Windows XP is out and all the major PC manufactures are bundling this new OS with units being sold. According to some, there are major security issues with this new release:
Microsoft Does Not Understand Security
December 18, 2001
Do you know who's trying to hack your server today?
Interesting article on some .ASP exploits. Don't automatically assume that those User ID's and passwords are safe inside your .ASP code:
ZDNet: Excuse Me, But Your ASP Is Showing
Interesting article on some .ASP exploits. Don't automatically assume that those User ID's and passwords are safe inside your .ASP code:
ZDNet: Excuse Me, But Your ASP Is Showing
December 06, 2001
HTML 101
For those just getting started with coding HTML, this is a good resource (this "e-book" is in .PDF format - check out Adobe.com if you need the free Acrobat reader).
HTML and JavaScript for Visual Learners
For those just getting started with coding HTML, this is a good resource (this "e-book" is in .PDF format - check out Adobe.com if you need the free Acrobat reader).
HTML and JavaScript for Visual Learners
Fool me once, shame on me...
Apparently disguising a worm/virus as a screen saver is an effective way of tricking people to click on an e-mail attachment:
Goner computer worm not a goner yet
Apparently disguising a worm/virus as a screen saver is an effective way of tricking people to click on an e-mail attachment:
Goner computer worm not a goner yet
Check your wallet...
One of the new trends on the web are authentication services for e-commerce. Not a big concern if you're not selling anything on the web, but for many web developers working on commercial web sites, it is.
As par for course, one software behemoth is trying to monopolize this technology by bundling it into their OS. But there is an alternative movement out there, the Liberty Alliance:
AOL joins Liberty Alliance
One of the new trends on the web are authentication services for e-commerce. Not a big concern if you're not selling anything on the web, but for many web developers working on commercial web sites, it is.
As par for course, one software behemoth is trying to monopolize this technology by bundling it into their OS. But there is an alternative movement out there, the Liberty Alliance:
AOL joins Liberty Alliance
November 28, 2001
More .ASP tricks...
Ok, here's the project for the weekend: I want to create a form where readers can send feedback via e-mail from a web page.
On a Unix server it's done easily with the popular Perl script FormMail. But this web site is going to be hosted on NT, so what's the alternative? Let's explore a tutorial and read up on CDONTS:
WebmasterBase - Sending eMail in ASP
Stay tuned, more to follow on this project.
Ok, here's the project for the weekend: I want to create a form where readers can send feedback via e-mail from a web page.
On a Unix server it's done easily with the popular Perl script FormMail. But this web site is going to be hosted on NT, so what's the alternative? Let's explore a tutorial and read up on CDONTS:
WebmasterBase - Sending eMail in ASP
Stay tuned, more to follow on this project.
Are you giving away your e-mail address to spammers? Check out this article and then go tweek your OS Internet settings:
FTP Email Scam
FTP Email Scam
November 20, 2001
Why I'll never buy Windows XP
Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 does everything I need it to do. I have legally purchased copies of NT 4.0 Server, NT 4.0 Workstation and upgraded my laptop by purchasing Windows 2000 Professional. I even have a very old '486 machine still running Windows 95, just for kicks. I have a copy of Office 97 installed on one of these computers and I've purchased a copy of Word 98 for my Macintosh. All in all, I've spent quite a bit of money with Microsoft and the software works just fine for what I use it for at home.
But now the line has been drawn. With the introduction of "product activation" and the amount of personal information you have to provide just to get your purchased software to work, I have decided to no longer follow the "upgrade trail." Under the new user agreement with Office XP, if I decided to un-install the software from my desktop PC and put it on my laptop instead, I would be denied.
Read more and decide for yourself: Boycott Microsoft!
Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 does everything I need it to do. I have legally purchased copies of NT 4.0 Server, NT 4.0 Workstation and upgraded my laptop by purchasing Windows 2000 Professional. I even have a very old '486 machine still running Windows 95, just for kicks. I have a copy of Office 97 installed on one of these computers and I've purchased a copy of Word 98 for my Macintosh. All in all, I've spent quite a bit of money with Microsoft and the software works just fine for what I use it for at home.
But now the line has been drawn. With the introduction of "product activation" and the amount of personal information you have to provide just to get your purchased software to work, I have decided to no longer follow the "upgrade trail." Under the new user agreement with Office XP, if I decided to un-install the software from my desktop PC and put it on my laptop instead, I would be denied.
Read more and decide for yourself: Boycott Microsoft!
Keep it simple or else...
Seems like an easy enough idea, until you try designing a site with all the bells and whistles that the client wants.
What's interesting about this article, the web site where I found it is so badly cluttered. Kind of ironic, don't you think?
Seems like an easy enough idea, until you try designing a site with all the bells and whistles that the client wants.
What's interesting about this article, the web site where I found it is so badly cluttered. Kind of ironic, don't you think?
November 08, 2001
Opera !! what a snazzy little browser especially for Macs and Unix ! It's just an all around great thing sans the java support, which can be downloaded as a seperate package. For the claims that MSN.com blocks Opera I have not run into that yet. I can successfully go about anywhere on the net as any type of browser I like with the option to "identify as browser" setting in the preferences of Opera. You can select MSIE 5 and 3 other versions of Mozilla from the list and pretend to be someone you're not !! Netscape's home actually has given me more problems surfing than MSN has.
I still would suggest having this on the desktop for at least browser checking of page loads and JS handling :)
I still would suggest having this on the desktop for at least browser checking of page loads and JS handling :)
November 07, 2001
Kiss the Internet, as we know it, goodbye...
Maybe that's a strong statement, but evidence is growing that a certain software company is trying to dominate the web:
MSN.com shuts out non-Microsoft browsers - CNET.com
The sad thing is, they state that the whole issue is support of the W3C XHMTL standard. Since when do we block browsers that don't support a selected standard? Hmmm...interesting concept. That would certainly make life easier for web designers if we could just simply say "use browser X or you don't get to use this site!"
For a different angle on the same topic, check out this story:
PCWorld.com - Opera Blasts Microsoft in MSN Browser Battle
Maybe that's a strong statement, but evidence is growing that a certain software company is trying to dominate the web:
MSN.com shuts out non-Microsoft browsers - CNET.com
The sad thing is, they state that the whole issue is support of the W3C XHMTL standard. Since when do we block browsers that don't support a selected standard? Hmmm...interesting concept. That would certainly make life easier for web designers if we could just simply say "use browser X or you don't get to use this site!"
For a different angle on the same topic, check out this story:
PCWorld.com - Opera Blasts Microsoft in MSN Browser Battle
November 05, 2001
The battle between form and function...
In many jobs, one person may have to wear many hats and that's very true in the web biz. This article discusses such issues and may help one to find that "sweet spot" somewhere in the middle:
Designers vs. Programmers, Calling a Truce (Web Techniques, Nov 2001)
In many jobs, one person may have to wear many hats and that's very true in the web biz. This article discusses such issues and may help one to find that "sweet spot" somewhere in the middle:
Designers vs. Programmers, Calling a Truce (Web Techniques, Nov 2001)
October 21, 2001
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...
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...
October 17, 2001
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
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
October 11, 2001
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
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
October 04, 2001
October 03, 2001
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
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
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
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