Contributed by O'Reilly Media
Article Rating: / 5 2004-09-15
See how the Template Toolkit simplifies the process of building and managing web site content. Examples illustrate the use of template variables and template components that allow web content to be constructed in a modular fashion. Other topics include managing the site structure, generating menus and other navigation components, and defining and using complex data. (From Perl Template Toolkit, Darren Chamberlain, Dave Cross, and Andy Wardley, O'Reilly Media, 2004, ISBN: 0596004761.) Discuss(0)
Contributed by Alex Soto Bueno
Article Rating: / 3 2004-09-14
This article discusses Lotus Domino Notes, especially how to access to the documents stored in it with CORBA. This feature allow developers to write standalone applications that will use documents of Lotus. Moreover, the developer won't have to learn CORBA because the Lotus Domino Server has already mapped all interfaces, so we are pure users of an API. This article assumes you already have installed a Lotus Domino Server, configured the IIOP properly, and that you know how to create nsf database files. Discuss(1)
Because Apache is complex, coding errors are possible. Fortunately, Apache is mature enough that this is not a frequent occurrence, and occasionally, overlooked errors are found and fixed. This chapter covers some basics of Apache’s vulnerabilities and recent known security problems. (From Hardening Apache by Tony Mobily, Apress, 2004, ISBN: 1590593782.) Discuss(0)
Contributed by Sams Publishing
Article Rating: / 4 2004-09-09
XML Signature and XML Encryption, two of the three major pillars of the
WS-Security standard, are so predominant in current thinking about Web Services
Security that some people mistake them as the only strategy for securing
Web services. This is really not the case at all. Read more in
this chapter from Securing Web Services with WS-Security, by
Rosenberg and Remy (ISBN 0672326515, SAMS, 2004). Discuss(0)
Contributed by Nathan Rohler
Article Rating: / 12 2004-09-08
Learn how to create a sign-up form for a website with a security image. The image prevents fake sign-ups and spam. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a security image template, then put it to use. Discuss(8)
Contributed by Jacquie Barker
Article Rating: / 17 2004-09-07
The phenomenal success of object-oriented languages such as Java and C# as enablers of enterprise-wide, Web-deployed applications has compelled countless numbers of organizations and individual professionals alike to seek proficiency with such language in recent years. Many of these are drawn like moths to a flame, however -- and in fact go “down in flames” -- because they are ill prepared to harness the power of an object-oriented programming language, due to a basic lack of understanding of object concepts. (Copyright 2004 by Jacquie Barker – all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission of the author. Excerpted in part from Beginning Java Objects: From Concepts to Code, by Jacquie Barker, ISBN 1590591461; published by Apress LP.) Discuss(5)
Oracle Database 10g comes with a number of new features such as new features in flashback, Data Guard and transaction recovery monitoring. Also covered here are RMAN improvements and general database recovery improvements. (From the book, Oracle Database 10g New Features, by Robert Freeman, McGraw/Hill-Osborne, 2004, ISBN: 0072229470.) Discuss(0)
If you have avoided using MySQL in the past due to its lack of support for stored procedures, here’s good news. The latest developer release of MySQL (MySQL 5.0) supports stored procedures. Drum roll, please! If you want to jog your memory before you begin to create those cretins or want to know more about them, read on. In this article, we'll learn what stored procedures are and create our first stored procedure in MySQL and learn some useful commands while we're at it. Discuss(0)
See how PHP 5 compares to PHP 4 in this brief introduction to the language and learn what features have led PHP to be installed on over 15 million domains. (From the book, Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL: From Novice to Professional, by W. Jason Gilmore, ISBN: 1893115518, Apress, 2004.) Discuss(4)
Contributed by Ian Felton
Article Rating: / 14 2004-08-26
To American IT workers, "offshoring" has become synonymous with "unpatriotic" and "unemployment." But for people in China, India, Singapore, and other countries where the corporations are moving their operations, "outsourcing" and "offshoring" are good news. "If it's the case that you're still in a developing country, you are one lucky person and should just stay right where you are." Discuss(29)
Today, get started with your RHCE certification. Learn about shell configuration files, setting up and managing disk quotas, and the basics of the kernel. This comes from chapter five of Red Hat Certified Engineer Linux Study Guide (Exam RH302), fourth edition, by Michael Jang. (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004, ISBN: 0-07-225365-7). Discuss(0)
Contributed by Terry Ess
Article Rating: / 1 2004-08-24
If connecting a smart device can create substantial customer value and you do not do it, your competitors will. Terry Ess provides a checklist of questions to consider and methods to evaluate. How much code is necessary for different options is covered in detail as well as the business case. Discuss(0)
With the addition of both Microsoft and XM Radio to a list that includes Apple, Real, Napster, as well as Yahoo (through their purchase of MusicMatch), Walmart, buy.com... how are all of these going to survive? More(1)
What would it take to get someone to turn in one of those spammers who send millions of unwanted e-mails? At least $100,000, the Federal Trade Commission figures. More(1)
Bone-conduction technology has long been used in hearing aids and other products for the hearing impaired, as well as in military headsets. Recently, several commercial companies have embraced it for products aimed at the general public. More(0)
Two new services aim to change the way we currently view instant messaging. One being an actual three-dimensional chatroom (IMVU), and the second being AOL Instant Messenger's 3D SuperBuddy Icons. More(0)
For the first time, MIT researchers have incorporated a plant's ability to convert sunlight to energy into a solid-state electronic "spinach sandwich" device that may one day power laptops and cell phones. More(1)
RSS feeds are at the center of a battle between MSDN and bloggers. The problem? Net congestion. The solution? Neglected portions of the good ol' HTTP. How is RSS affecting you? Does it kill your network bandwidth? More(0)
That is, of couse, if our little Java-powered rovers can find water. Then there's the problem of the mutation inducing deadly radiation, but we'll cross that bridge when we get there. More(0)
Patent infringements? That's what the buzz is in the Microsoft camp when it comes to OpenOffice. MS can't sue Sun for this, as part of their recent kiss and make up session, but Sun has to help MS bring "justice" to OpenOffice licensees. More(2)
That's just one of the questions tackled by "Nature" in a recent set of articles detailing where Bush and Kerry stand on certain issues. You can also see their answers to 15 questions given to each. More(0)
The University of Texas has dropped filters they've had up and running preventing the viewing of porn. "People do study pornography for academic purposes." More(1)
"He recently described his role within Linux as similar to a shepherd, but herding cats rather than sheep." Ouch. At least he's helped re-create the economics of software. Not bad for your first 40 years on this planet. More(0)
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