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Archive for April, 2009
Twitter Worm Is A Reminder to Protect Against XSS Attacks
If you are an avid user of Twitter, then you have probably heard about the worm that spread via the popular social networking site this weekend. Once infected the worm would infect your Twitter profile and then begin to blast out Tweets using your account information. From most accounts this appears to be the largest [...]
URL Writing in .NET 3.5 SP1
I have just finished one of my first complete ASP.NET projects at my workplace. I learned a ton while going through the process, but one item stands out: URL Routing. While developing the MVC framework, Microsoft added routing capabilities into SP1 of the 3.5 .NET framework. The great thing is that the features can be [...]
Need RAID?
Most of us who have some experience in the system admin role are very familiar with RAID. With everyday folks now using their PCs to store their life stories on (music, photos, video, etc…), they can also see the real benefit in using the technology to keep their data safe. Gizmodo has a nice little [...]
The Eight Levels of Programmers
Jeff Atwood has posted one of those articles that make you think over at Coding Horror. He explains what he feels are the eight different levels of programmers. 1 is the lowest and 8 is the highest level on the scale. The post is basically asking where do you see yourself heading in your programming [...]
The MLB Online Video Player
I have been a subscriber to the MLB.com video service for going on 4 or 5 years now. Every time I fire up the service to watch a live baseball game I am amazed at the technology we have today that provides this service. I can choose from any live game and with a click [...]
SNL Digital Short: Like a Boss
The video below does contain some non kid friendly language, so be warned……
10 Skills Developers Will Need
Justin James at TechRepublic posted an article yesterday that covers his opinion of the 10 skills developers will need in the next 5 years. You can read his article and I’m sure you will agree with some of his items and there will be some you take a different view on. Here are my thoughts: [...]
SQL Server Management Studio: Fix Saving Changes Not Permitted Error
If you have been working with Microsoft’s SQL Server Mangement Studio 2008 tool for any period of time, you have do doubt seen the message below: Your only real option here is to click the cancel button and wonder aloud how the heck do you update your table. In short this message means that the [...]
How to Remove the Conficker Worm
Well today is the day for the Conficker Worm to open up and release havoc on the internet. Not sure what you need to do to protect your computers? Read this post from Tech-Recipes for step by step instructions on how to remove the worm. The article is explained using the removal tool offered by [...]
BlackBerry App World Goes Live
True to their word, RIM has offically launched the BlackBerry App World today. You can read more about it on the BlackBerry site or check it out OTA at mobile.blackberry.com.
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