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- The programming paradigm needs an update
- are you talking threaded processes or parallel processing?they are two entirely different things.Threaded processes aren't anywhere near as difficult as your comments suggest they are.But when you go on to compilers needing to know intent, your coments indicate that what you are talking about is parrallel processing, which divides the...
- Tags: Development tools, Jaqui, programming, programming paradigm, concurrency, parallel processing, parallelisation
- Discussion threads 2007-10-24
- Quantum Computing, is it a Pipe Dream?
- Not according to D-wave systems in Burnaby British Columbia, Canada.They have a free webcast scheduled for February 13 of a demonstration of their quantum cpu.[quote]D-Wave Systems, a hardware developer headed by 34-year-old theoretical physicist Geordie Rose, has issued an open invitation to all technophiles to become "an eye witness to...
- Tags: Jaqui, windows, linux, hardware, programming, technology, news, D-Wave Systems, Quantum Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-09
- New Hardware
- Since I had a system die on me, I went out and bought a new system.I'll be busy over the next little while building Linux From Scratch on it.The hardware list, from a Mandriva installation to see what devices might be problematical is fairly lo
- Tags: Connection Bus, Device ID, FPU, hardware, Jaqui, linux, off-topic, PCI, programming, tagging sucks, Vendor ID
- Discussion threads 2007-01-02
- Are we irresponsible in reporting new threats? Are we just wasting space/time?
- reposting my comment from the original discussionyes, be more responsible.As I'm sure you know from reading a number of my comments, I follow a lot of the same sources you do for Security Issues, I just think you may need to re evaluate your cri
- Tags: security update, programming, networking, it management, career, security, software, windows, Jaqui, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, flaw, network
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- picking a technology to learn
- Twice yesterday I saw discussions / questions here abould learning new technologies.for one, the persons information given in the post suggested that the tech really would not benefit anyone, including the proposed business startup.[ linux and vi
- Tags: e-mail, programming, networking, hardware, linux, it management, career, security, software, windows, Jaqui, windows app, target platform, tagging sucks, window
- Discussion threads 2006-12-13
- Disabled deprived of access to many top Web sites
- Look no futher than this TechRepublic pageSo how accessible is the TechRepublic page you are currently viewing... with all the "pop ups' and other graphics...? Keeping universal design principles in mind when designing web pages will always enable y
- Tags: web page design, blind, accessibility, programming, networking, software, low vision, cvm jr, Jaqui, Web, Web site
- Discussion threads 2006-12-06
- Software Code Readability
- I'm sure most software developers have heard of the obfusticated c contest.where you try to write extremely bad code.how about this though.have you heard about the UNDERHANDED C contest?where you must write readable code, that will not work right except for on the os you picked it to.the cause of...
- Tags: Jaqui
- Discussion threads 2006-10-23
- Avoid frame-based layouts in favor of alternative designs
- frames?The only good thing about frames is the navigation that doesn't dissapear when scrolling pages that are way to long, and that is easily duplicatd with css.Why relics are relicsI'm a little scraed of rejecting a technology just because it is a relic, with little valuable explanations.I agree on the...
- Tags: ajax, div, Jaqui, programming, software engineering/, software engineering/dev, software engineering/development, web browsers, xmlhttpRequest
- Discussion threads 2006-08-25
- What is in your Web development toolbox?
- Another text editor...HTML-Kit http://www.htmlkit.com/ is a robust HTML editor that supports many programming languages. It is free and has numerous plug-ins for myriad purposes. It also includes a utility for writing custom plug-ins. Many useful features, including built-in ftp client, etc., etc., etc.What tools?G.I.M.P. for the graphics work.S.C.R.E.E.M. for editing...
- Tags: tool, Jaqui, graphics, context, programming, Web, Web development
- Discussion threads 2006-08-15
- Newbridge MainStreet 36030,
- administration and configuration manuals, if any exist, needed.I just got this old router given to me today, and would like to find even an electronic version of the documentation for it.I checked Newbridge's website, which is now Alcatel.no joy there at all for the older Newbridge products.anyone know where I...
- Tags: Newbridge MainStreet 36030, Jaqui, hardware, Alcatel
- Q&A 2006-07-27
- Easily integrate JavaScript with ASP.NET pages
- Easily integrate JavaScript with ASP.NET pagesarticle rootQuestion for you,what about the simple fact that security professionals have been saying for years to not have javascript, or any other clientside scripting, enabled in end users browsers?what are you going to do when your javascripted form doesn't even display?lose the business because...
- Tags: JavaScript, javascript is a narcotic, bad website design tools, Jaqui, programming, security risk, Microsoft ASP.NET, security
- Discussion threads 2006-06-20
- Browser woes in site design
- To really make it interesting, the problem is NOT IE.I tested my site in Opera and got some really funky font that makes the content unreadable.heck, even IE displays it just fine, with no browser specific code in anything...well ok, I did put [pre][/pre] to get IE to work right.hmmmseems...
- Tags: cross browser bugs, font, Jaqui, programming, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2006-06-08
- Website Design Issues
- These two companies are looking for programmers and web developers.Their websites show they they are in critical need of such.http://porchlight.ca[ 20 minutes and still not loading anything from this site. ]Advertisement number: 2027558 Title: Network administrator (NOC: 2281) Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Day Salary: $60,000.00 to $80,000.00 Yearly for 44 hours...
- Tags: hAve, website design, Jaqui, programming, Linux, job, Web site
- Discussion threads 2006-06-05
- Sail through Web page navigation with tabIndex
- InterestingI had run across the tabindex used a few times and was going to look at them, you saved me a lot of effort by doing the research for me. :)usability nightmareIt's yet another way to make your webpage behave in surprising ways so that things work in ways the...
- Tags: tabIndex, web scripting, Jaqui, programming, Microsoft Corp., W3C, Web
- Discussion threads 2006-05-15
- fill in the blank -The best cross platform programming language is
- fill in the blank -The best cross platform programming language isWhat language do you think is best for cross platform development?why?English!Because us ignorant non-programmers speak it, and we're the ones running the project anyway! ;)so, to clarify....you are saying that Beginners Allpurpose Symbolic Instruction Code is the best language. [...
- Tags: blank, C++, cross platform, Jaqui, Java, JVM, linux, macos, Perl, programming, programming language, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-05-09
- Twisted Software
- Oreilly has a new "Nutshell" book on working with Twisted Software.http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/twistedadn/index.htmlWhat's Twisted?http://twistedmatrix.com/Looks interestingOkay so we have a new common network framework for applications. They've also created a bunch of critical network functions based on this framework. All of this is based on Python and it was created at MIT.Question: Why?...
- Tags: CGI, Jaqui, netowrking frameworks, OReilly, programming, Python, python, software, Twisted Software, website scripting
- Discussion threads 2006-02-02
- Websites judged in milliseconds
- First impressions are often the truest, but how fast is the first judgement? Barely a twentieth of a second when it comes to viewing a webpage, according to the BBC.http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/82232/websites-judged-in-milliseconds.htmlInteresting...This sort of thing should support more web masters scripting for more than just IE. However, Execs will read this and...
- Tags: Jaqui, Microsoft Internet Explorer, programming, Web, web design, Web site
- Discussion threads 2006-01-17
- RFI Presents....
- By Request! The Complete PoseDrekhttp://poserpros.daz3d.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7906[ free membership may be required to read it ]Since the quaity of different programming languages has been brought up, I figured why not post a link to what the "Corporate" attitude can do. This is one of 20 community sites, that are focussed on this...
- Tags: Jaqui
- Discussion threads 2006-01-12
- Linux 101: An all inclusive and comprehensive list of available Linux services
- Atypical Linux servicesThe downloadable version of this article is available here:http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-3513-6018189.htmlNot every available service in a Linux distribution is absolutely necessary. In fact, many services are not necessary at all, except in specific circumstances. What is the most unusual or atypical Linux service you have installed? Why?not reallyall inclusive, as...
- Tags: configuration, jaqui, laptop computer, Linux, linux 101, Mark W. Kaelin, monitoring, programming, tool
- Discussion threads 2006-01-04
- Swapping Between Web Pages
- Hi thereI have got 2 web pages both which display company reports but for different topics in real time and automaticaaly refresh, we want them to be displayed on a plasma screen in the call centre, my question is, does anyone know how I can enable them to swap every...
- Tags: automatic, ie, internet, Jaqui, min, programming, refresh, Thanks Jaqui, Thanks Tim, tim.williams@..., web, Web browser, web page, website
- Discussion threads 2005-12-20
