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Contact center by phone still popular in Asia
News Calling contact center still preferred method for Asian customers seeking tech help, even with emergence of new media tools, says market specialist.
Tags: Customer support, Customer resource management (CRM), Business development/management, Contact Center, Nagi Kasinadhuni, Datacraft/Dimension Data, Toni Ruotanen, Phone, Microsoft Corp., Asia
Netex gets patent, could make Google pay
News Internet giants the likes of Google and Yahoo may have to pay an Israeli company for a search patent, which it has obtained in the United States.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Patent, Web Browser, Israeli company, stock price, search engine company, TechCrunch, search bar, WWW
OpenAmplify developer's diary - part three: Topic intention comparisons
Techguide Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application that can match documents with content that is similar or identical to the source document.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Comparison, Document, Simple Object Access Protocol, system administration, SM, topTopicsResult, Web sites, Web 2.0
Code concepts: C#'s extension methods
Techguide A helpful addition to a programmer's toolkit, C#'s extension methods are a way of adding additional functionality to an existing class without subclassing it or having access to the source code.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Business applications, Ruby, Method, regular expression, C#, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, Python, Microsoft Word
Hands-on programming: Working with Windows Event Log in .NET
Techguide Justin James walks you through the basics of using Windows Event Log in .NET, from the terminology to working with event sources and logs.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Log, Event Log, Event ID, installation package, Application, Levit & James Inc., Event, LINQ
A quick method for counting Access records in a form
Techguide There are several ways to count the records in a form's recordset. In fact, Access forms display the record count by default.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Method, File, Tool, Tools Menu, Microsoft Excel 2007, File Menu, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, dialog box
Code Contracts makes validation easy and accurate
Techguide Code Contracts allows developers to create validation logic within their methods and classes without needing to write a lot of if/then statements.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Code, C, Method, XML file, Justin James, Microsoft Developer Network, network management, business logic, blogging
Moving to other pages in ASP.NET
Techguide ASP.NET provides a few ways to move to different pages. Here’s a look at the options.
Tags: Web browsers, Web servers, .NET, Security, Page, Web Browser, Method, C#, HTTP Request, .NET
Don't mistake the map for the journey
Techguide Using innovative methods for projects doesn't have to mean abandoning benefits gained by applying structured project management techniques.
Tags: Project management, IT project management, Motorola Inc., Method, Project, project manager, Rick, compliance, knowledge, technique
The Rosetta Stone Spanish (Spain) Personal Edition Level I - complete package
Product Reviews The Rosetta Stone Spanish (Spain) Personal Edition Level I - complete package
Tags: Language, software, Spain
New filters in Google search for speed, news
News Google adds several new filters to its search options panel unveiled in May, letting searchers find results from just the last hour, or results from within Google News and Books.
Tags: Search, Web sites, Web 2.0, Google Inc., advertisement, Web sites, Web Page, search engine company, product manager, Search Result
Code concepts: .NET's lambdas
Techguide In this instalment of Code concepts, Justin James provides an overview of what lambdas in .NET are and explains how to use them.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Variable, C#, Justin James, network management, Microsoft .NET, blogging, TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Visual Basic
Compress pictures to reduce the size of your PowerPoint presentation
Techguide While pictures improve the Powerpoint presentation's appeal, they increase the file's size.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Name, Presentation, PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft Corp., software, Cell, File, Tool, Mouse
OpenAmplify developer's diary Part 1: Making the request
Techguide Justin James chronicles his process of using Hapax's OpenAmplify Web service to create an application which can match documents that have similar content or is identical to the source document.
Tags: Web services, Protocols and platforms, LINQ, Simple Object Access Protocol, WSDL, OpenAmplify Developer, Web Browser, Dividend, client system, Developer
Microsoft hints at another cheap Office option
News Microsoft is readying a lower-cost option for Office Home and Student productivity suite.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office, advertisement, product key, Microsoft Corp., software, CBS Interactive Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, DVD, Microsoft Windows
