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Microsoft deploys anti-Google lobbyists

It's official: Microsoft is deploying lobbyists to oppose Google's proposed purchase of DoubleClick, which it claims raise "serious competitive issues" in the online-ad space. Read more »

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Maintaining state in ASP.NET: Know your options

Maintaining state is a problem that all Web developers face regardless of the platform. ASP.NET adds four options on top of the standard approaches on the Web. This article drills down on these options. Read more »

Seamlessly integrate applications with eBay using its Windows SDK

The eBay Windows SDK allows you to easily access eBay data within your application. Tony Patton gives you an overview of the functionality provided by the eBay Web services API. Read more »

A .NET primer on reference types and value types

This article explains some .NET basics -- the difference between reference types and value types. Read more »

Disclose data collection practices via privacy policies

Since Web site visitors are (understandably) wary of providing personal data, a common practice for Internet sites is to provide a privacy policy. Read more »

Add meaning to Web pages with microformats

A technology that has gathered steam the past couple years is microformats. Microformats allow you to add context to existing information contained within a Web page. Read more »

Design before you build with wire frames

Tony Patton explains why using wire frames to properly design a Web application before development work begins will please clients, project managers, and Web developers. Read more »

Easily integrate JavaScript with ASP.NET pages

While ASP.NET provides a robust development platform, developers should not overlook mature technologies like JavaScript. Tony Patton explains how to integrate JavaScript with ASP.NET controls in this article. Read more »

Choosing the right document type for Web pages

One of the features of HTML standards is that each HTML document requires a document type declaration (DOCTYPE). Web developers are often confused when using a document type and simply omit it. Read more »

Post data to other Web pages with ASP.NET 2.0

ASP.NET 2.0's PostBackUrl attribute allows you to designate where a Web form and its data is sent when submitted. Read more »

Using message queue services in .NET

The combination of Microsoft Message Queuing's inclusion with Windows and the .NET System.Messaging namespace makes it easy to utilise messaging in your .NET application. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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