Archive for January 2007
links for 2007-01-24
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SXML is the representation of semi-structured data (XML Infoset) as a
Scheme tree — or, alternatively, as Scheme code. As such, an SXML
document can be traversed and evaluated. The result of either
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Here’s a quick example of an app to list out all your contacts that don’t have a photo on them yet.
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This page gives you access to the source code from Dr. Dobb’s Journal, C/C++ Users Journal and Windows Developer Network archived by issue.
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Well, in Sharepoint 2007, things are changing. Sure you do have Windows Authentication out of the box, but really you could plug in any Membership Provider. WoW !! Try doing that in Sharepoint 2003 :).
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I just posted a tip about validating input XML files with an XML Schema. The issue is, I don’t want the user to have to bother with XSD files when using my code. So I embedded them inside the DLL. Here is how. (Note, you can use the below instructions f
links for 2007-01-23
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The Atom Syndication Format (RFC 4287) came about in part for social reasons and in part for technical reasons. The social reasons came down to difficulties reconciling factions of existing web feed formats. One of the key technical reasons is that existi
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A very common question that perhaps needs some explanation is the difference between Windows Mobile 5.0 and Windows Embedded CE 6.0 – so here’s the explanation.
links for 2007-01-19
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Endurance training may help sprinters.
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FeederReader is a full-featured RSS Aggregator with podcast listening and watching podcasting or
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This program is an installer for CAB files and allows to install PPC programs into the specified folder instead of that by default created by the standard installer. If the folder is not specified, installation will be made into the default folder. If the
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Vieka WordPad, a customizable WordPad for Smartphone.
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lots of podcasts
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I’ve decided to stop being polite about the WS-* stack. I shipped my first XML-over-HTTP solution more than seven years ago. SOAP didn’t exist, so we just used servlets to parse requests and respond appropriately, a technique that today is called “P
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Architectural Styles and
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If you follow web services, then you may have heard of REST. REST is an architectural style that can be used to guide the construction of web services. Recently, there have been attempts to create such services that have met with mixed success. This artic
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We want to restore the World Wide Web to its rightful place as a respected architecture for distributed programming. We want to shift the focus of "web service" programming from an RPC-style architecture that just happens to use HTTP as
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While I generally agree with Matt, I think that he doesn’t do a good job of describing what the benefits of the more generic approach would be. So I thought I would add my two cents. Note that I’m working on a web-services project right now, and I’m
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The vast majority of supposedly 'REST' Web APIs are simply abusing HTTP to carry function calls. I call these APIs 'Service-Trampled REST', or STREST.
links for 2007-01-18
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If you want to download podcasts to watch or listen to on your Windows Mobile powered Pocket PC, the steps are similar to using Doppler and iPodder on your desktop.
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Writing lightweight test automation to verify the functionality of AJAX Web applications.
links for 2007-01-17
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Oldie, but goodie, still often referenced by others.
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Read this book to learn how to solve problems, analyze and visualize data quickly and easily using the OCaml programming language.
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A book about ocaml, supposedly much better than Practical OCaml.
links for 2007-01-16
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Article about the theory of path dependence and lock-in to inferior technologies using the qwerty keyboards as the example. They do a good job debunking the myht that Dvorak is much superior to qwerty.
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AIML (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language) is an XML-compliant language that’s easy to learn, and makes it possible for you to begin customizing an Alicebot or creating one from scratch within minutes.
links for 2007-01-13
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The attack I’m evaluating against is an offline password-guessing attack. This attack assumes that the attacker either has a copy of your encrypted document, or a server’s encrypted password file, and can try passwords as fast as he can.
links for 2007-01-11
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Have you ever wished that you knew of an easier way of peeling pomegranates? Or at the very least, a method of preparation that didn’t leave small splashes of ruby red on your clothes?
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CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)
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SML.NET is a compiler for the functional programming language Standard ML that targets the .NET Common Language Runtime and which supports language interoperability features for easy access to .NET libraries.
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Want to ward off attackers and look stylish too? The maker of the controversial stun device has come out with an advanced model that’s not only ergonomic but also sold in four colors, including “metallic pink” and “electric blue.” The company says its Tas
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One person’s list of online college courses and lectures.
links for 2007-01-09
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SmartCodeGenerator is an ASP.NET 2.0 website OR an ASP.NET 1.1 web application and is a fully-fledged template-based code generator that allows you to generate code for any text language. Templates are written in Visual Studio as ASP.NET User Controls. Th
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In this white paper, you were given a high-level overview into “WPF/E” and how it fits into the development stack for the next generation of Web applications. You saw how XAML is used as the glue that binds the specifications of the designer with the tool
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Main MSDN site with link to docs.
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Visual Basic 6.0 was one of the most popular programming environments and we know that there are a lot of you who are developing in it today. The MSDN library contains some of the best content for Visual Basic 6.0 experts and we’re going to surface that
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