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- A Hitchhiker's Guide to SOA: Orchestrating Loosely-Coupled J2EE Services With BPMN and BPEL
- This webcast discusses how to design, implement, and orchestrate advanced loosely-coupled Java technology services that allow enterprises to achieve the dynamic flexibility of composite applications based on a service-oriented architecture SOA. In the enterprise many factors come into play, which varies the response time of remote applications or systems. Server...
- Tags: SOA, BPEL, Java Technology, Hitchhiker, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Java, Web Services, Programming Languages, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development
- Webcasts
- Hey, galactic hitchhikers - Happy Towel Day!
- Douglas, we hardly new yeAh, but what a legacy... HHGG, Python, Dick Cavett, Dirk Gently, to name but a few. I don't believe in life after, but if there is, I imagine to meet up with him in The Restaurant.You were all a bit late getting on board, though!There are...
- Tags: john@..., Dirk, Marvin, Hitchhiker, radio, movie, British Broadcasting Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-25
- Geek Trivia: Life, the universe, and Easter eggs
- Which coder-favorite text editor contains a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Easter egg? Grab your towel and don't panic, boys and girls: 28 years ago today, a British radio station set loose upon the world perhaps the all-time funniest science-fiction franchise. On March 8, 1978, BBC Radio...
- Tags: Hitchhiker, Advertising & Promotion, Jay Garmon, Douglas Adams, radio, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Easter Egg, Science Fiction, Marketing
- Technical articles 2006-03-07
- A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Windows Presentation Foundation Beta 1 Release
- The Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly known by the codename "Avalon") provides an integrated platform for building highly immersive, visually differentiated applications. This white paper reviews the background and context to this new technology, takes a look at the major new features that are delivered in the Beta 1 timeframe,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Hitchhiker, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-08-01
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Marvin Screensaver (zip)
- Put the Marvin on your desktop. Stick out your thumb to join the most ordinary man in the world on an extra-ordinary adventure across the universe in the hilarious comedy, THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. Earthman Arthur Dent MARTIN FREEMAN is having a very bad day. His house is...
- Tags: Hitchhiker, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2005-04-23
- A hitchhiker's guide to alternate .NET languages
- .NET development gives you a choice of languages, as long as you choose C#, C++, or VB, right? Not exactly.Microsoft's big claim with the .NET platform is that the developer's choice of language has become a matter of personal taste. The platform brings things like easy code reuse, a powerful...
- Tags: .NET, Programming languages, Application servers, Scripting languages, Development tools, Middleware, Microsoft development tools, Lamont Adams, hitchhiker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, Perl, ActiveState Tool Corp., Microsoft Visual Studio
- Technical articles 2002-06-24
Additional Resources
- USB 1gb seen as 1.44mb
- My USB thumbdrive is only recognised as a 1.44mB floppy on my work machine. At home that PC can still see the whole 1gB. Is this a driver or something esle?No, that's not a driver. I'd say that's something else.A hitchhiker, maybe, but it looks more like the size...
- Tags: mindsye@...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-05
- The ultimate science fiction book meme
- Once again, SFSignal has content so good I simply must steal it: A comprehensive SF book meme. Below are my answers. Feel free to copy and paste your own responses in the comments thread, or in your own blog space just be sure to give SFSignal attribution.Science Fiction, Fantasy or...
- Tags: Author, Fantasy, Books-A-Million, Asimov, Dozois, Ender, Blogging, Games, Storage, Internet, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-02-16
- Plague carriers: Most users unaware of PC infections
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!By ...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Firewalls, SECURITY, computer, NCSA, spyware, software, antivirus software, PC
- Technical articles 2004-10-25
- The ultimate science fiction book meme
- Great answersGreat answers. I love seeing the various points of view people bring to this meme. Just the "Top X" questions alone are helpful in that point me to stuff I might not have heard of before - in this case Mad Scientists Club . Thanks for...
- Tags: John D., off-topic, fantasy, Asimov
- Discussion threads 2007-02-16
- Surviving self-inflicted disaster
- You may be able to recover data from a self-inflicted disaster, but will your career recover? One pro's experience-based tips can help you put things right after you do the wrong thing.Last week I deleted a few months’ worth of customer data. It wasn't one of those sudden rm –rf...
- Tags: Professional development, Ryan Brase, recovery effort
- Technical articles 2002-07-22
- Get up and running with a host of .NET articles
- Builder.com has published a wealth of information that will help you understand how .NET works. Check out this rundown of previous articles, which cover everything from .NET's OOP support to exception handling.I started thinking about doing a “Remedial .NET” series shortly after wrapping up our popular “Remedial XML” series. But...
- Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, OOA/OOD/OOP, Programming languages, Lamont Adams, Microsoft .NET, C#
- Technical articles 2002-09-04
- Geek Trivia: Deeper than deep
- Geek Trivia: Deeper than deeparticle rootLife,The Universe & EverythingAt the End of the TV Series Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy. Arthur Dent Discovered the Question to Life, The Universe & Everything was in fact "What is Nine Times Six?" - Therefore "42" Is also a Correct Answer But to the...
- Tags: Robots, Marvin
- Discussion threads 2005-05-11
- Readers offer ideas for avoiding office politics
- Bogged down in a client's company politics? TechRepublic members offer their strategies to avoid negativity, maintain objectivity, and get the job done.In a recent article, "Five ways to avoid company politics," we shared the advice offered by TechRepublic featured member Ivan Belis. His five strategies were:Listen, but do not complain.Do...
- Tags: Workforce management, Games, Beth Blakely, supervisor, company politic, office politic
- Technical articles 2000-11-03
- A legacy of Windows, part 1: Windows 1-2-3
- In this Daily Drill Down series, Mike Jackman draws a history of Windows, all the way back to 1.0 and up to the ghosts of Windows future versions Whistler and Blackcomb. In this first part, he covers Windows from version 1.0 through 3.1.Believe it or not, the Windows graphical operating...
- Tags: Operating systems, Michael Jackman, Microsoft Windows, GUI, typewriter
- Technical articles 2000-09-08
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