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Design your Web site using CSS content boxes

[program:css] -- In this tutorial we show you how to use CSS content boxes to design your Web site. Read more »

Tags: box, content, css, html, layout, web design

Google Developer Day yet to fill

Chris Duckett[blogs:betaliving] -- Past experience would suggest that if Google restricts access then people will clamour for it -- remember GMail invites back in the day? It is therefore surprising that places for Google's Sydney Developer Day have not been snapped up. Read more »

Tags: alan noble, maps, conference, google

Learn to use the openssl command-line program

[program:linux] -- OpenSSL can be used to create, request, sign, and revoke certificates and can also be used to perform other cryptographic operations such as creating hashes for files, testing SSL connections, and more. Read more »

Tags: encryption, library, linux, open source, openssl, password, security, ssl

Will China produce the next GTA?

Brendon Chase[blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Is it only a matter of time before the next big gaming hit in the west is built in the east? Read more »

Tags: games, development

RIP: iPhone carrier monopoly

Staff[blogs:syslog] -- Each time an iPhone launch story appears, one can almost feel thousands of credit cards shudder in collective fear. This week the landscape for the iPhone began to crystallise with confirmation of multiple carriers and a very good indication that the iPhone in Australia would be 3G. Read more »

Tags: schwartz, iphone, javafx, safari, java, vista, google

Ballmer: From the frying pan to the firing line

[program:windows] -- In these eBay days, buyer's remorse is increasingly common. Less common is the remorse of the unbought -- a sensation now widely reported among major Yahoo shareholders in the wake of Ballmer's retreat. Read more »

Tags: acquisition, advertising, merger, microsoft, ray ozzie, search, steve ballmer, web 2.0, yahoo

Plastic bag conquers Google Street View

Staff[blogs:syslog] -- Privacy advocates should take note of an effective way to avert the prying eyes of Google Street View: the lowly plastic bag. Read more »

Tags: street view, sabotage, humour, google

How do I ... reject alpha characters in a SQL Server character column?

[program:sqlserver] -- Enforcing your data's integrity is probably the single most important issue you face when designing a database. Validating user input is one way of keeping bad data from making its way into your analyses and reports. Read more »

Tags: alpha, characters, database, sql server

Integrating CSS techniques into ASP.NET 2.0 applications

[program:asp/asp.net] -- CSS is now the accepted approach to styling Web interfaces, and ASP.NET makes it easy to integrate CSS into your solutions. Read more »

Tags: application, asp.net, css, web

Location-based publishing and services

[program:webtechnologies] -- Geocoded content is transforming our Web. By adding geographical coordinates (latitude and longitude) to our media, we can help others find it through location-based search engines and web maps. Read more »

Tags: bluetooth, flickr, google earth, google maps, gps, mobile applications, search engine, web

Be aware of AJAX's drawbacks

[program:ajax] -- Some developers view AJAX as the silver bullet for every scenario. However, AJAX introduces its own set of hazards in various areas, which include: development time, browsing history and experience, search engine interaction, accessibility, server load, and security. Read more »

Tags: ajax, drawbacks, web development