Web Forms
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Fighting over 'forms'
Program As Net heavyweights vie to define the next generation of Web applications, the Web's main standards body is facing a revolt within its own ranks over electronic forms.
Tags: Software, Web browsers
Google Mini Search Appliance
Reviews Aimed at small to medium-size enterprises (SMEs) that need a search engine without the hassles, the Google Mini is capable and flexible. We just wish the upgrade path was more affordable.
New Office product to simplify forms
News CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday is expected to announce XDocs, which is intended to make it easier for companies to generate and tabulate data using electronic forms.
MVC framework: A developer's first impressions
Techguide Find out why you may want to use Microsoft’s Model View Controller framework instead of Web Forms.
Tags: Protocols and platforms, Web 2.0, Web sites, Microsoft Corp., Web Forms, Developer, Fellow Developer, ASP.NET Development, MVC, business logic
Microsoft embraces open source with jQuery
Techguide Microsoft plans to integrate the JQuery library into both the ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET Model View Controller frameworks. Tony Patton outlines how jQuery may work within an ASP.NET application.
Tags: Software engineering/development, .NET, Open source, Java, Microsoft Corp., Library, Plug-in, Animation, CSS, Plugin Architecture
Chrome gets Mac deadline, extensions foundation
News Google has revealed its goal for releasing Mac OS X and Linux versions of its browser. Also, cutting-edge Chrome sports early work to enable extensions.
Tags: Web browsers, Software engineering/development, Feature, Google Chrome, Web Browser, Google Inc., Web Page, Apple Macintosh, CSS, Linux
Firefox 3 beta 5 released
News Mozilla releases its latest beta of Firefox 3, with a number of improvements in ease of use for the open source Web browser.
Tags: Web browsers, Open source
Easy Web forms
Insight You don't have to use a back-end script to set up an HTML form. A simple HTML "mailto" code can do the job.
"Spyware" Gator changes name
News Gator, the controversial advertising software and e-wallet company, on Thursday changed its name to Claria, in a bid to distance itself from a brand that has become associated with allegations of "spyware.
Opera's browser finds its voice
News Norway-based Opera is adding voice control to its eponymous browser, enabling users to browse the Web and fill in forms by talking to their PC.
Tags: Web browsers
Net efficiency tools flooding market
News The problem of how to store multiple logins on the Web appears to have multiple solutions, and a Silicon Valley start-up early to the game may have trouble distinguishing itself from the pack.
Net efficiency tools flooding market
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Google tweaks toolbar to block pop-ups
News Google is in the process of releasing a new browser toolbar that lets people block pop-up ads and easily update their blogs as they surf the Web.
Ensure basic Web site security with this checklist
Techguide A security procedures checklist is a useful tool for affecting workplace security policies.
Build inexpensive portals using open source Slash
Insight Consultants who are comfortable with Perl, Linux, MySQL, and Apache may find opportunities to set up portals for their clients using Slash, an open source platform that runs the discussion site Slashdot. Here's how it can work for you and your clients.
