Use of AJAX To Conserve Bandwidth and Processing
Ever noticed in Gmail, Twitter or Facebook how the last portion of the URL (the so-called “hash”) changes with each navigation, while the actual URL remains the same? This unique
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Ever noticed in Gmail, Twitter or Facebook how the last portion of the URL (the so-called “hash”) changes with each navigation, while the actual URL remains the same? This unique
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It isn’t surprising that a bug in the Microsoft Internet Explorer ActiveX controller has caused the flawed browser to be exploited since early July of this year. What is surprising,
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This is an experimental way to accomplish the implementation of a background app/daemon on an Apple iPhone. As of this writing, the iPhone SDK does not allow the development of
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Throughout the years, there have been several JavaScript/CSS/VBScript exploits in various browsers (and by “various”, I mean mostly Internet Explorer) that allow a remote site to view a user’s complete
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For those who may have been stranded on a deserted island for the past day or so, Google announced on its official blog the plans for Chrome OS, an operating
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The European Union is funding a new middleware platform designed to allow higher-level software to take full advantage of the readily-available sensors in modern cars. The platform acts as an
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Spam sucks, period. But how do you stop spam effectively without putting your users through any kind of inconvenience (i.e. CAPTCHAs or lame questions)? In this piece, I’ll explore methods
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This is by no means a complete list: there are so many mistakes one can make in the process of designing and maintaining a website that listing them all would
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If anybody noticed, Microsoft recently relabeled Windows Live Search to Bing, it’s new name. The release was preceded by a sexy video on the new website, depicting what was apparently
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Beginning programmers ask this all of the time, and in my circles I’m usually the one to answer this although I’m met with blank faces in response. It became more
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