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Colorspace (zip): Colorspace is a universal color picker for web developers and designers. The application can be hidden in the task bar (requires Java 1.6) and lets you pick colors from anywhere on your screen. Windows, Mac, Solaris and Linux supported.; Tags: Web Developer, Teppefall, Colorspace, Sun Solaris, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-03-20
Ballmer: It's all about web developers: Plain old developers are so passe. Now it's all about "Web developers, Web developers, Web developers!" Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, at the prodding of an audience member of Mix '08, updated his famous "developers, developers, developers" chant. (Istartedsomething's Long Zheng is hosting a clip...; Tags: Web Developer, Web, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Guy Kawasaki, Plain Old Developer, Channel Management, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-06
Flash Lite 3 Web Browsability Support Guidelines for web developers: Traditionally, the web has been designed for, optimized, and consumed by end users working on desktop or laptop computers. As a result, the vast majority of websites online today focus on the viewing experience delivered on personal computer-based browsers, such as Internet Explorer and Firefox. These guidelines are designed as...; Tags: Web Developer, Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet; White papers 2007-09-07
web developer for Firefox (1): Web developer toolbar includes various development tools such as window resizing, form and image debugging, links to page validation and optimization tools and much more.Version 1.1.4 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.; Tags: Web Developer, Web, Mozilla Firefox, Tool, Web Developer Toolbar, Channel Management, Productivity, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-06-19
MSDN Webcast: ASP.NET Soup to Nuts: Introducing the Visual web developer Express Development Environment (Level 200): This webcast introduces the attendee to Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition, the new development environment for the casual user or hobbyist Web developer. The presenter walks through some of the features of this environment that can be used to create and manage the Web sites, and begins to...; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Environment, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., Development Environment, Channel Management, Digital Media, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts 2005-12-05

FireFox Plug-Ins for the Discerning web developer: One of the useful features of the FireFox browser is its extensibility. Given the nature of its early adopters, many of the plugins available are there to make the web designer or developers job easier. This paper will look at some of the more useful ones, how they can be...; Tags: Web Developer, Web, Mozilla Firefox, Plug-in, Web Browsers, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing; White papers 2005-11-21
WAP for web developers: Part I: WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol, and is a set of specifications for developing web-like applications that run over wireless networks. The basic aim of WAP is to provide a web-like experience on small portable devices - like mobile phones and PDAs. This paper explains the basics of WAP development.; Tags: Web Developer, Web, WAP, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; White papers
MSDN Webcast: Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0 and Visual web developer Express 2005 (Level 200): With more than 50 new server-side controls and many new pieces of Web infrastructure, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 offers more new features than any Web development technology in recent memory. This webcast takes you on a tour of many of the new features, including the new GridView, declarative data binding, personalization,...; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, .Net, Middleware, Digital Media, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Ektron CMS400.NET: Enhancing web developer Productivity With ASP.NET Server Controls: Web developer productivity is a critical issue in organizations and among Web teams. Due to reduced IT budgets, smaller teams, and compressed schedules to roll out new Internet and intranet sites and rich Web applications, developers need every advantage tilted in their favor. This Webcast will examine how Ektron CMS400.NET,...; Tags: Web Developer, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Server, Ektron Inc., Web Developer Productivity, Channel Management, Content Management, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Essential ASP.NET for the web developer (Part 1 of 15): Introduction to ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200): This webcast shows the core features of Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0. The webcast highlights some of the key differences between ASP.NET 2.0 and its predecessor, Microsoft ASP.NET 1.1. Topics introduced in this webcast include master pages, themes, membership, profile, and declarative data binding.; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, .Net, Middleware, Digital Media, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Essential ASP.NET for the web developer (Part 5 of 15): Introduction to Data Binding (Level 200): This webcast explains the fundamentals of how to bind data to controls using the new data source controls. This webcast includes an in-depth look at the Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 SqlDataSource object, and compares the way the new declarative model works with an analogous programmatic approach.; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Digital Media, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Essential ASP.NET for the web developer (Part 4 of 15): New Controls in ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200): This webcast covers the navigation controls (SiteMapPath, Menu, TreeView), the Wizard control, and the MultiView control. Many tasks that previously required explicit coding or the purchase of third party components are made much simpler with these new controls.; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Control, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, .Net, Middleware, Digital Media, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Essential ASP.NET for the web developer (Part 7 of 15): Membership (Level 200): This webcast shows the new membership features of Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0. The webcast begins with how to implement cookie-based authentication for sites using the new security controls and the site administration tool. It then goes behind the scenes to examine how this authentication works. It also helps understand how you...; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., Authentication, .Net, Digital Media, Middleware, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Essential ASP.NET for the web developer (Part 8 of 15): Web Parts (Level 200): Portal pages and Web Parts are familiar to Microsoft SharePoint developers and have made their way into the core of Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0. This webcast describes the basic steps for setting up a customizable site using new Web Part controls, including WebPartManager, WebPartZone, CatalogZone, and EditorZone.; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., Channel Management, .Net, Middleware, Marketing, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Essential ASP.NET for the web developer (Part 11 of 15): Advanced Data Binding (Level 200): This webcast will dig deeper into the new data-related features of Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0. The webcast covers hierarchical data binding, the ObjectDataSource object, multi-layered architectures with declarative binding, and two-way binding.; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., .Net, Digital Media, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts
MSDN Architecture Webcast: Overview of Visual web developer Express (Level 200): Visual Web Developer Express VWD is the latest free programmable development environment from Microsoft for creating Web applications. This webcast shows how to get started using VWD to build dynamic Microsoft ASP.NET Web applications. The webcast explores the available Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 server controls, VWD's Style sheets and Master Pages,...; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Web Application, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, .Net, Middleware, Digital Media, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
MSDN Webcast: Essential ASP.NET for the web developer (Part 14 of 15): Client-Side Features of ASP.NET 2.0 (Level 200): This webcast explains the new client callback feature built into Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, along with other features that make it easier to integrate client-side script into the rendered pages. The webcast explains how simple it is to add sophisticated client-side JavaScript that retrieves data from the server without performing a...; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, .Net, Middleware, Digital Media, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts
Wireless Service Provider Streamlines Content Management, Accelerates Delivery of New Solutions: Mankato, Minnesota - based Midwest Wireless is a wireless services provider with more than 390,000 subscribers in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Midwest Wireless needed a solution that would free Web developers from having to service marketing-driven content changes. As a solution Microsoft Content Management Server freed developers from...; Tags: Web Developer, Minnesota, Solution, Microsoft Corp., Wireless Service, Wireless, Content Management, Web Technology, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies
MSDN Webcast: Essential ASP.NET for the web developer (Part 15 of 15): Caching (Level 200): The most requested caching feature in the first release of Microsoft ASP.NET 1.1 was Microsoft SQL Server cache invalidation, so it should come as no surprise that version 2.0 has a complete implementation of SQL cache invalidation. Even better news is that it is a completely pluggable architecture, so users...; Tags: Web Developer, Microsoft Developer Network, Web, Webcast, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., Databases, .Net, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Software, Data Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Webcasts

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XP on XO: Negroponte has lost his bearings: At ZD's Hardware 2.0 blog, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes cites this quote from former OLPC developer Ivan Krstic about Nicholas Negroponte's rapidly shifting mission statement: In fact, I quit when Nicholas told me — and not just me — that learning was never part of the mission....; Tags: Education, Team, Microsoft Windows XP, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Nicholas Negroponte, Team Management, Management, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-16