Silverlight and web analytics
Thanks to Robert Basic, Germany’s Problogger, I found a great video from the Mix07 conference in Vegas. The video contains one of the first applications made with Silverlight, produced by Avenue A/ Razorfish, one of my favorite NYC agencies. Medium: de.sevenload.com Link: de.sevenload.com After watching the video, I am wondering where web ... (Read on Source)
Schneider signs with Ducks, Niedermayer to retire?
The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks have signed unrestricted free-agent defenceman Mathieu Schneider to a two-year deal worth $11.25 million US. (Read on Source)
Re: Database Links
Sorry, that is not good enough. A server with good security configuration will not allow telnet connections, only ssh. A telnet can fail and yet still have connectivity.
TNSPING would be what I would look at to see if you can "see" the other database.
Additionally, it is NOT a good idea to put anything in double quotes when using Oracle. Database links are the one case where double-quotes does not have any side-effects, but referring to objects with double quotes and anything other than upper case will mean you have to refer to that object in double-quotes every time.
Firefox Sinks Its Teeth Into Explorer in Europe
Firefox is gaining ground in Europe, according to a report released Monday by French Web analytics firm XiTi Monitor, and at least some of that progress seems to be coming at the expense of Internet Explorer. Mozilla's Firefox accounted for nearly 28 percent of the browser market in Europe in the first week of July, XiTi reported, compared with 24 percent in March and only 21 percent a year ago.
SEO Chat Forums - KEYWORDS in file name
Date: August 7th, 2007 01:07 AM - CanzDesign - Untitled Post: I was reading an article the other day which suggested that you should try to optimise your whole site for few words, as you end up with your own pages competing with each other. the article went on to say you were better to optimise may...
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to archive journals with Portico
Portico is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement with Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. to preserve its entire online journals collection of 62 titles. Founded in 1980, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com) is universally acknowledged for publishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals, books, and trade magazines in the most promising areas ... (Read on Source)
Trojan Horse Dupes Skype Users, Steals Personal Info
Skype again warns users of its software that malicious code targeting its VoIP and instant messaging service is on the prowl, the second such recent alert.
SEO Chat Forums - Picture alttag VS HTML text?
Date: October 27th, 2007 04:49 PM - paul2112 - SE friendly picture galleries Post: A somewhat realted question: On my site, I want to have a simple slideshow of 5 - 10 images that just rotate through every few seconds. I'd like to have them clickable and linked to relavant conent on my site, and...
The Essence of Building Well-Designed Website
Now that we have fast and advanced technology, more and more companies are encouraged to have their own website as a form of their online marketing strategy. Since posting classified ads and other pro...
Star Wars-Obsessed Rocket Geeks Build and Launch an X-Wing Fighter
Amateur rocketeer Andy Woerner builds and launches his very own X-Wing Fighter to the tune of $7,000 -- unfortunately, seconds after liftoff, it becomes one with the galaxy and ... blows up.
Getting more from Moore's Law
A look at some of the technologies that could allow the silicon industry to deliver faster, cheaper chips.
What's new in PHP 5.3? (PHP)
PHP Language Features Tutorials
Earning Money Through Directories - Link Sales, Advertisements and Expired Domains Posted By : .John
Directories have been a popular revenue source for thousands of webmasters as they have emerged to be the most simplest source of acquiring quality traffic and links for a website.
How to buy Laptop
For the help of new buyer i am giving some valuable information before buying new Laptop Processor Available in the Market: Medium Laptops :Intel Core 2 Duo T7200/7300 Light Laptops :Inte...
Bargains Delivered Launches Consumer Education Website LearnBeforeYouBuy.com
Bargains Delivered has announced the launch of its website, LearnBeforeYouBuy.com. The site focuses on consumer education with articles on a variety of products. For example, in the outdoor recreation section consumers can read shopping guides about hammocks, pool floats, or picnic accessories. The website will be growing in the future to include even more shopping guides for even more consumer goods. (PRWeb Jul 21, 2008)
Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/bargainsdelivered/learnbeforeyoubuy/prweb1124984.htm
Federal Judge Calls Halt to Ugly Fee Dispute
In a nasty dispute that erupted between two lawyers over how to divvy up more than $60 million in attorney fees stemming from a massive class action, a federal judge has ordered the lawyers to stop their fighting because the dispute was settled nearly four years ago. In violating a restraining order intended to prevent contact between the two, one of the lawyers said, "It's just almost every night I think about this case, and I just bubble over with anger and it's -- you can't make it go away."
State, union spar over $1,700 records bill
The Douglas administration offered the state employees union a compromise Wednesday over a public records request the union is making. The union didn't like the sound of it, however.
iPhone sales to surge as smartphone market grows
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What to Look for in a Registry Repair for XP
Historically, when it came to the Windows operating systems what became known as registry bloat could become a serious problem effecting both the functioning and the stability of the operating system ...
Video: Obama?s Invesco sell-out an ?underground fundraiser?
Sell-out In Chief. (Read on Source)
Sweet Potato Out-Yields Corn In Ethanol Production Study
In experiments, sweet potatoes grown in Maryland and Alabama yielded two to three times as much carbohydrate for fuel ethanol production as field corn grown in those states, scientists report. The same was true of tropical cassava in Alabama.
Current Mass Extinction Could Be Greatest of All Time
According to a new mass extinction scoring system, the latest will likely be the greatest in Earth's history. Developed by researchers at Istanbul Technical University, the system offers a way to quantify those times when more than half of all species disappeared.
Honda Multi-View Camera System provides surround View while driving
Honda Motor today announced that it has developed a multi-view camera system which displays views from multiple wide-angle CCD cameras on the vehicle's navigation screen to reduce blind spots, support smooth parallel or garage parking, and support comforta...
MVN interviews Ken Harvey
Eli Wahlstrom at The Cardinals Report caught up with former Redskins Pro Bowler and new Director of Responsibility Ken Harvey for a podcast interview. Harvey discusses the differences between Cardinals fans and Redskins fans, reminiscences of the Cardinals, getting sacks and his new role with the Redskins. To hear the podcast, go to: Interview ... (Read on Source)
Will Chrome Find a Home With SaaS?
It didn't take long for NetSuite to cozy up to Google. Shortly after the Web conglomerate rolled out its open source browser Chrome last month, the SaaS suite provider announced its support. Support for Chrome may prove especially intriguing for its customer base -- primarily because it is so Ajax-friendly.
Shape as disease
I want to point you to a fascinating write-up by Mo at Neurophilosophy . It is about renegade proteins (proteins are long chains of molecules vital to life) that recruit other well-behaved ones into a sinister and fatal plot to pulp animal brains (including humans). These kind of proteins - called Prions - have been implicated in the Mad Cow ... (Read on Source)
The Prisoner's Sonic Shadow Looms Large
Four decades after its short run concluded in controversy, Patrick McGoohan's brilliant sci-fi miniseries The Prisoner remains one of television's most influential shows. But its speculative tentacles reach deeper, inspiring user-generated music videos as well as songs from artists as varied as The Rolling Stones and Wagon Christ.
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Hi-Tech Challenge To FDA Ephedra Rule Denied In District Court
PITTSBURGH - A federal judge ruled Oct. 15 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not act in an arbitrary and capricious manner in enacting the 2004 Final Rule on ephedra and that it acted properly in seizing five unlabeled boxes of ephedra products from a fitness products company in Pennsylvania (United States of America v. 5 Unlabeled Boxes and Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Andrew C. Von Eschenbach, M.D., et al., No. 2:06-cv-00027-NBF, W.D. Pa.). Full story on lexis.com
METAtropolis
Welcome to a world where big cities are dying, dead - or transformed into technological megastructures. Where once-thriving suburbs are now treacherous Wilds. Where those who live for technology battle those who would die rather than embrace it. It is a world of zero-footprint cities, virtual nations, and armed camps of eco-survivalists. Welcome ... (Read on Source)
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