Wow, how long has it actually been. Bad, bad, bad !!! Ok let's get to brass tacks. SSI (Server Side Includes) can be such a great thing for large sites. There are several different kinds of SSI, but here tonight it will be the file includes used in ASP.

The great things about these includes are that you can take chuncks of HTML and create an .inc(short for include) file. These .inc files can be inserted into an .asp page which recreate that specific chunk of html. http://www.asp101.com/resources/frame_v_inc.asp can show you how its done with examples.

Now briefly I wanted to talk about the advantages of SSI. In an enterprise wide Web site there are certain areas of each page that are commonly duplicated for redundancy throughout the site. Such items could be a search function or the actual navigation area on each page. These items can be included as a SSI file and when changes need to be made globally, only the .inc files needs to be modified. Can you imagine changing 1400 pages of HTML without SSI or Content Management tool? SSI can help you do it fast.

Another great link for further information is located at http://www.learnasp.com/learn/inc.asp

More on SSI soon...

Has Microsoft lost it's marbles?

I'm sorry, but if a Operating System has to pester you to sign-up for a non-OS related service, that's just wrong. I usually don't like to be negative about anything, but I say "boycott XP" until they remove the blatent marketing ploys.

Windows XP: Battle over the Internet

Database Goldmine

The web has long since moved from a static HTML format to a dynamic, constantly changing medium. I dare say, if you don't have some database experience on your resume, you're going to be at a disadvantage.

So, everything you've wanted to know, but were afraid to ask, right here:

Your Guide To Building Database Driven Websites

I've hit the motherlode! :) Free open source Flash for everyone!

Other than the author's personal opinion that Outlook doesn't belong on your PC, this article does provide some useful info on how Nimda works. If you do use Outlook, check out the tips on making it more secure and less vunerable to attack.

ZDNet: Ban Outlook--now

Is your web server on the list?

If you don't keep up with the latest security issues, you're just asking to be hacked. Plain and simple nowadays. Scan this list to make you sure you haven't missed something really obvious that could leave you open to attack:

News: FBI names 20 most-wanted security flaws