Contributed by Marc Delisle
Article Rating: / 1 2004-09-28
This chapter explores editing table definitions and using special column types. When developing Web applications (or any application), requirements often change because of new or modified needs. Developers must accommodate these changes through judicious table-structure editing. This is chapter six of Mastering phpMyAdmin for Effective MySQL Management by Marc Delisle (Packt Publishing, April 2004, ISBN 1904811035). Discuss(0)
Contributed by Clay Dowling
Article Rating: / 2 2004-09-27
The libdbi library provides a feature for C programmers that has long been missing. The interface is clean and the framework for adding new drivers is relatively straightforward. Discuss(0)
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: / 4 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: / 76 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(6)
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: / 13 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: / 20 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)
New laws would create exemptions in the number of H-1Bs allowed to stay in the face of quickly expiring visas. Business groups love this. Unions abhor it. How will this affect you? More(0)
GotDotNet? Depends on who you talk to. Microsoft's answer to SourceForge has been as trouble-free as a baby. Who's been dropped. On its head. For a whole day. So what do they do? They send the FlexWiki code over to SourceForge with a nice open source license attached. More(1)
... something un-American. Kinda creepy, eh? But that's the job of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, which is responsible for turning America's most sophisticated imaging equipment in the direction of the U.S. of A. More(0)
You remember Duke Nukem Forever? Well, of course none of you are going to remember PLAYING the game. But those of you who were gaming back in 1997ish should remember the hype behind this release. More(0)
I have a question for people out there. I haven't had the opportunity to play first hand with an LGA775 based board yet. For those who have, have you killed your chip/board yet? More(1)
Every time I've used a digital camera, the pics have been in the JPEG format. All well and good, but I'd rather have a raw format because it offers better quality. Camera companies have started using raw formats, but there's been no standards. Enter Adobe. More(0)
The planning stage of the Chandrayan unmanned moon mission has been completed and India expects to have its first lunar mission around 2007. The cost... More(2)
Gee, why am I not surprised? Infinium, the company that's been promising its Phantom gaming system (how appropriate a name that is!) for years now won't be able to meet their 2004 deadline. Should these people just give it up? More(1)
Have you ever faced a situation where you were forced or strongly encouraged to violate your personal integrity? I know it's an ethical question, and might be irrelevant (although with the open source folks, this might be an important question). Share your thoughts! More(0)
It's not often we spend time on non-tech related commentary here, but once in a while we run into something that should be thought on. "I've been a soup van volunteer for three months plus a couple of weeks....Between then and now, an awful lot became clear." More(0)
Coming June 2005, Fujitsu will unleash its Service Robot. You can use it to greet and escort guests onto elevators, operate the elevators, move parcels using a cart, and security patrolling of buildings at night. Cost $18,000. Bellboys beware!! (Robot looks cool, though.) More(0)
How's about a 20 year old bus for $500? Old softball uniforms? Pianos? Wrestling mats? How about an ice cream machine? Is your alma matter selling your old equipment? Penn State made $90,000 last year alone. More(0)
Bruce Perens, a rather vociferous open source advocate, is calling for developers to stop donating code to OpenOffice, which is controlled by Sun. His reason: the deal between Sun and Microsoft is "creepy." So let me ask, why OpenOffice and not KOffice? More(0)
By: J.C (Knight)
Posted: Yesterday @ 01:00 pm EST
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A growing concern for companies is lost time, productivity and therefore money due to employee wasting time on fantasy sports games. Anyone care to confess? More(3)
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