October 2005 Entries
This is a very good article on how to “easily” create a flexible CSS based layout. The design uses a three-column format but could be changed to two
The Worst Halloween Costumes Of All Time
If you are an MSDN subscriber you can get the final release of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 now. Good luck downloading it. I haven't even been able to login.
SitePoint's latest newsletter is promoting XForms again. Now that there are working plugins for both IE and Firefox is it a good idea?
I remember whan all we had were MCSEs and MCSDs and by golly, we liked it! Now were gonna need an MCCA (Microsoft Certified Certification Analyst) just to figure out who is who!
In an attempt to cut out the middle man, Microsoft will soon host SharePoint, Exchange, CRM and ERP apps for you. They will still allow hosting, so you have options for now.
Dogbert's New Ruling Class boasts 475,000 members. Each of you is so intelligently designed that you can survive a Category 5 hurricane via a process known as running away.
The principal at Pope John XIII Regional High School in Sparta, New Jersey has recently declared that all students must take down their blogs or face possible suspension.
It was only a matter of time before Google tackled eBay, and that time is now. As early as next week Google will launch Google Base, an online auction system, that may be free.
Update to previous posting.
Check out Microsoft's site dedicated to the history and future of the company.
I guess third time is the charm. Oryan finally responded with an actual answer to my question
Four common myths of .NET performance.
I understand keeping the employment rate low in America is important. But does everyone really need a job? Let's use two in-duh-viduals at Yahoo customer service as an example.
Ah, winter is almost here.
Microsoft Corp. quickly backed off on a demand to portable music player manufacturers that if they chose to include Windows Media Player in software packages, only that program could be included, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported Thursday in its update on the company’s compliance with its antitrust settlement.
PC Magazine has released a new edition of its Top 101 Web Sites. Not a lot of surprises. I have seen most of these sites. But I did find a few gems.
Netflix Inc. will postpone a test launch of its online movie download service indefinitely because of problems obtaining licensing agreements from Hollywood studios, Chief Executive Reed Hastings told analysts on a conference call on Wednesday.
It's official. OpenOffice 2.0 is now available.
In this article by Brian Noyes, learn to use the new features in Visual Studio 2005's DataSet Designer to create Typed DataSets and Adapters to provide a data access layer for your applications. He then shows how to extend the generated classes using with help from partial classes features.
Get a focused, first look at the features and capabilities in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005, Visual Studio 2005, and .NET Framework 2.0.
Next time HR wants to know why your old 17” CRT monitor isn't good enough, tell them it's costing them money.
Privately stream your videos to your friends, even behind firewalls.
Get ready to dive deep and learn how Visual Studio 2005 will boost your power and creativity. We’ll explore the Visual Studio Team System, which significantly cuts the complexity of delivering high-performance, collaborative applications. We’ll also discuss how Visual Studio 2005 makes it simple to develop and deploy smart client applications, access key features of ASP.NET 2.0, and create rich, mission-critical solutions.
Try 1-800-Free411. It's free directory assistance, but of course you need to listen to an advertisement.
I just found out about this site ShinyFeet.com. They offer unlimited e-mail space and unlimited file storage. For free!
How up to date are you on your college slang? Do you know what Exit Strategy or The Hat Toss means?
E-commerce applications require user-friendly mechanisms for payment. Although e-commerce sites usually use full credit card processing gateways, offering PayPal for payment provides an option for those who don't want to send credit card information across the Internet.
What if when China reaches the moon, their astronaut decides to do something crazy like replace our flag, or burn it?
Web fads of yesterday and tomorrow.
The wait is finally over, NHibernate 1.0 has been released.
Lorelle on WordPress contains a list of web development related cheat sheets.
Learn how to build your own starter kit using Microsoft ASP.NET and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition.
Microsoft has proposed some new RSS icons.
Apparently income is on the rise in Asia, and has been steadily increasing for a year.
Ajax is also a dangerous technology for web developers, its power introduces a huge amount of UI problems as well as server side state problems and server load problems.
The new Mate works like an extender over your cable lines allowing you to watch what has been recorded on a second TV.
For those of you who watch How I Met Your Mother, check out Barney's Blog.
I always suspected that Gargamel was stock piling weapons of mass distruction.
Custom development is that murky world where a customer tells you what to build, and you say, 'are you sure?' and they say yes..
The purpose of this article is to provide a random password generator for ASP.NET.
Read on to learn how I accomplished and how you can turn your site's feeds' markup into a more browser-friendly output.
Some reviews of the Yahoo podcasting service are starting to surface.
Google has entered the online RSS reader game with Google Reader.
Yahoo has followed in Apple's footsteps (surprise) and added Podcasts to their service.
Which service is right for you?
Microsoft is promoting a new programming language aimed at kid's called KPL (Kid's Programming Language).
All of the news stories floating around about Microsoft created a disposable DVD and planning to go head-to-head against Blockbuster are fake. Just one giant internet hoax.
Harriet Meirs, George Bush's newest nominee to the Supreme Court, was once an attorney for Microsoft.
Linspire is finally entering the office place with Linspire Professional.
Two free chapters (5 - Template Lists and 9 - SharePoint Project Collaboration Solutions) from SharePoint 2003 User's Guide are available for download from TheServerSide.NET.
Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Office 2003.
Finnish spoof of Star Trek
The easy to use, customizable application helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers.
I just saw my very first commericial in high definition.
This is the perfect example of what happens when domain names become cheaper than a dinner at McDonald's.