Contributed by developerWorks
Article Rating: / 2 2004-09-22
EVM2003 brings XML to the democratic process: In this article, David Mertz discusses his practical experiences developing interrelated XML data formats for the EVM2003 Free Software project to develop voting machines that produce voter-verifiable paper ballots. Some design principles of format subsetting emerge. In addition, David looks at how an application-specific meaning for XML document equivalence can be programmed, and why canonicalization is insufficient. (This intermediate-level article was first published by IBM developerWorks, 28 Jun 2004, at http://www.ibm.com/developerWorks.) Discuss(0)
Contributed by David Fells
Article Rating: / 3 2004-09-21
This article will walk readers through the process of outlining a flexible Object Oriented design that will facilitate adding Merchant Services and Payment Methods in the future without affecting the client code. Discuss(0)
Contributed by James Murray
Article Rating: / 70 2004-09-20
One of the things I hear from people and my friends is questions about the best way to work with PHP. They always want to know how to get started on a project, what software to use, how to plan it successfully, and so on. In this article I plan on revealing the “magical secrets” about how I do my PHP programming so quickly with so few bugs. Discuss(5)
Contributed by O'Reilly Media
Article Rating: / 8 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: / 4 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: / 19 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(1)
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)
... and I'm not one of them yet. Their combined net worth, however, is something to behold, totaling up to over $1,000,000,000,000. Here's the list of top 10 folks... More(1)
MIT researchers have been able to harness the power of spinach to one day build spinach-powered computers that has leave no waste and beat up Brutus. "Eat your spinach," my mom used to say. "It'll make you big and strong, power your cell phone..." More(0)
Mandrakesoft, Bertin Technologies, Surlog, Jaluna, and Oppida have been brought together by the French Ministry of Defense to develop a more secure version of the operating system. Provided they don't take any queues from the French military, I think they'll do just fine. More(0)
Microsoft dons its lawyers with shining armor as it goes after 9 more companies responsible for SPAM, including some for hosting companies which send unsolicited mail and offer to protect them. More(0)
Sun's strategy is simple: equate Linux to Red Hat, then attack Red Hat until the Linux pest is gone. This wouldn't have anything to do with a certain $2-Billion deal with Microsoft, would it? (Is any of this really a surprise?) More(2)
Nothing is more annoying to me than browsing a page, clicking on a link, and finding that a webmaster hasn't kept all his pages up to date. With IBM's Peridot, that could be a thing of the past. More(0)
From The Register: "Former Computer Associates chief Sanjay Kumar has been hit with charges of securities fraud, obstruction of justice and conspiracy by the US DoJ (Department of Justice) - a result of the company's long-running accounting scandal." More(0)
Just become #2 at Sun. Jonathan Schwartz is getting paid nearly seven times more than his boss, Chief Executive Scott McNealy. Check out these numbers (they're smaller than you might think): More(1)
Are you one of the unlucky 200,000,000 who's not up to speed with XP yet? Then you should really take a look at using FireFox, at least if you want secure browsing. More(1)
Oracle's hostile takeover of PeopleSoft isn't being taken lightly by either side. But to keep frightened employees from fleeing, PeopleSoft is sweetening the severance package, which is making Oracle pretty mad. More(0)
Now, don't confuse it with 8-track, but Sony's audio compression standard looks to meet the same fate. Until now, Sony left MP3 support to fringe MP3 players like the iPod, and Creative's NOMAD. Now that they're getting their butts kicked, they're again considering MP3s More(1)
Ever watch Futurama? Bender's constantly complaining when things smack him that they hurt! How can a robot feel pain? Probably by wearing some of this new robot skin which allows robots sensory perception like humans. Frankly, I'd like to attach it to my computer as a form of revenge... More(0)
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