One of the cool things about my job is that I get to make friends all over the world. I met Ruchir when he emailed me as a student looking for inexpensive hosting. Well, Ruchir had allot of trouble finding what he was looking for and has remembered that experience – so he’s started a small hosting company with really reasonable hosting offers. ASP.NET Hosting starts at $10.99 a YEAR ! Check it out here: http://www.softsys.org/ Read More......(read more)

PHP Quebec was a blast, apart from having 3 flights canceled due to fog trying to get there, and having to rent a car and drive home due to the snow. The bad news was that the drive took about 16 hours. The good news was that it only snowed for the first 11 ; but I made it home in time to take my kids to the Disney on Ice show on the weekend. Anyway – thanks to all the folks who attended the PHP and the Windows Platform session. You can download the deck here : http://www.joeon.net/downloads/ppt/PHP-Quebec-2007.ppt Read More......(read more)

Dr. Dobb’s is one of the longest standing developer magazines. Read issues on line here. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cmp/ddj0407/index.php Read More......(read more)

Next week is Speed Week on Codestore.net!

In many markets the top ranked site is determined by popular opinion OUTSIDE their niche market. If you are new to a market or want to reach an audience that normally ignores you, the easiest way to do so is to co-brand something they DO care about.

As ads and content continue to blend eventually there will be some type of blowback where websites that are driven by passion will keep taking marketshare from sites that lack passion. If you have a hobby the odd are you are passionate, spending a lot of time on it, and may also be spending a lot of money on it. Why not align work and play? If you turn your hobbies into businesses at the very least you get a tax write off, but on the upside you might create a sustainable profitable business model.

I was going to write up a nice long, detailed explanation of how to add the new OpenLog JavaScript logging to a Lotus Notes form, but I figured a Flash demo would be much better. So here you go (click the picture):

Sorry for the big ol' Flash file (@ 2.5 MB). Better than bullet points though. And besides, the text instructions are in the OpenLog database Help docs.

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Course: Applied ASP.NET AJAX When: April 23-25, 2007 Where: Microsoft Technology Center, Waltham MA Cost: Special Microsoft Rate - $2,095 Register: 781.749.9238 or bill@pluralsight.com Bill Williams ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Extensions expose a framework for building richer, more interactive Web applications. This course walks you through the components of ASP.NET AJAX Extensions, asks you to build a number of AJAX-enabled ASP.NET applications, and shows how best to leverage the capabilities of the extensions to make your clients' experience a richer one. Highlights: · Ajax : Asynchronous XML and Javascript programming · Programming Ajax manually · The Atlas framework · Client-side framework features · Client-side Web service proxies · Browser compatibility...(read more)

Gary forces me to "Drink the Microsoft Koolaid" (ok it was water)



In case you were wondering, that saying is used when talking about buying into someone else's idea without question, no matter how crazy the idea may be. ?Gary is a friend of mine, well known by Domino developers, who is now working at Microsoft, but focuses on Lotus Notes applications.

Hi all!

I have been searching around for a free (or extremly cheap) xml-editor for Eclipse 3.2, but I have not found any free alternativs that

The Rose Petals Brush Set contains 25 brushes and is made up of all kinds of rose petals. There are many single petal brushes, a few scattering of petals, some windblown and swirly petals, and some falling petals. (posted by Jennifer Apple for www.PhotoshopSupport.com)

Sara Frances has written a nice tutorial at creativepro.com about how to achieve a realistic pen-and-ink drawing effect in Photoshop. (posted by Jennifer Apple for www.PhotoshopSupport.com)

Kirsty sends this in: "Time once again for a new brush set! This time it's actual paint brushes :D Go see and download at 500ml Brushes. (posted by Jennifer Apple for www.PhotoshopSupport.com)

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Every day, more and more businesses are using Web mail for remote email access. Those running Lotus Notes and Domino rely on Domino Web Access (DWA) -- also known as iNotes. This SearchDomino.com administration guide provides tips, tutorials and expert advice to help Lotus Notes/Domino administrators manage and troubleshoot iNotes and DWA. From performance management and customizations to deployment and migration, you'll learn everything you need to know to be at the top of your game when it comes to iNotes and Domino Web Access administration.

So here I sit in an airport again. LaGuardia this time in NYC (Ajax World ended yesterday) Every flight I’ve been scheduled on in the last 2 weeks has been either canceled or delayed. (A total of 7 cancelations.) Judging by the announcements, there are more late or canceled US Air flights than there are ones that are leaving on (or close to) time. The “reasons” vary. No crew, maintenance, no plane, bla bla bla. I wish 2 things. 1.) When the airline screws up and costs me time, they should have to compensate me somehow. 2.) The rest of us should be able to call ouselves if we atain the average performance level of the airlines. Some of the fun ? Most of the airline reps seem to have no interest is solving the problems that their company creates,...(read more)

Hi,

if a server hosts a web service, should it return the WSDL file to the client if they put into the browser the end point address of the