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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Continuous Learning Curve: Javascript
I’ve avoided spending too much time delving into Javascript. My four-year switch from Windows-uber-alles (including VFP, VSS, SQL Server, Ingres, Oracle, HTML, OLE, ODBC, SCC, COM, XML, MCSE, MCSD, XSLT, DCOM, RSS, MS Office, Exchange, MAPI Bad, SMTP Good, MVP … Continue reading
Posted in CSS, FoxPro, Home Page, JavaScript, LAMP, Linux, Microsoft, MySQL, OpenSource, PHP, Perl, PostgreSQL, Python, Ruby, SourceSafe, Technology, Web Development
Tagged acm, JavaScript, oreilly, safari
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Notes from PySIG, 24-April-2008: Questions, Answers, Brownies!
Eight attendees had a great time last night eating all of Janet’s brownies, cookies, cupcakes and Ray’s milk while discussing Python, news, questions, life, the universe and everything. The April meeting of the Python Special Interest Group of the Greater … Continue reading
The Patch Window has closed.
Over at the SANS Internet Storm Center, John Bambenek describes the increasingly grim situation for keeping machines secure. Automated patching triggers automated reverse engineering and the development of exploits in The Patch Window is Gone: Automated Patch-Based Exploit Generation. Deeply … Continue reading
MerriLUG Notes, 17-April-2008: Dan Walsh & SELinux
Eleven people attended the April meeting of MerriLUG, the Merrimack Valley chapter of the Greater New Hampshire Linux User Group. Heather called the meeting to order at 7:30 PM, noted the that attendees were pretty much The Usual Suspects, and … Continue reading
Posted in LAMP, Linux, MySQL, OpenSource, Security, Technology
Tagged GNHLUG, Linux, merrilug, selinux
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Notes from NH Ruby group, 15-April-2008
Eight people attended the April meeting of the Ruby Special Interest Group, http://www.nhruby.org, held as usual on the second Tuesday of the month in the meeting room at RMC Research. We lead the night off with a brief video on … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Macintosh OS X, Home Page, LAMP, Linux, OpenSource, Ruby, Technology, Web Development
Tagged GNHLUG, nhruby, rails, Ruby
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Notes from MonadLUG, 10-April-2008: Guy Pardoe and Joomla
Sixteen people were present for the April Meeting of MonadLUG, the Monadnock Area Linux User Group meeting, held as usual on the second Thursday of the month at the School Administrative Unit #1 main office off Hancock Road in Peterborough. … Continue reading
Posted in CSS, LAMP, Linux, MySQL, OpenSource, PHP, Web Development
Tagged joomla, MonadLUG, PHP
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YA Javascript library: Ext
Sometimes I think the community of Javascript libraries is like a high school popularity contest, with crowds swarming one cool thing before dropping it and moving on to the next. In a project last year, we started with a little … Continue reading
Posted in Home Page, MySQL, Security
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Check out NetVibes!
In searching for Prototype Windows and related JavaScript libraries to let us create portlets for a portal, we’ve run into a couple of pretty impressive contestants. The most recent is NetVibes, which appears to be both the name of the … Continue reading
Posted in CSS, JavaScript, OpenSource, PHP, Web Development
Tagged ajax, gui, JavaScript
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CentraLUG notes, 7-April-2008: Coleman Kane and FOSS development for Windows
Eight people attended the April meeting of the Central New Hampshire Linux User Group, held as usual at the New Hampshire Technical Institute Library, Room 146, on the first Monday of the month (see below, we’re evicted until fall). Coleman … Continue reading
Posted in Home Page, LAMP, Linux, OpenSource, Technology
Tagged bsd, CentraLUG, cross-development, GNHLUG, Linux, windows
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Listening last week to… April 5, 2008
Backdating this post a bit, as I didn’t get it posted yesterday,… In Fresh Ubuntu, Harlem and Peter lead off this week with a conversation with Michael Ramm about productivity and GTD in “Michael from Blackbelt Productivity.” PyCon2007 had a … Continue reading
Posted in Home Page, OpenSource, Python, Technology, Web Development
Tagged clayshirky, freshubuntu, gtd, itconversations, librarything, podcast, pycon, Python
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