkeys, Mozilla And Microsoft


Thursday, July 26, 2007
1. FEATURES
How to Create a Great Autoresponder Letter Series
2. OTHER VOICES
DB2 9 and Microsoft Excel 2007 - Part 2: Working with the DB2 Data
Graphics, Using Java and JDOM With SVG - Part 1
Oracle Database 11g Release 1 New Features Summary - Part 2
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
Ian's Shoelace Site
4. NET NEWS
Coverity Expands DHS Scans With Java
Visual Studio 2008 Hits Beta 2
Mozilla Firefox Still At Risk


Monday, July 23, 2007
1. FEATURES
Using Ubuntu on the Desktop
2. OTHER VOICES
.NET Tip: Take Advantage of Interfaces
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition - Part 3: Installation
Perform SQL Queries Using Google-Style Syntax
3. NET NEWS
Bandwidth Report: Google Dominates Top Video Sites
Silverlight 1.0: Following a Flash Playbook?
Microsoft and Ask.com Tag-Team


Thursday, July 19, 2007
1. FEATURES
webps Release Notes: v.10
2. OTHER VOICES
Open-Source Technologies for Oracle DBAs and Developers: Part 2
Talking Web Clients with JavaScript and the Speech API
ASP Sample Code: Barcode Generation
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB
80 Years of Robots in Hollywood
4. NET NEWS
Spoofing Googlebot
Senators Push FCC on Network Neutrality
House, Senate to scrutinize Google/DoubleClick merger


Monday, July 16, 2007
1. FEATURES
Cost Effective Web Marketing
2. OTHER VOICES
An Introduction to Fiddler
Creating Viral Video for Business
Getting Inside the Optimizer: Part 2
3. NET NEWS
Google Dominates Top Video Sites(