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Number of Comments: 473
Number of Words: 26,318
First Comment: 17 May 2002
Final Comment: 01 Sep 2004

Number of Topics Posted: 32
First Topic: 17 May 2002
Latest Topic: 29 Jun 2004
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01 Sep 2004   "Don't fake the plur....   I buy quite alot of audio software (VSTis and host....   >>  
26 Aug 2004   marketing to develop....   I guess it depends on the scale of your operation,....   >>  
19 Aug 2004   ASP (classic) framew....   I think (think, not sure) that DreamweaverMX suppo....   >>  
14 Aug 2004   This ain't about lov....   With my main client (A University) I usually bill ....   >>  
   Coldfusion programme....   She has bad experiences in the past and is doing t....   >>  
13 Aug 2004   develop cross-platfo....   WX-widgets might be what you need.   >>  
11 Aug 2004   Opinionated people   I agree with the OP. Diversity of opinion is gr....   >>  
   The Python Paradox   Muppet > Now you are contradicting yourself. I ....   >>  
      Muppet.... You are still confusing honesty with....   >>  
      >>I give others respect by not bullshitting them. ....   >>  
      >>politically correct nonsense instead of clear an....   >>  
09 Aug 2004   How to link 3D Studi....   Nemesis.. you are being trolled   >>  
07 Aug 2004   WinAmp = memory HOG.....   Winamp hogs about 16 megs on my system and less th....   >>  
   Good forms design re....   Steve Krug : Dont make me think. I dont rememb....   >>  
04 Aug 2004   softwareCEO.com   Crappy site, but I think the text is pretty good. ....   >>  
   A question for our n....   In my experience, its more common to make jokes th....   >>  
01 Aug 2004   best days of your li....   While I had a great deal of fun in college, I dont....   >>  
30 Jul 2004   what cars do geeks d....   99 Ford Focus Wagon. (Yes, there are 99s)   >>  
29 Jul 2004   How to do testing?   If the math is reversible, writing a proggie that ....   >>  
28 Jul 2004   Why the need to stam....   >>Why *ANOTHER* programming language... I bet t....   >>  
27 Jul 2004   Publishing a book: U....   You might want to try a print on demand/ self publ....   >>  
25 Jul 2004   Why seek compliance ....   Go for compliance. It doesnt have to be 100%, but ....   >>  
   Fog Creek Affiliate ....   >>and we all know that the owner of this site/foru....   >>  
24 Jul 2004   Inquirer/Register:Wh....   Perhaps their writers just dont like MS for their ....   >>  
20 Jul 2004   IPOD "monopoly":Appl....   I cant think of a single electronic consumer devic....   >>  
19 Jul 2004   Free syntax highligh....   Crimson editor is the bees knees http://www.cri....   >>  
09 Jul 2004   Can we use GIFs yet?   Does IE play nice with PNGs these days then? Last ....   >>  
07 Jul 2004   cd burning software ....   Having the raw functionality in the form of comman....   >>  
   Crazy ass question   I think you are probably getting more data than ca....   >>  
03 Jul 2004   Paul Graham says we ....   Is that bitterness I smell Philo?   >>  
02 Jul 2004   Stretched too thin   Man, thats tough. Looks like you cant really do an....   >>  
29 Jun 2004   Visual Studio Express   >>  
29 Jun 2004   Visual Studio Expres....   >>Umm, does the 2005 beta versions also include .N....   >>  
      MS has always done its best to get people on every....   >>  
26 Jun 2004   Administrative accou....   Home users usually use Admin accounts. In corporat....   >>  
23 Jun 2004   Why does Windows ser....   The disclaimer was sort of a joke too. =D ..sor....   >>  
      Reminds me of one of the GNU Haikus: Yesterday ....   >>  
22 Jun 2004   Don Box replies to "....   'I know its fun to paint MSFT as clueless dolts wh....   >>  
21 Jun 2004   8 yr old game design....   Darkbasic is a pretty poor product from a professi....   >>  
   HL2 hackers arrested....   Trade secrets? I dont know really. Even the comple....   >>  
   Shakespeare Programm....   And I though *I* had to much time on my hands...   >>  
20 Jun 2004   Microsoft is ruining....   Should we blame the matches? should we blame the f....   >>  
19 Jun 2004   Ultimate Forum/Forum....   I think most forums would block a service that all....   >>  
   Web - Single Renderi....   The solution is very simple in my humble opinion. ....   >>  
   mozilla future   I think Mozilla 2.0 is the 'project name' for the ....   >>  
18 Jun 2004   Why does the "bloat"....   The office way is pretty good when it works. Somet....   >>  
   Saving the API: Shou....   >>Look at what SCO is trying to do to Windows Y....   >>  
17 Jun 2004   Building HTML user i....   XUL? I dont know if the GRE is ready yet, but i....   >>  
16 Jun 2004   Racing car aficionad....   A manual transmission gives you better control of ....   >>  
   Summary of Joel's La....   opps, the 'agreed' was with regards to Marks post,....   >>  
      Agreed. Webapps are probably the future despite al....   >>  
      The more interesting point, IMHO was that MS is be....   >>  
15 Jun 2004   Firefox 0.9 has bad ....   OP>>> Ho ho! thats supposed to be bad UI problems....   >>  
   Good Strategy, Joel!   ...meaning, Joel and others do the right thing whe....   >>  
      The problem with IE is that it has broken implemen....   >>  
13 Jun 2004   What will they come ....   I think it might be that seeing GW, Reagan starts ....   >>  
11 Jun 2004   Has the role of ....   Christopher and Dennis >> Thanks. I totally ....   >>  
10 Jun 2004      I find it sort of confusing that the word America ....   >>  
   Recording sound on a....   I suppose you could do it with a java applet, or a....   >>  
   DataStructure for Th....   True.. my structure is about memory, not thought. ....   >>  
      Thought{ list of associated images list of asso....   >>  
   Microsoft helping in....   >>Oh man, I just had a mental picture of Bill G. i....   >>  
09 Jun 2004   Joining the French F....   By the looks of it.. they may need an english spea....   >>  
   IT Salaries in Europ....   Its not like there are loads and loads of jobs aro....   >>  
   Thanks for the spam   There should be a fine for redistributing a virus....   >>  
08 Jun 2004   Sound   Maybe im beeing trolled here, but never the less......   >>  
04 Jun 2004   MYSQL in trouble   Old news. MySQL has always lived more on communit....   >>  
03 Jun 2004   sounding off: Linux ....   Try an apt-based distro. Your little adventure wou....   >>  
02 Jun 2004   why has no one built....   I managed to pour some cola into a laptop once. It....   >>  
01 Jun 2004   Image library s/w   There are plenty of 'gallery' style opensource web....   >>  
   Norah Jones   Like it has been stated, its autorun that is the c....   >>  
   where: discussion bo....   Maybe you should consider a Wiki?   >>  
30 May 2004   But, but... I though....   Philo > Ok, apology accepted.. I may have over re....   >>  
      Gawd I hate posts like this. You are arguing again....   >>  
29 May 2004   Server Uptime?   http://uptime.netcraft.com/up/today/requested.html....   >>  
27 May 2004   Company I work on wo....   Tell them a lightning can create an electrostatic ....   >>  
26 May 2004   Chris Stone on Open/closed source   >>  
26 May 2004   The Future Of Softwa....   In 20 years? (I like terminator 2 so Ill be us....   >>  
   Chris Stone on Open/....   Maybe it doesnt. Its not like you are required to ....   >>  
   Alpha Males   OK, if the sled is the country I would agree. ....   >>  
      You forget that pulling the sled is optional in th....   >>  
25 May 2004   The number of posts.....   Hmm, not for me. I post more when Im in the produc....   >>  
23 May 2004   Math library questio....   I heard an explaination for this once but I dont r....   >>  
   Why Google will not ....   K > I think you are missreading the data. You a....   >>  
21 May 2004   more mysql help?   Options.. o Update to MySQL 4.0.4 o Use mult....   >>  
20 May 2004   Learning Strategies   Be hardcore application centric in how you relate ....   >>  
   Better tools for cre....   Since you ask, I assume citydesk doesnt work for ....   >>  
19 May 2004   Lots and lots of fre....   >>Avoid the temptation of 'improving' the network.....   >>  
17 May 2004   How do You prefere t....   Downloads, definatly. I already have shelves full ....   >>  
16 May 2004   image   Only really stupid guys are intimidated by smart w....   >>  
15 May 2004   IBM pinches Open Off....   Im betting thin clients will return. Maybe not rig....   >>  
13 May 2004   Whats the deal with Reports   >>  
13 May 2004   Whats the deal with ....   Interesting. I still feel that something fishy ....   >>  
12 May 2004   Massive Windows Pain....   There must be some way to remove NAV. Have you tri....   >>  
11 May 2004   Witty   I diddnt meant it like that. Seriously.. whats you....   >>  
      Um, I did hear about it. Whats your point?   >>  
   help me about to rea....   He he, that is funny. Especially since some of th....   >>  
10 May 2004   Copyright Proof   The MD5 scheme is technicly good, but can one assu....   >>  
08 May 2004   A definition of spag....   Spaghetti is to good code like surreal is to real.....   >>  
   Does commissioning a....   Clinical experiments depend on having a control gr....   >>  
      There is also the issue with the what and how of w....   >>  
07 May 2004   www.ITconversations.....   The Bruce Schneier interview is really good. Im go....   >>  
      I was about to ask for the url, but when I hit rep....   >>  
06 May 2004   Google Serach Result....   Judging by the search functions on microsoft.com, ....   >>  
      Google is still the best out there, but I agree. T....   >>  
05 May 2004   Why does everyone th....   I think its not so much the profession, but a cert....   >>  
04 May 2004   Mini-ITX experiences....   'those boards' is to vague. Which board? My C3 ....   >>  
03 May 2004      Forgot to add my email addy... in case you want so....   >>  
      I have two VIA epia C3 800 boxes. In cupid-cases. ....   >>  
   developer versus cod....   Thats a very cool project. Not monkey work by a lo....   >>  
   Longhorn Requirement....   The important question is.. will it be worth it? W....   >>  
02 May 2004   disabling ctrl-alt-del?   >>  
02 May 2004   My windows system ha....   Yesterday it worked Today it is not working Wind....   >>  
   disabling ctrl-alt-d....   OK, sounds good. Thanks    >>  
   Microsoft says 8 mil....   Yeah, Im installing some stuff for him right now. ....   >>  
      Patching is not as easy as it sounds. My brother t....   >>  
   JOS & whatcounts....   On the 'companies dont spam' thing. I thought t....   >>  
01 May 2004   bsd security   see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturf and ....   >>  
      Astroturf? As in, FNR is getting paid to act as a ....   >>  
   Client sniffer/port ....   Matthew >> This is not an uncommon thing to find ....   >>  
      I second the suggestion of Nmap. Its a consol app,....   >>  
30 Apr 2004   Give Work Away?   I think there are plenty of budding UI designers e....   >>  
   The Traps of Linux......   I read bits and pieces, but the guy appears to be ....   >>  
   Delphi vs. VB or C++   >>Have you used it much eric? how would you rate ....   >>  
      ok, thats probably it. Or mayby Im confused. There....   >>  
      Wow, Realbasic must have grown quite a bit the las....   >>  
29 Apr 2004   IE page transitions   >>  
29 Apr 2004   IE page transitions   Nice! Thanks. Having clarified my own feelings I c....   >>  
   Google - Microsoft b....   o) Linux desktops are ok-ish. KDE and gnome are bo....   >>  
28 Apr 2004   Simple site builder   www.nvu.org <--pretty good But, if you want it ....   >>  
27 Apr 2004   Delphi for .net : ma....   I agree. But, come longhorn, the line between a .N....   >>  
26 Apr 2004   Regarding EU Microso....   MR > perhaps you missed that he was talking abo....   >>  
      Not me > I think the answer might be in the bra....   >>  
      Why pray tell, would the OEMs install 4 players ju....   >>  
25 Apr 2004   Professional Courtes....   I totally understand why you feel the need to disc....   >>  
24 Apr 2004   Application Developm....   You have a point, but I dont really see the connec....   >>  
   Application developm....   >>Programming languages *are* structured. Indee....   >>  
      Hypercard replacement --> http://www.runrev.com/ ....   >>  
   Web-Based Forms Crea....   Unless you are tied to IE, Mozilla/XUL might be wh....   >>  
21 Apr 2004   Difference between w....   ...and even if there are patents, you can still re....   >>  
      Copyright applies to copying as in duplication and....   >>  
   When you spend too m....   I just managed to run an SQL UPDATE statment witho....   >>  
   Winning the professi....   Sending my first bill and getting a big chunk of c....   >>  
   Video Game Programmi....   ..maybe or perhaps because the number of DB app pr....   >>  
      I dabble in game coding a bit. There is no compari....   >>  
20 Apr 2004   Wondering if BeOS is....   Im not into beos at all, but as far as I remeber f....   >>  
   Rick Chapman excerpt....   Rick, did you do the web design for aegis resource....   >>  
   What is this gui sty....   Oh, seems like there are lots of names for it, but....   >>  
19 Apr 2004   What is this gui style called?   >>  
19 Apr 2004      Yes, thats it! Nah.. Actually, Joel talks abou....   >>  
   Microsoft's C++ comp....   Well, since Borlands C/C++ compiler, and mingw are....   >>  
18 Apr 2004   what software to wri....   HTML editor component that produces XHTML 1.0 stri....   >>  
16 Apr 2004   The joy of a good keyboard   >>  
16 Apr 2004   The joy of a good ke....   The annoying thing about the above comment is that....   >>  
      No brand, no model, just says made in china. Like....   >>  
   Carrer advice needed   I think it boils down to what kind of programming ....   >>  
   Web application deve....   Never put user input strings into SQL-strings with....   >>  
14 Apr 2004   Piracy detection   Well, if its C# why not give sharp develop a go? T....   >>  
   What unemployment?   >>Have they already started law school? Quite p....   >>  
13 Apr 2004   Examples of Microsof....   Suing a smalltimer would only reinforce the 'big b....   >>  
   Joel on Slashdot   Funny, Ive always read it as having a kind of 'thi....   >>  
   Exercises in UNIX   OSnews has a good walkthrough for installing debia....   >>  
11 Apr 2004   Flash: the new clien....   Yes, well, thats kind of my point. You cant make a....   >>  
      mystified >> Well, Im no protcoll expert, but a....   >>  
      Well, thats a kinda major drawback then if they ar....   >>  
      $12,000? Ill be darned. Anyway, I think Macrome....   >>  
   cost of the google s....   somebody>> http://www.google.com/appliance/faq.ht....   >>  
09 Apr 2004   Fastest, easiest DB ....   Not that ive had any real experience with them, bu....   >>  
   Ms Access, mysql and....   Does Access support unix timestamps? If so, you co....   >>  
07 Apr 2004   mysql query   Subselects are probably the most inefficent method....   >>  
06 Apr 2004   If I ran Gmail, I wo....   'Google has 100,000 servers' it said in JDs link ....   >>  
03 Apr 2004   Task Killing in Wind....   I think windows simply calls the programs own func....   >>  
   Arrggg!!   On normalisation: Generaly if you find your self ....   >>  
02 Apr 2004   Java—what's the poin....   Under certian conditions Java is way faster than r....   >>  
   Getting software con....   IF you're just starting up, social networking is t....   >>  
01 Apr 2004   Hosting platforms/OS....   I have yet to encounter a situation were I *have* ....   >>  
   Gmail.com   Weird, its like a meta april fools joke. The real ....   >>  
   Microsoft admits tha....   >>>But every time an open source program releases ....   >>  
31 Mar 2004   Gupta announces RAD/....   I think the time is right anyway. Their advantage....   >>  
29 Mar 2004   Why are managers clu....   Middle management people are in kind of a strange ....   >>  
28 Mar 2004   Linux: First determi....   Are we talking buissness desktop or home user desk....   >>  
26 Mar 2004   A usability question   Consider using that Task oriented design principle....   >>  
   Shrinkwrapped Linux   The use of the word free when talking about linux ....   >>  
25 Mar 2004   Slowest computer   Sometimes I run my Spectrum 48k =D ...normally ....   >>  
   Is grokking pointers....   I forgot my most important reason: C) Pointer a....   >>  
      I never quite grasped pointers. The concept is ....   >>  
24 Mar 2004   Autotrebuchetination   cool... now I kind of feel like I want to lay a....   >>  
23 Mar 2004   Wives and Entreprene....   Ill assume that like me, you went at it on your ow....   >>  
   Communist Western Eu....   OP > Do you honestly feel that an attack on MS is ....   >>  
22 Mar 2004   Management Metaphors....   Change benefits everyone except those unwilling to....   >>  
21 Mar 2004   Autotrebuchetination   Hm, isnt the trebuchet the design with the project....   >>  
20 Mar 2004   /onSoftware & Jo....   On the OSS imitating MS thing > One thing that ....   >>  
19 Mar 2004   JOS Usability   I refer to JOS moderation as Gestapo styled. Threa....   >>  
   But are you happy?   This make me think of the three arcs in the hich h....   >>  
   I'm sorry, but I hav....   >> There are several areas where you have to enter....   >>  
18 Mar 2004   Web File Dependencie....   Not sure I get exactly what you are looking for, b....   >>  
17 Mar 2004   Domotica application....   Controling appliances etc from the puter only inte....   >>  
   databases are danger....   >>>PHP makes you rename every method each time ....   >>  
12 Mar 2004   Another critical fix....   >>Is there any evidence that it's affecting Micros....   >>  
      Philo... a link would have sufficed... Anyway, ....   >>  
11 Mar 2004   DirectX error   Thats obscure enough... No luck with the SDK docs....   >>  
07 Mar 2004   An audio newbie look....   Audacity is probably exactly what you need. Sin....   >>  
06 Mar 2004   Open Source: Get up ....   Agreed. Linux desktops are still pretty primitive....   >>  
05 Mar 2004   Influence: The Psych....   Magician >> You can spot it if you pay attention. ....   >>  
      One of the NLP triks I really dislike, which seems....   >>  
      Whatever you do, stay clear of so called NLP-based....   >>  
04 Mar 2004   Open source... rat r....   So far SCO hasnt filed any lawsuits regarding copy....   >>  
03 Mar 2004      >>>The basic problem is that SCO's basic claims ar....   >>  
      Hey.. the dudes a troll.. and a rather bad one at ....   >>  
   between excel, acces....   I'd go for access if I were you.   >>  
   I promised I would n....   Crimson Editor is my PHP editor of choice. Afai....   >>  
01 Mar 2004   Praise for Joel   >>  
28 Feb 2004   Post-deployment stress   >>  
28 Feb 2004   Post-deployment stre....   All the data is must be correctly formated and res....   >>  
      Hi hi.. I was in a perfectly good self pitying moo....   >>  
25 Feb 2004   Best argument agains....   The OPs argument is not an argument aga....   >>  
23 Feb 2004   In-browser WYSIWYG e....   It all hinges upon whether Mac IE 5 supports the c....   >>  
20 Feb 2004   business ethics and ....   Well.. bugs that annoy users would make sense to f....   >>  
   why's (poignant) gui....   Hmm.. yeahm the text just stops after the syntax r....   >>  
19 Feb 2004   What should MS do ab....   Well.. throwing their weight about and threatening....   >>  
   why's (poignant) gui....   Ignore my last post, it diddnt come across as inte....   >>  
      Pretty cool... I like this line 'I’m Peter Pan ho....   >>  
18 Feb 2004   Java or Python?   Anyone ever noticed how being badly informed and h....   >>  
      I was into java (though mostly JSP/Servlets) a few....   >>  
17 Feb 2004   For you independant ....   I was in a simmilar situation once. I gave an esti....   >>  
15 Feb 2004   Free PC MIDI Sequenc....   This might fit the bill: http://www.jazzware.com/....   >>  
14 Feb 2004   Sincere question abo....   Dont feed the troll.. With regards to the above....   >>  
12 Feb 2004   Leaked W2k Source code.. is it real?   >>  
12 Feb 2004   Leaked W2k Source co....   Ahh yes... sorry about that.. neowin.net it is...   >>  
      Could this be a strategic move by MS to get a lega....   >>  
11 Feb 2004   Is this right?? SMB question   >>  
11 Feb 2004   Is this right?? SMB ....   Quick and informative replies! Thats why I hang ar....   >>  
   Oh boy. ANOTHER secu....   I feel that Linux has nothing to do with this. I.e....   >>  
09 Feb 2004   Unix / Linux Desensi....   I just stumbled upon a debian install walkthrough,....   >>  
      The dream like feeling you speak about is most lik....   >>  
08 Feb 2004   Programmed Death Of ....   ...Should they?   >>  
07 Feb 2004   Books on structuring procedural code   >>  
07 Feb 2004   Books on structuring....   I have no problems with writing larger OO apps, th....   >>  
      ...With regards to games in particular... best pra....   >>  
06 Feb 2004   Mozilla and rich editing   >>  
06 Feb 2004   Mozilla and rich edi....   Clarification... The features I am refering to is....   >>  
05 Feb 2004   Best email/newsgroup....   Pass gas, not judgement   >>  
04 Feb 2004   why is my computer s....   Yeah, thats what I mean.. :>   >>  
      Fragmented swap space + less than 256 megs is a ni....   >>  
   Mathematical symbols....   Whoops.. youre not doing a webapp are ya? Well,....   >>  
      If you use IE 5.5 or later you can use the a simpl....   >>  
   Help with English tr....   Whats with all the suspicion here lately?? Just....   >>  
   The future of HTML   Hey! I never said I cant deal with it. I just d....   >>  
03 Feb 2004      CSS is good. The problem is that HTML is so tr....   >>  
      Sometimes, when I lay in my bed at night, just bef....   >>  
   Stop the insanity!   If im reading the situation correctly I would sugg....   >>  
   Idea for an app..wan....   Great input guys.. and marktaw, no its not an audi....   >>  
      >>Ummmm.... if YOU are the target audience, then w....   >>  
02 Feb 2004   Idea for an app..want feedback   >>  
02 Feb 2004      >>Who is your target audience? umm, Me and peop....   >>  
   The Borland Brain Dr....   Yeah! Thats pretty cool. (Its the last paragraph o....   >>  
01 Feb 2004   External Hard Drive ....   >>Eric, do you do a backup of that server? Sort....   >>  
31 Jan 2004      I have my own server for this specific purpose.&nb....   >>  
   Berzerkley   Good article Tim. Cheers.   >>  
29 Jan 2004   Clearing the air on ....   >>Especially when said vendor seems hell-bent on p....   >>  
28 Jan 2004   Home Web Server - wh....   I use both platforms for webapp development and my....   >>  
27 Jan 2004   Anyone else get hate....   I also figured Hotmail dosent radiate credability ....   >>  
25 Jan 2004   Blocking users from ....   IPs do change for most people. Atleast where I liv....   >>  
24 Jan 2004   Bizarre interview ti....   >>And if you have a book on interview tips and tec....   >>  
22 Jan 2004   Files in the DB   >>  
22 Jan 2004   Files in the DB   Ok. thanks all of you. Good info. I looks like ....   >>  
      Yeah, I was planning on doing some testing, but I ....   >>  
21 Jan 2004   A plea for email add....   sure.   >>  
20 Jan 2004   Anyone know what this is? (MySQL)   >>  
20 Jan 2004   Anyone know what thi....   Great responses ppl. Thanks. Micheal Pryor and ....   >>  
      Konrad > No, any count /group by statement prod....   >>  
      Not a bad thought, though I dont know jack about O....   >>  
19 Jan 2004   Windows versus Linux....   >>turns out it doesn't actually exist... True......   >>  
18 Jan 2004   A more powerful TEXT....   I played around a bit with Javascript and CSS and ....   >>  
   Edit rich text in br....   I believe MS has a pretty spiffy rich text activeX....   >>  
   Windows versus Linux....   I was describing my reactions to 'the facts', not ....   >>  
      Quite annoying in a humours way. A part of me want....   >>  
15 Jan 2004   UI Rant ---forgive m....   Im not a hacker or anything, but I remember hearin....   >>  
13 Jan 2004   Breaking into teachi....   I was a junior lecturer at a college (in europe) f....   >>  
07 Jan 2004   The Worst "Managemen....   Ive had a few good bosses, but they dont make for ....   >>  
   My boss permanently ....   Get a taperecorder. How large is the company? D....   >>  
   Websites - Index Pag....   Ankur >> The problem as I see it, is that these t....   >>  
06 Jan 2004   Will patents stop Li....   Hi hi... how long before we start to discuss strat....   >>  
05 Jan 2004      Well, RedHat is sueing SCO, but thats not patent r....   >>  
   No ASP Comments?   Performance time for this snippet was the same wit....   >>  
04 Jan 2004   Technology ought to ....   Yeah, borland fuxxored delphi marketing all on its....   >>  
   Prototyping tool of ....   How about a HTA... HTML-application for IE5.0 or l....   >>  
03 Jan 2004   Consulting?   Well, I guess it can be many different things, but....   >>  
02 Jan 2004   Open Source OCR Soft....   I believe there are three or four projects that ar....   >>  
01 Jan 2004   Design Decision   Small as the issue is, its really a dilemma, isnt ....   >>  
30 Dec 2003   A coherent Linux str....   Dude.. If it annoys you to the point where you ca....   >>  
      Mmmm, veild name calling. You must be so smart to ....   >>  
29 Dec 2003      >>>Bottom line: is Linux now too big of a market f....   >>  
26 Dec 2003   MySQL or Postgress   By the sound of it, the scalabillity of the langug....   >>  
24 Dec 2003   Latest on SCO/Linux ....   Its been said before but it bares repeating: If th....   >>  
23 Dec 2003      Well, these 65 files are not a part of the lawsuit....   >>  
      It begins to look like thats what they have done. ....   >>  
   Future of straight C....   I thought gnome was written in C? Anyway, there....   >>  
   Why does FogBugz nee....   Hold your horses there fellas.. shipping JSP? You....   >>  
   Internet Optimizer p....   Yeah, its not like you can remove IE, is it? :D   >>  
      Flash is mostly used for adds these days.. atleast....   >>  
22 Dec 2003   Did linux just show ....   I feel I must elaborate on this a bit more. Ste....   >>  
      Well, once its produced, its vapour no longer.   >>  
21 Dec 2003      Actually, I dont have a point as such. I was just ....   >>  
      Stephen, I think you missed my post above. And, su....   >>  
20 Dec 2003      I havent verified this but last I heard its $1500 ....   >>  
      Yes, you can buy a commercial QT license. I think ....   >>  
19 Dec 2003   Did linux just show up on the radar?   >>  
19 Dec 2003      Actually, the choosing of a desktop is a big deal ....   >>  
      OK, Ill spell it out then. Given who Perens is ....   >>  
17 Dec 2003   Defining moment in c....   The invention of the semiconductor. Thats when the....   >>  
   OS dominance   I wonder what the 5% "other" are made up of?   >>  
15 Dec 2003   HTML-stripping mail reader?   >>  
15 Dec 2003   HTML-stripping mail ....   and btw: Im running all three major platforms, but....   >>  
      Thanks guys.. I just hate html mail, spam or no....   >>  
13 Dec 2003   Linux 101   About CD and partitions... are they mounted?   >>  
12 Dec 2003   software copy protec....   Sure, anything can be cracked. Nobody is arguing. ....   >>  
      Regular serial protection would probably work grea....   >>  
09 Dec 2003   What to do whan I do....   Manager > Have a meating with the entire team, wi....   >>  
08 Dec 2003   Eric Raymond and Ric....   John, its not like you can stop people from writin....   >>  
07 Dec 2003   "Low Skill" Rhetoric   I think its because many dont see the amount of pr....   >>  
04 Dec 2003   The knife and the axe   >>  
04 Dec 2003   FrontPage 2003 Vs. D....   I havent tried the latest version of FP either, bu....   >>  
27 Nov 2003   telecommuting proble....   Same situation here basicly. Only, I have probably....   >>  
26 Nov 2003   Wizard-Style Web UI   If the wizard is more than 3 pages I suggest pouri....   >>  
   The relentless march....   Ive ben using linux on servers for some time, as w....   >>  
25 Nov 2003   I hate regular expre....   How about something more SQL like? Replace IN f....   >>  
   Define: bug   I seem to remeber one that goes: Such a big fil....   >>  
24 Nov 2003      Ha ha. Ill try that on my next demo... *** ....   >>  
23 Nov 2003   Application Architec....   This may be a silly suggestion, I dont know. I don....   >>  
22 Nov 2003   GUI design (Linux)   I think this is the completely wrong approach from....   >>  
20 Nov 2003   Webapp GUI design   Anon > good link, but not exactly what I need. ....   >>  
   When Will the 'Sunse....   >>Cringely is a paid troll. That can be said fo....   >>  
19 Nov 2003   Webapp GUI design   >>  
19 Nov 2003   MySQL Gotchas   I use mysql alot too. If you stay within certa....   >>  
   Silly Question: How ....   This is a universal problem I think. It begins ....   >>  
17 Nov 2003   desktop/laptop speak....   Any speakers fit that criteria. Could you be a bit....   >>  
   Software development....   I second vinces advice. The only coders willing to....   >>  
   Interesting Work   Im making this awesome inventory system right now!....   >>  
16 Nov 2003   Need a reasonable da....   Hum, arnet Postgres and Firebird also GPL:ed? I th....   >>  
12 Nov 2003   Key Generators - How....   I believe crackers usually decompile the source to....   >>  
09 Nov 2003   Is there a market fo....   Linux is kind of in a 'no chicken -no egg' place w....   >>  
   Supporting Multiple ....   I dont know of any gaming platforms that support a....   >>  
   Object Oriented VS S....   Well, I dont get to choose much these days, but Id....   >>  
08 Nov 2003   Coding while watchin....   Suer, I watsh TV wihle typign al teh time   >>  
05 Nov 2003   When is open source ....   Ive read this thread 2 times, and I cant figure ou....   >>  
22 Oct 2003   Good home-use laser ....   Lasers are generally much better quality than inkj....   >>  
   Terrorist profiles m....   Has anyone read the programers stone? The logic be....   >>  
21 Oct 2003   overuse of css consi....   I would have to agree that misuse is becomming mor....   >>  
20 Oct 2003   Microsoft to rule in....   I recently came across skype ( www.skype.com ). As....   >>  
   Beta Testers Wanted ....   Being honest here... I DL:ed it and toyed with it....   >>  
17 Oct 2003   Annoying Signup Webp....   >>>Besides, I'm compulsively honest. You must ....   >>  
   How do you Get Thing....   Doing stuff I enjoy doing always has a remarkable,....   >>  
15 Oct 2003   AI again   Dave Hallett >> Ok let me rephrase that. There is....   >>  
      I read recently that apparently the brain has alot....   >>  
14 Oct 2003   skills do you want t....   I want to learn multiplayer game network coding.   >>  
13 Oct 2003   Why does Joel care a....   I have given this alot of thought actually. I my c....   >>  
   Larry Wall half-wron....   On the other hand, if broken pages diddnt render a....   >>  
11 Oct 2003   The Language FOrmerl....   Cola should be safe. No risk of confusion. And the....   >>  
10 Oct 2003   Real and other Media....   Filistijn >> Cheers man. Just what I need!    >>  
09 Oct 2003   Real and other Mediaplayers   >>  
09 Oct 2003      Well, winamp 3.x does suck I was thinking about th....   >>  
03 Oct 2003   Source code for Half....   I got two. One dev box and then a cheap MiniITX 80....   >>  
01 Oct 2003   Probably stupid ASP ....   Maybe Im missing the point, but wouldnt simply inc....   >>  
29 Sep 2003   Software Ill never w....   Actually.. yes, pretty much. Morphic resonance?   >>  
27 Sep 2003   Software Ill never write..   >>  
25 Sep 2003   HTTP Posting of XML ....   Cheers Wayne. I do data modelling and web apps, bu....   >>  
24 Sep 2003      As you just reacently switched Im betting youve go....   >>  
19 Sep 2003   How to get info from....   there are some misunderstanging here. this stage w....   >>  
18 Sep 2003      Yes, apparently it works like a charm. The seminar....   >>  
      A friend of mine works at a firm where they always....   >>  
05 Sep 2003   Localization questio....   Swedish and Dutch software uses ctrl-c / x /v etc ....   >>  
03 Sep 2003   Rant on Linux on the....   Because when you buy MS you are suporting the chur....   >>  
31 Aug 2003   REALLY "low end" con....   PHP Neucleus sounds like what you need. http://nu....   >>  
30 Aug 2003   Unknown file...   You are probably right. I discovred the the file i....   >>  
      No, I ran it from the outside of both router and f....   >>  
29 Aug 2003   Unknown file...   >>  
29 Aug 2003      No wait, anonymous access is turned off.. only two....   >>  
      Nope anonymus access is allowed. No viruses on ....   >>  
27 Aug 2003   Heterogenous environ....   Come to think of it.. Shouldnt it be possible t....   >>  
      There is no real security in diversity in it self.....   >>  
21 Aug 2003   What'd you do with u....   I would reform all school systems in the western w....   >>  
19 Aug 2003   Don't you malloc() m....   I wonder what the hell SCO is thinking. Even if th....   >>  
17 Aug 2003   Oh, no!  Monocu....   The only way linux is going to get that kind of de....   >>  
   Web based database f....   Come to think of it.. doesnt filemaker have some k....   >>  
15 Aug 2003      By the way, you might want to take a look at http....   >>  
      With Dreamweaver Ultradev you can develop in PHP, ....   >>  
14 Aug 2003   MSBlast - I don't un....   It spreads directly from host to host. All you nee....   >>  
13 Aug 2003   Winning the Cookie a....   >>'Cookies are not needed to maintain state, so ei....   >>  
      If we are talking about a session cookie, explain ....   >>  
12 Aug 2003   Web Worm Hits Window....   They have a monopoly on the desktop. Operating sys....   >>  
11 Aug 2003   patents vs copyright....   How is database defined? When I was in college the....   >>  
08 Aug 2003   More SQL   >>  
08 Aug 2003   More SQL   Actually, I couldnt get your idea to work Keith. I....   >>  
      Keith, good spot. You are absolutly right. Thanks.   >>  
06 Aug 2003   sql question   SELECT * FROM tMENU WHERE menu = 'info'; =D    >>  
   what does it take fo....   Beat? Its not like either will sudddenly disappear....   >>  
   OpenGL or DirectX?   Ive only dabbled abit with each of them, but OpenG....   >>  
04 Aug 2003   Web Usability and Te....   Actually, typographic parameters does rarely impac....   >>  
30 Jul 2003   To write from scratc....   Is the architecture solid, with the right code on ....   >>  
   Oh dear - the bigges....   Before win2k I might have agreed. The only problem....   >>  
29 Jul 2003   Sessionbased logins, how secure?   >>  
29 Jul 2003   asp -> php compil....   well, asp2php is a converter... The frontpage sa....   >>  
      A joke surely? or, what exacly would it do?   >>  
   Sessionbased logins,....   So what I gather is: Its safe enough for non-sens....   >>  
   Open source is _not_....   Well, one can bitch an moan about OSS or one can a....   >>  
25 Jul 2003   The future of buying....   While im ranting.. The indie/smaltime music bui....   >>  
      Is snapster supposed to be using a hole in the cop....   >>  
19 Jul 2003   Lingo, Trademarks an....   I dont think you are in any danger leagally. But I....   >>  
   Lingo Website Feedba....   Hey Bill. I took the liberty of playing alittle....   >>  
      Looking alot better. The website wouldnt put me of....   >>  
   Educate reluctant cl....   The internetbanks around here send out a cert on d....   >>  
17 Jul 2003   munich linux redux   Do you really expect someone on this board to have....   >>  
16 Jul 2003   Linux in Munich... D....   IBM is going to make this work. Just to spite MS i....   >>  
15 Jul 2003   Internet Concepts   The web (HTTP) is actually conceptually pretty sim....   >>  
14 Jul 2003   Web UI vs Windows UI   I think webUI are often preferable. One thing that....   >>  
   HTAs..Tell me more   Thanks for the info everyone. Just what I needed.   >>  
11 Jul 2003   HTAs..Tell me more   >>  
11 Jul 2003   ASP Basics   Then again, maybe not. You were not looking for a ....   >>  
      I dont no anything about it, but Ive heard that XU....   >>  
04 Jul 2003   Dangerous Competitor....   The problem with OSS is the same as its main stren....   >>  
01 Jul 2003   Datamadel for scheduling   >>  
01 Jul 2003   Datamadel for schedu....   DOH. Thanks. I diddnt realise that if every ....   >>  
30 Jun 2003   Windows Server vs. L....   Yeah, the kids use it alot. My favorite word fr....   >>  
      Wasnt this supposed to be about servers? I th....   >>  
26 Jun 2003   Study on Open Source....   Yes, make your code public and thousands of besser....   >>  
04 Jun 2003   ASP/Access or PHP/My....   Access is limited to 64 simultaneus connections. I....   >>  
02 Jun 2003   Runtime revolution   >>  
02 Jun 2003   Runtime revolution   Screenshots, check out the one of the distributioo....   >>  
17 May 2003   Matrix Reloaded - on....   I liked it. If i understood the last minutes corre....   >>  
27 Apr 2003   Smoking   Im smoking now but a few years ago I managed to st....   >>  
23 Apr 2003   Internet cache   Every link clicked is stored in a *.dat file that ....   >>  
16 Apr 2003   What to do about sle....   Sure its does.. its just a matter of dosage   >>  
11 Apr 2003   Swith to Linux   I would like to thank someone too.   >>  
04 Apr 2003   Dealing with obstina....   Certain people can only code well if they can do i....   >>  
   Server Naming Scheme....   Interesting how these names can stick.. A few yea....   >>  
11 Mar 2003   Laptop recommendatio....   I dont know if these models are available with the....   >>  
02 Mar 2003   Why should Joel want....   ...so he can sell it to a spammer and make $100 an....   >>  
26 Feb 2003   HTML -> TIFF gene....   I know little about these things, but why not take....   >>  
25 Feb 2003   Future of the heavyweights   >>  
17 Feb 2003   Worst interviewer ev....   Saying that the US is not a democracy, but a Repub....   >>  
      'that new fangled object oriented stuff' I actu....   >>  
   Is the Microsoft shi....   The MS ship might be taking on water but I imagine....   >>  
16 Feb 2003   Acess woes   'The implication is that if you don't understand r....   >>