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Number of Comments: 668
Number of Words: 52,994
First Comment: 20 Jun 2003
Final Comment: 01 Sep 2004

Number of Topics Posted: 15
First Topic: 20 Jun 2003
Latest Topic: 28 Aug 2004
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01 Sep 2004   Baby coming, Changin....   As parent, I highly recommend getting 4-doors. Of....   >>  
   If Java doesn't have....   Hehe..  so they say "...special null referenc....   >>  
      Sure..  but it's also pretty stupid to have a....   >>  
      Sure it is...  it's an implementation detail ....   >>  
      Two words: Leaky Abstraction. It should be call....   >>  
31 Aug 2004   Sharing a nifty tric....   I have a full directory of ported Unix tools for W....   >>  
30 Aug 2004   What motivates you t....   'Boredom/wanting a distraction and also it is a g....   >>  
   How Laundry destroye....   No luck with the freezer trick...  or any oth....   >>  
28 Aug 2004   How Laundry destroyed my Harddrive   >>  
28 Aug 2004   The API is king   'Speaking of which, what about MacOS X? Did Apple ....   >>  
26 Aug 2004   microsoft.com redesi....   'Firefox, I just think it's very sad that this is ....   >>  
25 Aug 2004   Correctly developed ....   What I find funny is that nobody finds this to be ....   >>  
   Do you know what I w....   'At one point, quite some time ago, they said tha....   >>  
   Building a Wiki   "a difference in opinion" -- Every 5 minutes!!!   >>  
24 Aug 2004   Technology Review on....   'It is simply that they want to gain in the deskto....   >>  
23 Aug 2004   Manual vs. Automatic....   What's with the 'futuristic' butt fugly cars?!? (....   >>  
22 Aug 2004   advertisement blocki....   Firefox with the ad block extension is FAR superio....   >>  
20 Aug 2004   ASP (classic) framew....   Crackhead, Did you actually look through the re....   >>  
19 Aug 2004   ASP (classic) frameworks and libraries   >>  
19 Aug 2004   Production/Testing Databases w/ SQL Server   >>  
19 Aug 2004      Crackhead, Have you actually tried typing 'ASP'....   >>  
16 Aug 2004   Learning the basic a....   Don't.  Get a library.   >>  
   Garbage Collection M....   Holy crap...  give the guy a break!   >>  
      I agree with all the motivations, especially the f....   >>  
08 Aug 2004   Client side validati....   'My partner insists on having client and server si....   >>  
04 Aug 2004   Question configuring....   'However, the app that you need to use to copy mp3....   >>  
03 Aug 2004   Searching for <ot....   Google doesn't INDEX the characters "<" or ">....   >>  
02 Aug 2004   Making Linux a playe....   'The concept of 'if you need to fix Linux, you can....   >>  
      'No. Linux is for dopes who could never master Win....   >>  
      You don't have to edit open source code (ie fork) ....   >>  
      And to return to the original poster: 'People t....   >>  
      'Find CM, tell me what I can do with Linux, that I....   >>  
   a long, rambling, in....   Here I sit, at home, on the BC Day Holiday, fixing....   >>  
01 Aug 2004   Longhorn Visual Basi....   Well there will not be a VB 7.0..  which I be....   >>  
      'I assume that Microsoft will release a version of....   >>  
30 Jul 2004   PHP setLocale() and ....   Do a: var_dump($locale_info); and see what i....   >>  
   Word Sucks   Here's the thing, Word crashed for you all the tim....   >>  
29 Jul 2004   Why you shouldn't st....   Bored: Post'm here... Philo isn't giving us ....   >>  
   HTTP header continua....   Most HTTP client implementations will wrap lines a....   >>  
   Unicode   'Actually, a multi-byte character string in Window....   >>  
      UNICODE in Win32 isn't not UTF-16 it's UCS-2. UCS....   >>  
   rant: why centrino i....   It sounds like Michael got sucked in! Any company....   >>  
   How do you use sourc....   There's a Mac GUI CVS client... it's at http://ww....   >>  
28 Jul 2004      Ouch. Source code control isn't too hard. I us....   >>  
27 Jul 2004   Polish me no Patents   Microsoft seems to be getting the shaft from that ....   >>  
   Open Source = no rig....   'So, if you create a software system that manages ....   >>  
26 Jul 2004   Code Beautifier for ASP?   >>  
26 Jul 2004   My users have threat....   'Is this kind of crap normal with shareware?!' ....   >>  
   Open Source = no rig....   'we can't sell to developers because they can code....   >>  
      and of course, what isn't free has been pirated..&....   >>  
      I actually find it funny that nobody seems to real....   >>  
      'What it gets down to is that software is probably....   >>  
      ' However, I MOST CERTAINLY am telling you that th....   >>  
      'This happens when you're dealing with smart peopl....   >>  
      'The real money is building the custom systems tha....   >>  
      'But after some time they found an open-source alt....   >>  
      This is kind of ridiculous fear-mongering isn't it....   >>  
      Open Source is a pretty wide reaching term. Are y....   >>  
   Bzzzt!   'I don't have a problem with the browser rejecting....   >>  
   Web page size still ....   'Usually only on static pages though.' Err... ....   >>  
      Perhaps everyone who has posted here so far misses....   >>  
24 Jul 2004   Why to never use sen....   I think I'm going to get a personalized license pl....   >>  
23 Jul 2004   Frameworks - Still r....   Java has alot of frameworks... .NET is slow to ga....   >>  
   Daylight Saving Time   Use OS functions...  I'm sure both Symbian an....   >>  
   We were WRONG about ....   'Sun has both hardware and software and just like ....   >>  
22 Jul 2004   pet projects that fi....   Java was designed to run the firmware of washing m....   >>  
   We were WRONG about ....   Soem choice quotes from said article: 'saw sale....   >>  
21 Jul 2004   best thing about IE   'Best thing about IE is rendering speed, plain and....   >>  
20 Jul 2004   Indentation   'I've found, however, that once I've used a langua....   >>  
      'I never said anyone who uses an IDE is deluded, I....   >>  
      I prefer: if ( x == 3 ) y = 2 ; else y = 3 ; ....   >>  
   specify From: addres....   I do this in Eudora. Just create multiple email ac....   >>  
19 Jul 2004   I don't save email f....   I have every email I've ever sent since 1996. I h....   >>  
   Open Source is good   In theory, you should get better support by paying....   >>  
17 Jul 2004   PHP and references   'Yeah, I know, that still involves the overhead of....   >>  
16 Jul 2004   PHP Weirdness   No problem.  Class names in PHP are case-inse....   >>  
      I hate debugging MySQL SQL statements...  the....   >>  
      You need a few 'AS' sprinkled around... as in: ....   >>  
      Dude, the name of your class is Newcolumn but your....   >>  
      And there's a little trick if you still want those....   >>  
      Take out the blocks.. you're evaling....   >>  
      You never did mention what the contents of the fil....   >>  
      It should work -- done it before.  Also a few....   >>  
   PHP and references   The typical way to write that is: $object1 =& $....   >>  
15 Jul 2004   Python for a commerc....   PHP supports COM on Windows as well.   >>  
      PHP may not have decent email handling capabilitie....   >>  
   Better Windows Explo....   The screenshot is available on the homepage before....   >>  
      Why I don't install or download Total Commander.......   >>  
   Refunds   'I am inclined to say that, since there is a 30-da....   >>  
   Javascript Compatibi....   'Blech. Why not just open the image blow-up in the....   >>  
      '1) Is it worth my trouble to try and do things in....   >>  
14 Jul 2004   RAII vs. Java   Reference counting is all good until you have mult....   >>  
13 Jul 2004   On Eudora   I use Eudora all the time -- I'd love to try somet....   >>  
   Mozilla Flaw Runs Ar....   The main reason, I believe, that Apache 1.3.x is s....   >>  
      'What if the code passed >>  
      Pretty clearly mozilla was doing the "right-thing"....   >>  
   Coding Standards   'Almost Anon, no it was not necessary. Maybe that'....   >>  
      I worked for a really really big company that shal....   >>  
      You must not look at much 3rd party Java or PHP co....   >>  
      '@'s are nonsensical to me. Perhaps they're cues ....   >>  
      +++the braces are in the correct places. +++ 'of ....   >>  
      Ever try and read a long post in these forums wher....   >>  
   The Coffee Test   I work for CoffeeGeek.com...  enough said?&nb....   >>  
   Old farts lack respe....   Well... crap... PHP5 was just released today! ....   >>  
      'I test drove 8 different CMS's for my site and fi....   >>  
      Shhhhhh....  I figured one day someone would ....   >>  
      'I don't have quite the library built up that you ....   >>  
      'huge class library in a single file' I never s....   >>  
      I must admit though, when developing in another en....   >>  
      You need to drop bystander from your name now...   >>  
      'And I pronounce this thread officially dead!' ....   >>  
      'I have to say that lately PHP is my favorite-of-t....   >>  
      'If you look at the RAII thread, it was that sa..w....   >>  
      'How is it subjective to state that if you're tryi....   >>  
      'I started this thread because I see a LOT of this....   >>  
   Just out of curiosit....   Why would you want a CLIENT-SIDE solution? SERVER....   >>  
   .Net market share   Come on people, 73.5% of statistics are made up on....   >>  
   Mixing languages...   I work in 3 fairly different environments everyday....   >>  
   RAII vs. Java   'when [what is believed to be] the last pointer.......   >>  
      'A java application can just as easily leak memory....   >>  
      Sid, You're still doing manual memory managemen....   >>  
      The huge difference between Java and C++ programme....   >>  
11 Jul 2004   K&R. Great book,....   In C, you're pretty damn safe with pointer sizes. ....   >>  
08 Jul 2004   initialzing an array....   'It is C++ and I used the pass by reference sugges....   >>  
      Perhaps a typedef would help. Is this C or C++?....   >>  
07 Jul 2004   Objection to XP (ext....   All of software development can summed up in one p....   >>  
   Was IE 4 a rewrite   I think the 'rewrite' part was all about the embed....   >>  
   How are file formats....   Microsoft does make available the details of the f....   >>  
   Password attacks by ....   One possibly it to try and delay the attackers. W....   >>  
05 Jul 2004   Hungerian standard+J....   I hate underscores and I hate Hungerian notation!   >>  
   How does the RIAA id....   'Of course this is quite remarkably given that his....   >>  
01 Jul 2004   Just. for web server....   'Our current policy is that no web servers are all....   >>  
29 Jun 2004   Asymmetric encryptio....   Yes, Asymmetric encryption is slow.  SSL, for....   >>  
28 Jun 2004   Anyone have positive....   I met my current employer online via Usenet (it wa....   >>  
27 Jun 2004   event-driven php web....   In order to return users to the correct location I....   >>  
25 Jun 2004   Linux at work?   Windows XP for Workstations Linux (Debian) Develo....   >>  
24 Jun 2004   New Lingo Beta   'Don't good languages get augmented rather than ha....   >>  
   Maps and Multiple De....   Microsoft has an application called Streets and Tr....   >>  
   Best IDE for HCI (GU....   Givem' Freakin' Visual Basic... (For the record....   >>  
   Web Application Deve....   'Another issue to deal with is having to flipping ....   >>  
   MySQL license with f....   PHP uses the LGPL version.  And they are work....   >>  
      It should be noted that GPL only covers derivative....   >>  
23 Jun 2004   so after the api war....   The virtual machine appears to be the way to go on....   >>  
   Apple's iPod   'Just an MP3 player, these things are a dime a doz....   >>  
   CVS : impossible to ....   Olivier, '1/ it's slow (tortoise has to check a....   >>  
   More API wars (sorry....   'but realized at some point it couldn't be done' ....   >>  
      Microsoft has really made some serious mistakes wi....   >>  
22 Jun 2004   Linux distribution   You mean http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ ?? *gri....   >>  
   Xbox 2 will not be b....   'MS did so deliberately to screw people' Just b....   >>  
21 Jun 2004      *Historically* backwards compatibility for game sy....   >>  
   The RedHat Enterpris....   To Huh... he said 93% *margin* not market... Red....   >>  
      'then what to make of the 93% margin RedHat posts ....   >>  
19 Jun 2004   Distributing Joel's ....   'Graceful degradation.' It would if someone wou....   >>  
18 Jun 2004   Making web applications work better   >>  
18 Jun 2004      Firefox with XUL is only 5MB... it's a pretty imp....   >>  
   Would compiled Javas....   'How do you do compiled javascript without introdu....   >>  
   Making web applicati....   Andrew Burton: 'Can't you sort of do that now with....   >>  
   Joel's plea for cont....   Mozilla has something equivalent to contentEditabl....   >>  
   Saving the API: Shou....   Main misconception about the Windows API: 'I thin....   >>  
   DHTML   'Well, I know Javascript and showed up earlier, bu....   >>  
      I believe DHTML pre-dates CSS.  So really DHT....   >>  
17 Jun 2004   Firefox - First Go   The *only* reason I don't switch to Firefox entire....   >>  
   "New API is HTML", b....   'I don't think that's the case--the 399,000,000 pe....   >>  
   CVS : I can't imagin....   For big operations, you might want to consider usi....   >>  
16 Jun 2004   "New API is HTML", b....   I think you miss the point; the new API is HTML an....   >>  
   perhaps slightly lig....   ..or use onKeyUp..  I love Javascript...   >>  
      The reason the value appears to be one-behind is t....   >>  
      Try adding the "return true;" to the onChange line....   >>  
      Try this: >>  
      The onKeyPress event expects a return value. True....   >>  
15 Jun 2004   "Trivial" Things   Our company runs a popular website -- we get hits ....   >>  
   CVS : I can't imagin....   It doesn't sound crazy to me! I'd make one chan....   >>  
      I'm a one-man shop, essentially. I started using ....   >>  
14 Jun 2004   Video Capture?   Rule #1 of marketing -- don't name your company or....   >>  
   Today's Provocative ....   How about: Login / Logout I'm surprised it ....   >>  
   Windows CVS Clients   TortoiseCVS stands out.  It's just a shell ex....   >>  
   PHP Email   The mail() function works on any platform -- assum....   >>  
11 Jun 2004   JOS Disaster recover....   The board isn't going anywhere -- whether or not J....   >>  
   Got an internet acce....   I heard about this a few weeks ago but this postin....   >>  
08 Jun 2004   Website Removes Brow....   What browser are you using?  In IE or Firebir....   >>  
   Monumental Incompete....   From reading withheld's first (linked) post, he mi....   >>  
07 Jun 2004   XP Unzip like WinZip....   How do you do that with the left-hand folder tree ....   >>  
      God I hate zip folders; it's on my long list of an....   >>  
   Is the tide now goin....   'Where is the automated bug reporting systems for ....   >>  
03 Jun 2004   what an article!   I agree with Dennis (we agree on almost everything....   >>  
   using opaque primary....   'The argument being that if an entity does not hav....   >>  
      I think it would still be in 3rd (or 2nd) normal f....   >>  
      'From what I know of the relational model, primary....   >>  
   sounding off: Linux ....   'So why not recognize that and realize we're all i....   >>  
      What newbie downloads the source to do an install?....   >>  
      MySQL has a nice Windows installer...  why th....   >>  
02 Jun 2004   Windows based Email ....   Eudora   >>  
   The rise of .NET   'Although, the thought of supporting production Mi....   >>  
01 Jun 2004   Why does Windows nee....   'Shouldn't a reboot be part of any major patch *an....   >>  
31 May 2004   Good email services   RP, I believe everyone is telling you to ditch the....   >>  
      The best solution was mentioned above... use your....   >>  
   Effects of "Anti-GMa....   'yea, but how many is too many?' Fine. Ban all....   >>  
      What I don't understand is why everyone is for reg....   >>  
      Email is like sending a postcard... whomever proc....   >>  
30 May 2004   Are you a less produ....   'Are you a less productive programmer since you go....   >>  
26 May 2004   Drive letter issues ....   Our production Linux box is never rebooted. That'....   >>  
   I knew it   Actually, it sounds like Novell is slowing them do....   >>  
21 May 2004   unindented HTML   I can't work with non-indented HTML (in my templat....   >>  
   My tech crystall bal....   'It was called the electric motor, and once you ha....   >>  
      'But still, most people start their computing live....   >>  
      'Really, though, Apple has been rumoured to have a....   >>  
      'Most people don't care that they can get Linux/Op....   >>  
      To the original poster: 'People write books wit....   >>  
      'Microsoft gives the average consumer, and average....   >>  
   Backwards Interface?   'Never tried the McGriddle.' The McGriddle is h....   >>  
      'Actually I always think of the 2nd window as the ....   >>  
   VB and C   'On hand, part of me was hoping everyone would say....   >>  
20 May 2004   Caching "large" amou....   blaZiT, I do something quite similar to that on....   >>  
19 May 2004   Why so few computer ....   I grab the occasional Wired magazine when I'm trav....   >>  
18 May 2004   Are there any .Net c....   I have an application running in the background ri....   >>  
   Why disable right-cl....   'Some people do it to try to keep viewers from sav....   >>  
   Leaked personal data....   Wow blank, that's quite the strawman argument you'....   >>  
17 May 2004   Programmed Death for....   'I'm personally going to be most annoyed if PDAs g....   >>  
      'The problem with a PDA/Cell phone is how to shink....   >>  
   How do You prefere t....   I prefer to download.  Shipping is a bitch.   >>  
15 May 2004   Thoughts on decent l....   Have you seen Perl?  It's really not surprisi....   >>  
   What to download?   ----'No thank you! I'd rather stick to having sex ....   >>  
13 May 2004   MS Office Moving Bac....   I completely agree..  Microsoft is going way ....   >>  
12 May 2004   Is it worth building....   'With each computer I've built from scratch (3 of ....   >>  
      BTW.. to answer the original posters question! ....   >>  
      'you equate building your own computer with buying....   >>  
      Rob, You seem to equate _purchasing_ a computer....   >>  
      I always 'build' but I certainly don't put it toge....   >>  
   Ericsson P900, or an....   'I protect my current phone using a transparent pl....   >>  
      do you know which carriers have this device? ....   >>  
      Yes and Yes.   >>  
      I have a Sony Ericsson P800 and I own an IPAQ so I....   >>  
11 May 2004   Is it possible to ha....   'Is it possible to have two certificates on the sa....   >>  
   Mono makes me wanna ....   The Mono project has always had unbelievable momen....   >>  
   SD/MMC to Sony Memor....   I think he's trying to avoid having to purchase a ....   >>  
10 May 2004   Compatibility and Op....   'but right now it's in 486+ asm' Those who don'....   >>  
09 May 2004   Absolute Confusion w....   Two words: corrupt disk?   >>  
   Questions for the ca....   'Sathyaish, to put this bluntly, posting 5 questio....   >>  
08 May 2004   Do you use Active De....   Always the first thing I turn off.   >>  
   Does commissioning a....   'Trying to stay strictly objective, what is your o....   >>  
   Initializing Entity ....   'Actually 3 is not an option because there will be....   >>  
05 May 2004   Open Sourcers: What'....   'Me: 'No it's made by this company that names ever....   >>  
01 May 2004   Accessing DBMS remot....   'I don't know enough about the capabilities of eac....   >>  
30 Apr 2004   Give Work Away?   'Where are the graphic designers or user interface....   >>  
   The Traps of Linux......   My question is: Why would anyone write a 10 chapte....   >>  
      I didn't read the entire thing but as far as I got....   >>  
28 Apr 2004   Google - Microsoft b....   'Anyone who develops on Longhorn will find it very....   >>  
   teaching programming....   'In most universities the classes have accompanyin....   >>  
   Why the use of vitua....   'I use to think virtualised OS platforms were used....   >>  
   Version control for ....   Subversion handles binary files like CVS handles t....   >>  
26 Apr 2004   C++ is faster than J....   Assembler is (by definition) not portable.   >>  
24 Apr 2004   Application Developm....   Damn Philo...  spot on.   >>  
      'I been taking the core of his questions to be: is....   >>  
23 Apr 2004   General Public Licen....   www.redhat.com www.novell.com www.zend.com www.....   >>  
   Application developm....   And one last thing Doc, We are all mostly profe....   >>  
      Jason, If you actually want to explain what you....   >>  
      Here I go, feeding the troll again! Layman's la....   >>  
      'I'm not saying to re-invent the bulb' just that ....   >>  
   code on a whiteboard   Writing _real_ code, on paper, in exams, sucks... ....   >>  
      Thank you! Somebody had to say it... I don't....   >>  
   If not, why not ?   I think all programmers have, at one time, gone of....   >>  
      James, have you tried FORTH? The syntax and 'way'....   >>  
22 Apr 2004   CSS Formatting vs Ta....   We use a hybrid approach because pure CSS formatti....   >>  
21 Apr 2004   cvs setup in linux   # apt-get install cvs ...you are using debian r....   >>  
20 Apr 2004   Video Game Programmi....   'To compare the two industries is a waste of time.....   >>  
      Games: Harder.   >>  
17 Apr 2004   Compiler warnings   'it should give an error when I assign an invalid ....   >>  
16 Apr 2004   Should source contro....   'For some reason it really turns my stomach to hav....   >>  
   Monolithic Function   Thanks Dennis... I was going to point out the abs....   >>  
      BTW, Dennis's idea is a really good one... split ....   >>  
      'It could be that someone could code a batch app t....   >>  
      '1.) There is no 'Save Customer' RPC. The 'New C....   >>  
      I'm not sure why everyone is making this out to be....   >>  
15 Apr 2004   Object design questi....   How I design classes is that every object has a De....   >>  
   How to open ppt from....   On the server, change the MIME type for ppt files ....   >>  
12 Apr 2004   ^C - ^V Everywhere. ....   Roose, Wow. You really do learn something new ....   >>  
10 Apr 2004   Is Perl the only scr....   I was a PERL programmer. I used CPAN modules to s....   >>  
08 Apr 2004   "Forgot Password" We....   'use that to lookup their record and send the user....   >>  
      'Good idea. Say, what's your email address? No rea....   >>  
      Ask only for the email address; the username is re....   >>  
   Keyboard Rant   'Do Windows developers use some sort of virtual de....   >>  
   Faking pass-by-value....   'The standard does not specify how a string class ....   >>  
      'Preference?' If you use something like the STL....   >>  
07 Apr 2004   SSL Port - is it alw....   In addition, you can put some code in the default ....   >>  
   C# Class Library Fil....   'I'm w/you. I inherited a C# project with every c....   >>  
06 Apr 2004      Occasionally; but only if the subclasses (or super....   >>  
   If I ran Gmail, I wo....   'It might be interesting to look at how the econom....   >>  
05 Apr 2004   Stallman is The Anti....   It's now April 4th...  April fools day is lon....   >>  
02 Apr 2004   2 offers, which one ....   'The consulting company is 100% travel, it appears....   >>  
   Java—what's the poin....   'Under certian conditions Java is way faster than ....   >>  
01 Apr 2004   Talking to the Fox   'I’m a little uncomfortable asking a technical que....   >>  
   Recommend a reliable....   'I can punt my shared Linux server a $30/mo.' W....   >>  
30 Mar 2004   cultural implication....   My Daughter has a very unique name and I was able ....   >>  
   Xbox 2 compatibility....   'Are you kidding? There are console emulators all....   >>  
      'DirectX is a hardware abstraction layer. I don't....   >>  
29 Mar 2004      'Maybe it's just me, but I just don't have much tr....   >>  
      ' I just wanted to not have to hook two systems up....   >>  
      'I recently purchased an X-Box (after it dropped t....   >>  
      'I thought Microsoft tried to convince game vendor....   >>  
      'In fact I'm pretty sure that the way the PS2 achi....   >>  
      'Microsoft actually launches has a hard drive, one....   >>  
      'Wht is NGage a mistake? I would love to have one!....   >>  
   binary xml - just sa....   'You may have one parser, but that's just another ....   >>  
      'Sure -- but in that case it is a small matter of ....   >>  
      'But, in a world of computer-to-computer transmiss....   >>  
      'You can't get metadata with a binary format?' ....   >>  
      'As a minor variant of your idea, removing the nee....   >>  
      I think the XML standard could be easily extended ....   >>  
25 Mar 2004   Drowning in one's co....   Such a methodolgy wouldn't figure out this site: h....   >>  
24 Mar 2004   Exceptions revisited   I disagree! The function name is 'ReadFully' wh....   >>  
   Drowning in one's co....   'I'm interested what others think of this phenomen....   >>  
19 Mar 2004   If you can't beat em....   AOL has no future; why would Microsoft want to buy....   >>  
   Elegant error handli....   I like the way that the Symbian OS handles errors.....   >>  
18 Mar 2004   How Do You Use Your ....   Same problem!  I still end up using (plain) I....   >>  
      I don't have a big back stack but that's because I....   >>  
17 Mar 2004   Follow shortcuts in ....   MS says 'Any valid Windows 2000 local path'. That....   >>  
      Under NTFS you can create both hard and symbolic l....   >>  
15 Mar 2004   seeking career advic....   '...EJB,MQSeries, enterprise level technologies, a....   >>  
13 Mar 2004   I just got this message from Quicktime...   >>  
11 Mar 2004   I've been blogged...   'I have a blog' Found it. ;)    >>  
   Building Text Parser....   'If you have a c compiler on your platform, you ca....   >>  
10 Mar 2004      In a few weeks, I need to write a parser in C++ fo....   >>  
   AUTORUN woes on USB ....   EXPLORER.EXE has a number of commandline switches ....   >>  
09 Mar 2004   Windows NT for G5 re....   Doubtful. Microsoft has enough time with driver i....   >>  
   Access or SQL server   Access doesn't scale.  I've run websites on i....   >>  
   Software for Seniors   There is an application for Linux built around Moz....   >>  
07 Mar 2004   Recently Discovered ....   I run Linux and I don't plan on patching the syste....   >>  
   The integration of c....   It's been my observation that most computer savy p....   >>  
06 Mar 2004   app research   I use Eudora!  It's not dead yet...    >>  
02 Mar 2004   Top Twelve Tips for ....   I'd like to add one point: For the love of God,....   >>  
   On a lighter note...   I second Continuum... I just started playing it a....   >>  
   What is NULL   'Stay away from empty strings!!! People use them t....   >>  
27 Feb 2004   Any solution to decr....   17Ghz!?!...  wow... where I can get one of th....   >>  
   Hardware usability   What's a floppy drive?   >>  
26 Feb 2004   Suggestions of best ....   Well I just downloaded Boa Constructor (see my pre....   >>  
25 Feb 2004   Python for Windows development?   >>  
25 Feb 2004   Python for Windows d....   I downloaded Boa Constructor (along with Python, w....   >>  
      I need to be able to do some complex networking as....   >>  
   Why are .NET strings....   I've read that too.  I'm sure .NET does somet....   >>  
      'The problem is not that they are immutable, but t....   >>  
   Best argument agains....   '...in most cases, a myth.' I totally agree on ....   >>  
      'The reward has stood unclaimed for 3 years now.' ....   >>  
   HTML, CR,LFs vs LFs   'No, I'm not interested in gzip I simply want to ....   >>  
   If without else, bad....   Parameters are evaluated right-to-left. When I ha....   >>  
      My style is all about readibility and simplicity.&....   >>  
      'To Almost: ( if ever someone's still listening)' ....   >>  
24 Feb 2004   Naming conventions f....   I agree... you certainly would call things Comman....   >>  
   Boolean expression U....   I definately agree on the textbox thing. Whatever....   >>  
   Is there a name for ....   'The third is when they start grokking templates a....   >>  
      I have an unreasonable dislike for public data mem....   >>  
   Shold learn XSLT?   'Is WAP still used? :)' Probably not. I had a ....   >>  
      The only limitation with this model is that once y....   >>  
      I guess what has got me is that I've seen alot of ....   >>  
      I still don't understand the point of XSLT... may....   >>  
   HTML, CR,LFs vs LFs   ...and classic Mac OS only uses CR for line ending....   >>  
      Ahh.  Sorry.  Generally storage space is....   >>  
      'I couldn't care less about rendering time, bandwi....   >>  
      Most web host configurations automatically gzip al....   >>  
   If without else, bad....   I could either way on that example; in fact I prob....   >>  
      Although, to be honest, I'd still prefer: while....   >>  
      I knew someone would post that!  I am, with t....   >>  
      I might take this to a logical extreme... I'll re....   >>  
      'Personally I find it more readable to test precon....   >>  
      ' I also avoid {}, but in two lines: if(XXX) ....   >>  
      Does anyone else but me avoid the extra { } on one....   >>  
   Ultralights   I don't have an ultralight but I do have a mini-no....   >>  
23 Feb 2004   Subversion hits version 1.0   >>  
23 Feb 2004   Menu UI   I see nothing wrong with option #1.  I hate m....   >>  
   Could .net fail?   'The only thing that holds C# back is that it was ....   >>  
20 Feb 2004   .Net linker redux   >>  
20 Feb 2004   .Net linker redux   'But if you tried to go a la carte, then you're ri....   >>  
19 Feb 2004   Finding a good algor....   Metrowerk's Codewarrior uses the disk serial numbe....   >>  
18 Feb 2004      Once you have an MD5 library (check your email) th....   >>  
      I use an MD5 hash in the registration for my appli....   >>  
   Please delete with p....   According to IMDB, 'A Perfect Murder' is not the m....   >>  
   How do I break the p....   'Somehow the idea of reusability got attached to o....   >>  
   Design Decision No.3   Haven't you guys ever heard of version 1.0! I....   >>  
17 Feb 2004   NAT IP ICS   'why am i being told stuff which ive explained I a....   >>  
16 Feb 2004      Only the computer connected directly to your Inter....   >>  
   Uses for a PDA   I have a SonyEricsson P800 Smartphone and I use it....   >>  
   Let Java Go.   I'd also like to point out that Linux MAN pages ar....   >>  
      Java needs to go the way of Unix. You can't call ....   >>  
13 Feb 2004   svchost.exe-3530f672....   Yeah, I meant decrease...   >>  
12 Feb 2004      The prefetch directory contains data that Windows ....   >>  
   Cognitive Science Qu....   I took an introductory Cognitive Science course at....   >>  
   Dim statement As Ann....   When I designed my own basic dialect (for compiler....   >>  
11 Feb 2004   Software product ide....   I agree with the post about distributing Acrobat r....   >>  
10 Feb 2004   Have to Break Compat....   It's happened to all of us!   >>  
   System DOA   Did you try returning it?!?   >>  
09 Feb 2004   Firebird 0.8 -> F....   'They've stated that Firefox should be the final n....   >>  
   Why does the boot pr....   'I find W2K horrendoously slow. XP is probably twi....   >>  
      I just purchased a new machine (P4 2.6gz, 1GB ram,....   >>  
   "Our main focus is t....   Fat Albert, Then how to you explain U.S. Patent....   >>  
07 Feb 2004   Is goto dead?   Like sjf, I haven't used a goto since the line num....   >>  
      I think you can get all the effects of goto with s....   >>  
06 Feb 2004   Moved my Hard Drive.....   Check in the device manager (Control Panel -> Syst....   >>  
05 Feb 2004   What's the daily spa....   'On the other hand, downloading something (like a ....   >>  
      We should future proof the design and make it so t....   >>  
      'So far, the only 'serving end' solution that does....   >>  
   Best email/newsgroup....   Proud member of DAMN: Nude Mothers Against Dyslexi....   >>  
   Stopping viruses   I run Eudora and it installs a shell extension so ....   >>  
04 Feb 2004   What is Hacking the ....   I've pumped out some extremely terrible code under....   >>  
   Two Thumbs Down for ....   'I have never used the installer everyone hates. ....   >>  
03 Feb 2004      I've said it once: http://discuss.fogcreek.com/jo....   >>  
   Restoring Sessions (....   On additional comment: You can test to see if t....   >>  
      'I don't think this is a real problem, myself, but....   >>  
      'I need to avoid cookies since there are so many b....   >>  
      'How do you _maintain_ a session across an entire ....   >>  
   How to d'load an EXE....   'Are you positive URLMON is _that_ sophisticated, ....   >>  
      'but still no way to force URLMON.DLL to ignore th....   >>  
      'OK, I'll just write a generic update.exe, that ta....   >>  
02 Feb 2004   DVDs and customer ab....   I hadn't noticed too many DVD's with previews last....   >>  
   How to d'load an EXE....   'How much time did you ever spend doing support fo....   >>  
      'We do because experience shows that we get things....   >>  
      '... which isn't going to help us much, since we d....   >>  
      Just me (Sir to you) >> ... but they can not follo....   >>  
   Advice needed: print....   'I don't think PDF is feasible. The users print t....   >>  
      Write to PDF, get users to print that.   >>  
   definition of "Kille....   I don't know, I think of 'Killer Application' as b....   >>  
30 Jan 2004   Management problem f....   If your current employees can't do UI, hire some w....   >>  
29 Jan 2004   My Adventures with o....   I agree with JS. BTW, a little research would h....   >>  
   Progressive intrusio....   Give out demo keys rather than a fixed trial perio....   >>  
      '>> Occasionally, pop an ad in front of the user. ....   >>  
      This sounds too complicated! A user might not com....   >>  
   Runtime blues... Jav....   I have an SDK that uses some Java tools. The SDK ....   >>  
28 Jan 2004   Home Web Server - wh....   I dunno, but my Apache error log is filled with at....   >>  
23 Jan 2004   Dual Monitor display....   Hydravision (comes with the ATI drivers) solves th....   >>  
22 Jan 2004   basic db question   'well, in code, i'd rather look at resultSet['gr....   >>  
   Files in the DB   Actually the default configuration of MySQL is 1MB....   >>  
   How Does GPL Work wi....   Herbert, If dynamic linking was allowed than al....   >>  
   "Unix culture values....   'I like that idea for a spare time project. How d....   >>  
21 Jan 2004   How Does GPL Work wi....   'I have rather neurotically pursued this issue on ....   >>  
   Why 'win'word and no....   Win XP Pro.. typed My Documents at the prompt and ....   >>  
   "Unix culture values....   Not to mention the unix directory structure: /e....   >>  
   Home Brew PVR update....   'Never had the ROI for me considering subscription....   >>  
      I currently have my computer set to record every e....   >>  
20 Jan 2004      I had an older All-in-wonder card (Rage series) an....   >>  
      'Linux with the All in Wonder?' Last I checked,....   >>  
      I recently purchased SnapStream Beyond TV which is....   >>  
19 Jan 2004   Please enter... with....   'So the user spends a week trying to figure out wh....   >>  
      Philo, As I said, I 'prevent any non-numbers fr....   >>  
      When I code to accept credit cards, I fix the fiel....   >>  
   Home electronics ran....   'Newsflash to Sony: the consumer is the one who p....   >>  
      My DVD player can read PAL encoded disks and recod....   >>  
      Whenever you run one component through another (es....   >>  
17 Jan 2004   Internet Explorer: B....   I agree with sjf! I think the problem with MD....   >>  
   Is PHP viable for a ....   *cough* 'Normally I'd whip this up in C#/ASP.NET, ....   >>  
15 Jan 2004   Favorite Soft Drink ....   Coke, Coke Slurpees, Corn Nuts... But now I'm o....   >>  
   Vancouver BC?   JOS night?  Yeah sure...