April 2004
In early April Microsoft quietly released its first open source project, WIX, on Sourceforge. WIX, according to the project page, “The Windows Installer XML (WiX) is a toolset that builds... Read More
…posted by davidjmedlock: I’ve had a few people come to me looking for blogging scripts and pre-built apps, so I thought it’d be useful to post a few of the resources I found for... Read More
We’ve all seen the experimental websites that push the boundaries of what we all thought Flash could do; the most notable in my mind are levitated.net and Bit 101 both run by extremely talented... Read More
If I was a politician, I’d have the opposition screaming “conflict of interest!” and I’d have to resign to spend more time with my family. Luckily, I’m just a humble... Read More
What is .NET? What is ASP.NET? These questions and more are answered by Chapter 1 of SitePoint's new title, Build Your Own ASP.NET Website Using C# and VB.NET. By the end of this tutorial, you'll... Read More
Via Simon, Why MySQL grew so fast. Makes alot of interesting points while skirting round actually answering the question (which is very hard to answer). Anyone who’s really thought about MySQL... Read More
Sounds a bit odd to the ear…However, Novell is becoming a powerful force in the Linux and Open Source marketplace, and long before buying Ximian (Linux desktop developers) and SUSE (Linux OS)... Read More
Before you jump into an agreement with that hot new business prospect, spend a little time on research. How likely is the client to pay your invoice? Will you be legally able to enforce your... Read More
Thanks to Derrick, who suggested a blog about essential management books for web designers, especially those just starting out. A list follows. It emphasizes old-fashioned approaches to management,... Read More
OK, you won’t get a degree, you won’t experience the cheap beer, and you won’t have to live on baked beans for 3 years, but if you’re after some of the knowledge you pick up... Read More
…posted by davidjmedlock: ColdFusion now has its own forum here on the SitePoint network! If you haven’t joined SitePoint Forums yet, we’d invite you to do so. It’s a great... Read More
Via Christian, looks like there’s going to be a fast XML Pull implementation coming to PHP5, based on libxml2 (the XML library behind PHP5). Eventually this should be published via PECL (and I... Read More
…posted by davidjmedlock: Want to keep up with whats going on in the ColdFusion world? Keep track of Macromedia’s events calendar. There are both in person and online events scheduled.... Read More
One way in which web developers and webmaster can further insure secure access to and from their servers is by restricting the use of telnet and where possible ftp. While ftp can be configured... Read More
