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Issue 159 July 15, 2004 Table of Contents for this Issue: --Industry News -- Novell releases Mono 1.0 -- July 15: 2004 Shareware Industry Conference in New York -- BKResizer makes .NET applications resolution independent -- ProWorks releases new .NET charting component -- Intersoft Lab releases new version of ContourCube 2 -- MySQL Maestro 1.4 released -- FmPro Migrator 2.08 features Oracle 10g migration -- deloittes.NET releases ASP.NET Directory v1.0 -- New German game developers web site, Developia.de, to be launched -- Catch IBM Rational software development user conference in Texas --Poll Results --Latest Resources -- 9 Javascripts you better not miss -- The Laws of Cryptography -- The Java Web Services Developer Pack -- The Query Tool 5.1.0 -- Principal AntiVirus 1.00 -- RegexBuddy 1.2.0 -- And More... --Free Magazine Subscriptions --Book of the Week -- Programming Multiplayer Games ========================== ADVERTISEMENT ============================= Need UNIX Scripts or Applications on Windows? ============================================= MKS Toolkit for Enterprise Developers (formerly NuTCRACKER) lets you port all UNIX/Linux C/C++ and Fortran applications to Windows, while maintaining a single source code baseline. 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This weeks deals with Web accessibility and the law in the UK. http://www.programmersheaven.com/2/Trent-Web-Accessibility-The-Law See the Programmers Heaven WEB-site news page for the latest site news http://www.programmersheaven.com ====================================================================== INDUSTRY NEWS ====================================================================== - Novell releases Mono 1.0 - ------------------------ - Novell has introduced Mono 1.0, an open source implementation of the - .NET framework for use on Linux, Unix and Windows systems. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3582 - July 15: 2004 Shareware Industry Conference in New York - ------------------------------------------------------- - The 2004 Shareware Industry Conference will open July 15 in Rochester, - New York at the Hyatt Regency. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3581 - BKResizer makes .NET applications resolution independent - -------------------------------------------------------- - BKResizer, by Bill Koukoutsis(hbk02542@tpg.com.au) changes the size, - location, and font size, scales the background and foreground images - of controls as they are resized, without requiring you to... - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3580 - ProWorks releases new .NET charting component - --------------------------------------------- - ProWorks Chart for Windows, from ProWorks Corporation and at version - 1.0, delivers professional and easy-to-create customized charts on - the .NET platform. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3579 - Intersoft Lab releases new version of ContourCube 2 - --------------------------------------------------- - ContourCube 2 ActiveX, from Intersoft Lab, is a high-performance OLAP - component for interactive reporting and data analysis. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3578 - MySQL Maestro 1.4 released - -------------------------- - SQL Maestro Group has introduced a new release of MySQL Maestro, its - powerful Win32 GUI solution for MySQL server administration and database - development. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3577 - FmPro Migrator 2.08 features Oracle 10g migration - ------------------------------------------------- - FmPro Migrator 2.08 Enterprise Edition, from .com Solutions Inc., - has been updated with support for Oracle 10g databases on all platforms. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3576 - deloittes.NET releases ASP.NET Directory v1.0 - --------------------------------------------- - Easily create and maintain your own Yahoo! type portal with the deloittes.NET - ASP.NET Directory, featuring 100% full VB.NET source code and VS.NET - project files, complete web-based directory... - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3575 - New German game developers web site, Developia.de, to be launched - ----------------------------------------------------------------- - Quellcodes.de and Untergrund-Spiele.de, two of the biggest software- - and game-developing communities in Europe, recently merged together - to form Developia.de, a new platform conceived to unite more... - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3574 - Catch IBM Rational software development user conference in Texas - ---------------------------------------------------------------- - The annual developerWorks Live! Technical Conference and the Rational - User Conference have been combined into one software development user - conference, The Rational Software Development User... - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3573 To add a news story: ** http://www.programmersheaven.com/other/submitnews.asp ** More news stories can be found here: ** http://www.programmersheaven.com/other/newspage.htm ** ========================== ADVERTISEMENT ============================= .netCHARTING provides high end charts for ASP.NET in MINUTES! With visuals so stunning we hope you will agree they surpass even high end desktop charting solutions, .netCHARTING is redefining customer expectations for dynamic web based charting. Please judge for yourself at: http://www.dotnetcharting.com .netCHARTING seamlessly integrates database access, data aggregation and date handling with dynamic chart rendering. This unique combination of features provides immediate access to your existing data with stunning visuals for all major chart types. Download your fully functional FREE developers version from: http://www.dotnetcharting.com/download.aspx ======================================================================= ====================================================================== POLL RESULTS ====================================================================== The result of the last week's survey: How many UNIX/Linux boxes do you have shell accounts on?? (267 votes). None 29% One 12% 2 - 5 26% 6- 9 6% 10 - 19 3% 20 - 49 4% 50 - 100 1% More than 100 2% Don't know 4% What is shell? 13% This weeks question: "Do you have a wireless keyboard and mouse?" Visit our homepage at http://www.programmersheaven.com and vote! Do you have a suggestion for a survey that you would like to run? Then submit it here: http://www.programmersheaven.com/c/userpoll/poll_suggest.htm Vote Now! ====================================================================== LATEST RESOURCES ====================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New articles added ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Using WinCE for Quality Inspections - ----------------------------------- - This article details some of the pros-vs-cons I found in learning - WindowsCE. By reading this article I hope that you will get a better - understanding of how easy it is to build a Quality Inspecting type - application using the WinCE platform. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12279 - The Sun Certified Web Component Developer 1.4 (SCWCD 1.4) Certification Exam - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - In March 2004, Sun Microsystems launched a new version of their existing - Sun Certified Web Component Developer 1.3 (SCWCD 1.3) exam, which - tests the web component development according to the latest J2EE 1.4 - specification. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12276 - Real Stories of .NET Interop: C#, VB.NET and VB6 - ------------------------------------------------ - This article attempts to provide a tutorial as well as help with the - troubleshooting of your own interop issues. I will describe the issues - with using libraries written in C# or VB.NET in your VB6 applications. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12270 - Java - Twain - image acquisition - -------------------------------- - The article describes how to incorporate an image generated from a - scanner, camera or another digital image source to a Java program. - Most scanners on the market support TWAIN - common interface for the - applications that want to communicate with the scanner. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12277 - A Simple Way To Read An XML File In Java - ---------------------------------------- - This is the simplest way to read data from an XML file into a Java - program. I have also included some basic error checking, so you can - directly cut-paste this code with a few changes of course. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12282 - 9 Javascripts you better not miss - --------------------------------- - This tutorial is aimed at those who have a working knowledge of Javascript. - So the examples are not explained in great detail. Only the important - parts are highlighted. I have presented 9 Javascript examples that - I have found very useful while designing professional websites. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12281 - 2 Ways To Implement Session Tracking - ------------------------------------ - This article explains how to implement session tracking using two - of the simplest & oldest methods available to programmers. I feel - that in order to understand the beauty of new technologies that exist - today it is often necessary to understand what used to be done before - that technology came into being. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12280 - VB6 Performance Tuning Tips - --------------------------- - A collection of over twenty tips to improve the performance of your - Visual Basic 6 code. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12271 - Using WinCE for Quality Inspections - ----------------------------------- - This article details some of the pros-vs-cons I found in learning - WindowsCE. By reading this article I hope that you will get a better - understanding of how easy it is to build a Quality Inspecting type - application using the WinCE platform. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12279 - The Sun Certified Web Component Developer 1.4 (SCWCD 1.4) Certification Exam - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - In March 2004, Sun Microsystems launched a new version of their existing - Sun Certified Web Component Developer 1.3 (SCWCD 1.3) exam, which - tests the web component development according to the latest J2EE 1.4 - specification. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12276 - The lean, mean, virtual machine - ------------------------------- - A key component of Java is the Java Virtual Machine -- a virtual - computer, typically implemented in software on top of a "real" hardware - platform and operating system, that runs compiled Java programs. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A9775 - The Laws of Cryptography - ------------------------ - There are excellent technical treatises on cryptography along with - a number of popular books. In these notes I am trying to find a middle - ground, a ``gentle'' introduction to selected topics in cryptography - without avoiding the mathematics. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A11095 - The Journey Toward ADO.NET - -------------------------- - The journey to ADO.NET started with Microsoft's first offering for - accessing data viz. DAO (Data access objects) which was designed basically - keeping in mind the need of VB programmers to access Microsoft's Access - database (also known as the Jet Engine). - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A10551 - The Java[tm] Platform - --------------------- - The Java Base Platform is the minimum Java Platform that developers - can safely assume is present for running Java-powered applets and - applications. This platform applies to Network Computers, desktop - computers, and workstations (the next section describes the platform - for smaller systems). - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A9991 - The Java Web Services Developer Pack - ------------------------------------ - Many people see Web services as the next big thing on the Internet. - It's certainly a potentially big thing for business-to-business (B2B) - collaboration. It used to be that if two companies wanted to exchange - information or share application systems, it was often a long and - painful process. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A9968 =========================== ADVERTISEMENT ======================== = Proven Software Licensing & Copy-Protection SDK = Powerful, secure, versatile and easy to use in any language - the SoftwareShield SDK comes with all the tools you need to deliver a solid licensing solution, under budget and on time - every time. 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It allows - you to perform data analysis on any SQL database Developed - predominately for the non technical user. No knowledge of SQL - is required, all actions are data driven. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35134 - PhpTimeSheet 1.3.0 -------------------- - Timesheet / Timetracking organizer/scheduler using PHP and - MySQL - manage workers, projects, companies, worktime - logging - every-day come- and go-times, contracted hours, overtime, - workspace and project-hours, attendance-time, holidays - create - reports - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35126 - OLE, Activex, COM development utilitie v1.0 --------------------------------------------- - A simple but very effective OLE browser for use by beginners - and professionals. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35125 - PLY 3D data format -------------------- - PLY is a file format for exchanging 3D data like meshes and 3D - scans. This archive contains an HTML file, "ply.htm", on the - PLY format and links to PLY resources. This archive also - contains two MATLAB M-file functions to read and write PLY - files, "plyread.m" and "plywrite.m". - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35124 - SkinButton 1.0 ---------------- - Advanced graphic control for designing and customizing graphics - buttons. Advanced features for a complete control: * Derive the - graphic aspect of the control from a bitmap. * Manage the - transparence of the control. * Manage the transparent color of - the control. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35122 - Who Is Server Control Version 1.3 ----------------------------------- - The Who Is Server Control Version 1.3 allows extracting - information about the owner of domain's name, the owner of - e-mail address and so on. Read on on the Readme.txt file. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35120 - Protected Storage Explorer 1 ------------------------------ - Protected Storage Explorer is a freeware utility which allows - you to view the protected storage in Windows 2000, Windows XP - and Windows 2003 in an explorer style fashion. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35109 - MSDE Manager 1.012 -------------------- - Manage MSDE/SQL databases via an intuitive graphical interface - and do all of the common operations that a typical deployment - of MSDE/SQL would entail and much more besides. Add, edit and - has a Transact SQL screen and in-built web updating to keep - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35107 - GSHttpX ActiveX Control 1.0 ----------------------------- - GSHttpX is the ActiveX control wrapper for GSHttp API that - enables applications to easily work with web based resources - over HTTP. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35106 - RegexBuddy 1.2.0 ------------------ - Perfect companion for working with regular expressions. Easily - create regular expressions that match exactly what you want. - Clearly understand complex regexes written by others. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/search/download.asp?FileID=35103 - Add-in Express 2 VCL Edition 2.0 ---------------------------------- - Add-in Express is a tool for creating COM add-ins on Delphi. - You develop a single add-in that will run across Excel, Word, - PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, FrontPage, MS Project, MapPoint - and Visio. 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