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Magazines RSS FeedsOSCON One More Time: Pics, Comments, and Conclusions (Article) - Dave Harms wraps up his OSCON coverage with a few more session notes, a smattering of photos, a self-replication machine and some concluding commentary. Oh, and don't miss the Complaints Choir....Feed Source: www.clarionmag.com:8081 Adding Tools To The C7/Clarion# IDE (Article) - As Ben Dell shows, it's easy to add custom tools to the IDE's Tools menu. ... Source Code Library 2008.07.31 Available (Updated) (Article) - The Clarion Magazine Source Code Library has been updated to include the latest source. Source code subscribers can download the July 2008 update from the My ClarionMag page. If you're on Vista please run Lindersoft's Clarion detection patch first.
A problem with the download was corrected on Aug 19. If you previously had problems downloading please try again.... August/September Split Issue (Article) - As in past years we're combining two of the summer months into a single issue. This time the summer issue covers August and September, so look for the next PDF, source zip, and source code update at the end of September. We have a number of articles in the pipeline covering topics such as adding external tools to the C7 IDE, template programming,using Alias, creating scrollable regions, and more. ... AppGen In September? (Article) - Bob Z has posted a blog entry indicating the initial release of AppGen to third party developers for compatibility testing will happen in 3-5 weeks. ... OSCON: Web Security 2.0 (Article) - OmniTI's Chris Shiflett covered cross-site scripting and other security issues. ... OSCON: Securing PostgreSQL (and other databases) (Article) - Josh Berkus retitled his presentation "Safe Data is Happy Data", suggesting that unsafe data is data someone else is happy to have. He didn't spend a whole lot of time on security tools but instead focused on the kind of mindset you need to successfully implement database security. ... PDF for July 2008 (Article) - All articles for July 2008 in PDF format.... OSCON: Using Cascading Style Sheets (Article) - Gavin Doughtie covered a number of cascading style sheet (CSS) features that can take the place of Javascript code.... OSCON: Even Faster Web Sites (Article) - Steve Souders is the former Chief Performance Yahoo! and is now doing similar performance-related work at Google. Souders demonstrated tools and techniques for speeding web page loading by working on client side issues.... OSCON: Orbited Pushes Data To Web Pages (Article) - Orbited is an implementation of Comet, and in programming terms Comet is a web application model where the client, via Javascript, keeps an open connection back to the server. This allows the server to push data back to the client without having to first wait for a request. ... OSCON: A/B Testing (Article) - A/B testing is the process of creating two versions of a web page (or other code) and evaulating users responses in order to optimize the user's interaction. For many sites this translates as maximizing conversion of visitors to customers. ... OSCON: Secrets of Javascript Libraries (Article) - Resig's presentation covered a variety of Javascript programming techniques for cross-browser support but he also touched on some language fundamentals.... OSCON: Open Source Gains Ground In The Enterprise (Article) - An O'Reilly Radar report released today estimates that perhaps 10% of all new IT jobs involve at least some open source software. The report cites explosive growth in open source projects, draws on analysis of job posting data and considers a number of case studies.... OSCON: Open-Sourcing Identity (Article) - Atlassian's Dave O'Flynn announced a new (and as yet unnamed) open source identify management project at OSCON. Atlassian's effort is intended to address the shortcomings of existing identification systems such as LDAP, SAML and OpenID.... The World's Billionaires - The 1,125 richest people on the planet.... Best U.S. Cities To Earn A Living - Abundant jobs, low cost of living and a healthy economy make these great spots to put down roots.... America's Best Colleges - Forbes.com's list of public and private colleges and universities ranks the best schools--from the student's point of view.... Microsoft's Sneak Attack On Google - Chief Executive Steve Ballmer's latest attempt at toppling Google is subtle and crafty.... America's Fastest-Dying Cities - Another rough decade for the Rust Belt.... The World's 100 Most Powerful Women - Women continue to scale the heights of control and influence.... Thornburg Fights To Stay Afloat - Accounting revisions kept the beleaguered mortgage lender from sinking in the quarter.... Another Storm Brewing For Vytorin - Data on whether it causes cancer are set to be released next week.... The World's Biggest Companies - Our annual compendium of the largest public companies on the planet.... Ghost Cities Of 2100 - Even as the world's urban population explodes, many cities face potential extinction.... Obama Wins Hard-Fought Nomination as Biden and Bill Clinton Rally the Party - A unanimous vote made Barack Obama the first African-American to become a major party nominee for president, bringing to an end a two-year political struggle.
... The Caucus: Live From Denver: Biden Speech - Barack Obama spoke briefly from the stage after Joseph R. Biden Jr. gave his acceptance speech.
... U.S. Moves Toward International Accounting Rules - The S.E.C. moved to require all American companies to use international accounting standards by 2016.
... Russia Adopts Blustery Tone Set by Envoy - In the wake of Russia?s operations in Georgia, the country?s representative to NATO, Dmitri O. Rogozin, often derided for his forceful style, is now taken more seriously.
... Indicted Senator Wins G.O.P. Primary - Senator Ted Stevens?s victory came weeks after he was indicted for concealing gifts from an oil services company.
... Shaking Off the Rust, Davenport Survives - At age 32 and without any plans to play after the Open, Lindsay Davenport extended her career by at least one more match on by defeating Alisa Kleybanova, 7-5, 6-3.
... Protesters Face Police in Thailand - Thousands of protesters blockaded the prime minister?s office, and their leaders challenged police to arrest them.
... Xcel to Disclose Global Warming Risks - The New York attorney general announced an agreement that would require Xcel Energy, a builder of coal-fired plants, to disclose to investors the financial risks of global warming.
... State of the Art: New Nikon Holds a Secret - The Nikon D90 camera, arriving in stores next month, has the features and performance of a single-lens reflex, and can record high-definition video.
... Sudan Plane Hijacker Frees Hostages - The hijacker of a Sudanese passenger plane forced to land in Libya has agreed to release all hostages on board, the airline Sun Air said.
... City Room: Bike, Don?t Drive, City Tells Employees - Officials said they would expand secure bicycle parking for employees at five municipal buildings in Lower Manhattan in the fall.
... The Lede: Tracking Tropical Storm Gustav - Though the storm called Gustav is still days away from any landfall on the Gulf Coast, residents and officials are already on a nervous lookout for any uncomfortable resemblances to Katrina.
... Bits: Why a New Browser From Microsoft Matters - IE 8 is Microsoft?s answer to the renewed browser challenge. Firefox is now a credible competitor to IE, with its share of the browser market having climbed to 19 percent.
... Man in the News: For a New Political Age, a Self-Made Man - Even before he entered public life, Barack Obama began honing his political, mental and emotional skills.
... On the Convention: New Media Stream Into an Old Tradition - The convention is a showcase for how the new media is mixing with ? and altering ? old politics, helping the party reach audiences unfiltered by the usual outlets.
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