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PHP closes book on PHP 4; Delivers final patch: PHP closes book on PHP 4; Delivers final patchPHP5 should at least get a mentionPHP4 is being end-of-life'd and everyone should move to PHP5. It would be nice if this article at least *mentioned* this, instead of implying PHP itself is dead.Of course no mention of PHP 5That wouldn't...; Tags: Scripting languages, PHP4, PHP, PHP 4, PHP 5; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
PHP 5, Oracle, and the Future: Since PHP 4 featuring the Zend Engine was so successful, why do users even need PHP 5 and the Zend Engine II? The truth is that there are certain areas in which PHP 4 does not excel. Most of these areas are more important for large projects and companies, where...; Tags: Oracle Corp., PHP, Truth, PHP 5, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development; White papers

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The key barrier to health care reform: The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Do open source applications take security seriously?: Do open source applications take security seriously?Good Point, Good PostThe lack of objective security information is a major concern to "computer naive" Vice-presidents. Blanket announcements that open-source systems Linux have always been secure and commercial systems Windows have never been secure are simply not believable to enterprise management. Nothing is...; Tags: security, open source; Discussion threads 2008-07-20
DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...Continuing Saga to show how great D* is now adayFrom a 7+ year customer and I am a paper thin from calling it for D*.http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133090RE: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...I've been with DTV since December 1994. I am also a FCC certified card carrying...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, DirectTV, Ma'am, Well HERE, DirecTV, closet; Discussion threads 2008-07-20

Open-source Castle Project founder joins Microsoft: Open-source Castle Project founder joins MicrosoftI've always been curious about the uptake of Iron*Its a strategy that seems to follow the same mistake MS is making on the web...."If we offer OUR version they will come". It seems to me that ASP.Net attracts a certain type of person just like...; Tags: .NET, Middleware, Application servers, Scripting languages, open source, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., PHP; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.: PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.WellWell, that shows that Apple is still not significant worldwide,which is not surprising !MisleadingAlthough Apple slightly edged out Acer in US sales, it comes nowhere close to Acer in international sales. So to claim that Apple topped Acer in shipments...; Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., PC, PC shipment, No. 3, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
How much is a unit of cloud computing?: How much is a unit of cloud computing?It will never be as easy as kwh, but, we do need a way to pay for usage.And it needs to be fine grained. Amazons method is WAY to course.RE: How much is a unit of cloud computing?Phil,We at GoGrid decided on...; Tags: cloud computing, GoGrid, Mosso; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Twitter going commercial?: Twitter going commercial?Can Twitter Stay Afloat??I think this is a very positive initiative by Twitter and may be one that will possibly end its dilemma. With popular sites like Youtube still struggling to monetize their popularity, i beleive this will help put twitter on some sound business footing and give...; Tags: Twitter; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
10 things we'd change on the iPhone 3G: 10 things we'd change on the iPhone 3GSo you want to......crack it open and void your warranty to replace the battery? Seriously, is that an option for 99% of the users? The change simply makes it easier for technicians to change the battery, not users.Wow. Not to brightWow.....; Tags: Engineering, Cellular phones, battery, iPhone 3G, Apple iPhone, 3G, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Sneak peek at the new Unicode-friendly PHP6: The following is a guest post from Andrew Mager, associate technical producer at ZDNet. This dispatch is from the Bay Area PHP Meetup. He can be found at Andrewmager.com. When Andrei Zmievski isn't busy building infrastructure for a social gaming startup, or processing photos from his Nikon...; Tags: Unicode, PHP, Internationalization, TextIterator, Transliteration, Zmievski, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-14
ZZEE PHPExe (exe): Compile PHP, HTML, Javascript and other Web files into Windows GUI programs. Rapidly develop Windows GUI applications by employing the familiar PHP Web paradigm. Share the same code for online and Windows applications with little or no modification. Applications compiled with ZZEE PHPExe look and behave like standard Windows GUI...; Tags: PHP, GUI, Zzee, Microsoft Windows, Scripting Languages, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2008-07-14
Google's iPhone app is really good: Google's iPhone app is really goodOMG! How many iPhone stories can ZDNet pump out in 36 hours???C'mon ZDNet this is ridiculous...how many more iPhone / Apple stories are you going to bombard us with??????Then stop reading them!What's so difficult about that concept? There seem to be a lot of things...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., Microsoft strategy, Apple iPhone, Donnieboy, Google iPhone app, people like, Google iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-07-12
Open Discussion: Software firewalls: Open Discussion: Software firewallsRE: Open Discussion: Software firewallsI use both Windows Firewall in Vista and the built in hardware firewall in my router. I just don't see the need for a resource hungry, third party solution any more when the built in firewall in Windows does an admirable job.Fire ...; Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, software, firewall, Network Address Translation, NAT Router, Microsoft Windows Firewall; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Gone fishing...: Gone fishing...Gone fishing...Good luck! Make us proud with whatever big catch you get.RE: Gone fishing...Good luck and have fun.Enjoy! I myself am going tomorrow.......for a week in the Pfälzer Wald in Germany:http://www.pfaelzerwald.de/Woods, white wine and smoked trout. Fresh from the clear mountain brooks. The white wine we will buy...; Tags: wine; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warming: At ease, Americans, your government is resting easy on global warmingMaybeGeorgie was confused and thought he was in China, . . the "from" was probably his nod to them, . . . though aren't they just second place? Oh well, pollution control is within each persons' grasp to impact...; Tags: global warming, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
BEA-Oracle products assimilation roadmap analyzed, but what about the sales forces?: BEA-Oracle products assimilation roadmap analyzed, but what about the sales forces?Good analysis - here's some other thoughtsWe are a big Oracle customer, not only ERP but also Oracle Application Server and SOA Suite. I put together my in depth thoughts on the product roadmap... http://webadminblog.com/index.php/2008/07/02/oracle-bea/In general I think it's...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Middleware, Application servers, Enterprise software, Oracle Corp., products assimilation roadmap, sales force, BEA Systems Inc., sales; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
Virtual world tipping point: Is there an enterprise use?: Virtual world tipping point: Is there an enterprise use?"IBM has" not "IBM have"IBM is a single entity, therefore, please use singular verb usage. It should be "IBM has", not "IBM have". I see this grammatical mistake gaining momentum in a LOT of writing.RE: Virtual world tipping point: Is...; Tags: virtual world, enterprise use, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-09
Weezo (exe): Weezo turns your computer into a secure Web server, thus enabling you both to access your PC for personal use, and instantly share your content (photos, music, videos, Web cam, Web TV) with whoever you want. All of this - as Weezo can be extended - can be accessed through...; Tags: Peer 2 World, Weezo, Remote Administration, Ssl/Tls, Web Servers, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Open Source, Security, Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2008-07-09
Dolphin Smart Community Builder (zip): Dolphin is a unique, professional, and extremely powerful PHP, MySQL, XHTML based community script with exceptional capabilities in terms of flexibility, security, and integration. Adaptable picture rotator, Innovative Builders: Fields Builder, Pages Builder, flash chat, forums, blogs, IM, media gallery (music, video, and photo), RSS feeds, Secure passwords and UTF-8...; Tags: Dolphin Ltd., BoonEx Pty, Xhtml, Corporate Communications, RSS, Media Players, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-07-08