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Understand the ASP.NET DataGrid control
Need to get up to speed on the ASP.NET DataGrid control features? Try this introduction article on for size. Read more »
World Bank gets hacked
The computer network used by the World Bank Group has suffered a series of at least six intrusions since mid-2007, according to a report. Read more »
UK govt laptop ban hits agency performance
The UK government's ban on staff transporting unencrypted data has hampered performance at a UK agency — even forcing it to revert temporarily to paper-based processes. Read more »
Browser faceoff: IE vs Firefox vs Opera vs Safari
Web 2.0, with its complex sites and rich Ajax applications, is an increasingly demanding platform for a browser. In this review feature, we look at how the leading browsers measure up. Read more »
Web 2.woe: Simple security flaws going unfixed
Web application vulnerabilities are simple to fix -- but they're here to stay and will likely get worse, say security analysts. Read more »
Critical flaw found in game software
A security researcher warned Tuesday of a "critical" flaw in a widely used piece of game software that could let attackers take over vulnerable PCs. Read more »
System.Globalization namespace in .NET
The .NET Framework has built-in support for globalisation in its System.Globalization namespace. This namespace can help you build international support into your applications. Read more »
Google uses Lemon to find holes in apps
Google is working on a security tool -- codenamed Lemon -- to detect vulnerabilities in its Web applications. Read more »
IE plus Firefox equals 'critical' security risk
Firefox combined with Internet Explorer on the same desktop opens up a zero day vulnerability that is highly critical, according to security researchers. Read more »
Fighting Office with open source
Michael Meeks is a distinguished engineer at Novell. But his current project may be his toughest yet. He is in charge of tackling interoperability between Novell's OpenOffice.org productivity suite and Microsoft Office. And as with anything relating to Microsoft, this involves more than just technology. Read more »
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StringBuffer helps you reduce Java overhead
Dealing with dynamic string data requires care to avoid excessive system resource consumption. The basic Java StringBuffer class is designed to tackle this. Read more »
Protect sensitive data with .NET 2.0's SecureString class
Beginning with .NET Framework 2.0, the SecureString class is available to easily hold encrypted data in memory. Here are details about using the SecureString class. Read more »
Learn the best way to combine strings in VB.NET
VB.NET includes some powerful string manipulation tools that help make life easier for developers. Read more »
Performing text calculations in FileMaker
FileMaker, long considered a toy by -serious" developers, is ideal for rapid development and includes many tools to help build useful apps fast. Read more »
Download files over the Web with .NET's WebClient class
The System.Net namespace includes the WebClient class for uploading and downloading files via HTTP. You can copy or read files with only a few lines of code. Read more »
Easily correct data casing with SQL Server
In this tutorial, I will create a function that will be useful in terms of updating data or just displaying data to end users in a pleasing manner. Read more »
Format Java-extracted data using DOM and XSL
Learn how to take Java-captured data, load it into a DOM document, and use XSL style sheets to format the data into any fashion you require. Read more »
Extracting XML/DOM-friendly data
Java can programmatically extract data from any JDBC-compliant database, but performing this task is tricky. Here's how to pull it off. Read more »
Advantages of using the ADO Command object
The Command object offers several unique advantages over the ADO Recordset object for programmatic data updating. This article gives specific code examples that display the Command object's flexibility. Read more »
Working with dictionaries in Erlang
In Erlang, dictionaries (sometimes called hashes or maps in other languages) are not fundamental parts of the language (unlike lists, strings or tuples). You can include them in your Erlang modules by using the dict library. We'll show you how. Read more »
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Microsoft's PDC Potpourri
-- While not game-breaking in their own right, these little titbits complete the picture from Microsoft's recent PDC conference at Los Angeles. Read more »
Application Threat Modeling v2
-- Threat Modeling has become one of the most important ways to increase the security of your application development projects. It allows you to understand the threats you will face, and implement countermeasure in a consistent, reliable way. If you only do one thing to improve yoru development processes, Threat Modeling should be it. Now with the new ACE Threat Modeling methodology and tools, it's easy to do as well! Read more »
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Bridging the gap between programmers and the visionA successful project will have a hard time flying if you don't walk through the game plan before writing a line of code. Read more »
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Social news start-up Streem shuts downSydney social news start-up Streem will shut down this afternoon, according to a heartfelt notice posted on the site this morning by its founder Elgar Welch. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.