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In this week's newsletter: * Feature 1) New Developer Articles * Feature 2) WebDeveloper Forums Topics for the Week * Feature 3) Windows Technology Featured Article * Feature 4) New on internet.com

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Feature 1) -------> New Developer Articles <-----------

:: Using XML: A PHP Developer's Primer, Part 3 In our last article, we introduced Ajax by developing a simple email validation application. In this article we are going to delve deeper into Ajax and explore how XSL can be used on both the client side (using Javascript) and on the server side (using PHP) to transform XML data into XHTML. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,2zvt,firb,2ezm,3q9m

:: The JavaScript Diaries: Part 13 - Array Properties and Methods Now that we know about the different types of arrays, we'll learn how to manipulate them in order to make them more functional. This week we'll look at the properties and methods that are commonly used for most coding situations. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,eqef,8mbs,2ezm,3q9m

:: Softening Shapes for an Illustration in Adobe Illustrator Illustrator Andrea Cobb softens up her illustration by using a variety of effects and filters. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,2k97,h78p,2ezm,3q9m

:: Boosting An Illustration's Hue and Saturation in Photoshop South Africa-based illustrator Barry Downard gives his cow image increased impact by tweaking the colors. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,jy77,g2d2,2ezm,3q9m

:: How SharePoint and SOA Fit Together Like peanut butter and jelly, Robert Bogue says the combination of Microsoft SharePoint and Service Oriented Architecture is one that's bound to stick around because SharePoint puts a face on your infrastructure. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,isip,64qm,2ezm,3q9m

:: Identify Problem Image Areas With the Magic Wand in Photoshop Think the Magic Wand tool is just for newbies? Simon Tuckett begs to differ. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,6c3p,8zdd,2ezm,3q9m

:: Custom Exceptions in VB 2005 Although the .NET Framework provides many standard exceptions, you also can create, throw, and catch your own custom exceptions. In fact, custom exception types are a powerful feature of the VB .NET language. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,cac1,24yt,2ezm,3q9m

:: AJAX from Scratch: Implementing Mutual Exclusion in JavaScript Learn how to keep your XMLHttpRequests from colliding with your rich Internet applications. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,2p40,99nr,2ezm,3q9m

:: How to Manage SOA Success Maintaining the success of an SOA project is often the hardest part, writes CIO Update columnist Theo Beach of Software AG. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,7u2z,5ccd,2ezm,3q9m

:: CMDB provides a real-time view into database infrastructure GridApp announces heterogeneous Configuration Management Database (CMDB) solution for multi-platform database environments. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,10vm,9y6s,2ezm,3q9m

:: MySQL 5.1 - the next generation Ian Gilfillan examines some of the new features in MySQL 5.1. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,341i,bges,2ezm,3q9m

:: Mastering OLAP Reporting: Meet Business Needs with Matrix Dynamics, Part II Generate duplicate data regions for each of multiple business territories, based upon selections chosen by the consumer at run time. In this article, Architect Bill Pearson leads hands-on practice in delivering an "off-the-beaten path" result, courtesy of the power of the matrix data region. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,hryn,dn89,2ezm,3q9m

:: Inside Adobe Bridge and Version Cue: Part 1 Just when you thought you knew everything about Creative Suite, Adobe has given you more to work with, and the ability to connect all your Creative Suite 2 applications via the new Bridge and manage your files with Version Cue CS2. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,1sey,dk3k,2ezm,3q9m

:: Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability Yes, all it takes is common sense to design a good website, but reading this book will persuade you that a decade of website consulting experience adds valuable insight. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,76wt,lqlq,2ezm,3q9m

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* Several Layout and Font Questions http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100231

* Download Multiple Files with ASP.NET http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100258

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Feature 3) ------> Windows Technology Featured Article <--------

:: Sorting Custom Paged Results Last week I wrote an article on implementing custom paging in ASP.NET 2.0 aptly named Custom Paging in ASP.NET 2.0 with SQL Server 2005. In that article I covered how to efficiently page through large amounts of data using Typed DataSets, an ObjectDataSource control, and SQL Server 2005's new ROW_NUMBER() keyword. Custom paging intelligently grabs just the subset of records needed to display per page, whereas default paging, while easier to implement, suffers when paging through sufficiently large data because all records are retrieved with each page of data. As my unscientific tests showed in Custom Paging in ASP.NET 2.0 with SQL Server 2005, paging through a 50,000 record database took over two seconds to display each page of data with default paging, while custom paging was able to chew through each page in under 0.03 seconds! http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/032206-1.aspx

:: Introducing the ASP.NET 2.0 GridView Control - Part 2 In the first part of this article series, Ziran Sun introduced one of the new data-bound controls available in the .NET Framework version 2.0 -- the GridView. In this part, he'll continue to examine this versatile control and introduce you to some of its more powerful capabilities. http://15seconds.com/issue/060323.htm

:: Database Sort with Arrows Sample Code Based on user feedback, we've published an alternate version of our classic database sorting sample with a cleaner and simpler looking header and arrows which indicate the current sort order. http://www.asp101.com/samples/db_sort_arrows.asp

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Feature 4) ----------------> New on internet.com <-----------

:: Make Way for Business Process Security Compliance threatens to splinter corporate security. How will it affect your IT department? More importantly, which direction will your career in security take? http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,a7c9,3apu,2ezm,3q9m

:: UMA . . . and beyond That great subterranean grinding sound you hear might just be the rocking of the foundations of telephony as we know it. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,2afn,2pnp,2ezm,3q9m

:: Can Muni Wi-Fi be Free? The author of a book on citywide wireless networks offers advice to governments in the planning stages. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,byxx,j5h5,2ezm,3q9m

:: Trees and Hierarchies in Oracle An excellent book by Joe Celko (Joe Celko's Trees and Hierarchies in SQL forSmarties) shows several means of arranging hierarchical data. This articlecombines the familiar emp table and some of the examples shown in Celko's book. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,ddxt,2f0g,2ezm,3q9m

:: Windows Vista Delay Will Impact Small Businesses Although Microsoft characterizes the January release as being for consumers, it conceded the delay also affects small business owners looking to adopt the new operating system. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,i4nb,jcd,2ezm,3q9m

:: Affiliate Week Update - Amazon Associates ECommerce Guide kicks off Affiliate Week II with an update on Amazon's Associates program. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,6258,j82h,2ezm,3q9m

:: VoIPowering Your Office with Asterisk � Part 1: Introduction Like the idea of a feature-filled, up-to-date IP phone system but concerned about the expense of implementation? Go first class and do it yourself. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,lrkg,lwua,2ezm,3q9m

:: Ruckus Wireless IPTV in OK Homes The company's 802.11g-based IPTV transport tech is in play with first US customer, the mid-west provider Pioneer. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,giz,e69c,2ezm,3q9m

:: PNY Verto GeForce 6800 GS 256MB Review The mainstream video card market is becoming very crowded lately, with new designs entering and older high-end cards dropping down, but the GeForce 6800 GS continues to stand out as a great value. This time, we're looking at the PNY GeForce 6800 GS 256MB card, and comparing to a range of competing mainstream products. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,62bd,4f9o,2ezm,3q9m

:: Mastering OLAP Reporting: Meet Business Needs with Matrix Dynamics, Part II Generate duplicate data regions for eachof multiple business territories, based upon selections chosen by the consumerat run time. In this article, Architect Bill Pearson leads hands-on practice indelivering an "off-the-beaten path" result, courtesy of the power ofthe matrix data region. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,hryn,dn89,2ezm,3q9m

:: Your Money or Your Data AntiOnline Spotlight: What's worse than losing your data to malware? Paying a ransom to get it back. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,61mm,gdzw,2ezm,3q9m

:: Yahoo Storefront Design Tips - Part 1 Yahoo's default template works well for many merchants. But in today's competitive environment, plenty of Yahoo storeowners opt for a re-design. Here's what they do. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,2bst,hl1k,2ezm,3q9m

:: Aurora, Illinois Announces Free Wireless The second-biggest city in the state will offer advertising-supported access for all. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,65pr,a2wi,2ezm,3q9m

:: Kingston's New Flash Drive Is Secure; Memorex's Is Round New USB flash drives take both the high and the low road, with Kingston offering hardware-based encryption for enterprise security and Memorex bringing back memories of the floppy disk with colorful, low-capacity drives priced at under $7 apiece. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,kem7,6bbs,2ezm,3q9m

:: ACT For Palm Receives Major Update Take your ACT on the road and keep your business contacts in the Palm of your hand with a new mobile version of this popular PIM. http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2bo6,1,bfbo,2nel,2ezm,3q9m

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