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Juval Lowy explains Service-Orientation
November 18 2008
Juval Lowy's Programming WCF Services is considered to be the most definitive treatment of Microsoft's WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) available. In it, Juval provides both the guidance and insight needed to master the skills for building maintainable, extensible, and reusable WCF-based applications. Juval's talent as a teacher—that for tackling vast… read moreRelational Database Technology: A Crash Course
November 06 2008
The following is an excerpt from the newly released Programming ASP.NET 3.5 by Jesse Liberty, Dan Maharry, and Dan Hurwitz. According to them, ASP.NET 3.5 is possibly the fastest, most efficient, most reliable, and best-supported way to create interactive web applications today. Combined with the development tools available from Microsoft… read moreOctober 18 2008
At this year's OSCON, Terry Camerlengo sat down with Damian Conway, author of Perl Best Practices and Perl Hacks, to get his thoughts on a wide variety of subjects, including the what-and-when of Perl 6 and what he thinks is important for the next generation of computer scientists. Watch the… read moreWhat will the night reveal to your digital camera?
October 13 2008
You may be surprised! The advent of digital photography has revolutionized the practice of night photography because a digital sensor can record the spectacular colors of the night. These colors are created by light waves in spectrums that are invisible to the naked human eye. For the first time we… read moreCan you make a living creating iPhone apps?
October 08 2008
There's been rapid change in the iPhone development world, leaving many would-be iPhone app developers wondering where they stand. In this free, one-hour live webcast, Bill Dudney and Raven Zachary, co-chairs of O'Reilly's upcoming iPhoneLive Conference on November 18 in San Jose, share a preview of the presentations they'll give… read moreHow much do you love your technology?
October 01 2008
Enough to wear it on your body? Leif Madsen, one of the authors of Asterisk: The Future of Telephony sports the animal from the cover of his book on the back of his leg. Now, that's commitment! Read more. read moreLearn to tell your stories -- Nancy Duarte's presentation available for viewing
September 24 2008
According to Nancy Duarte, author of slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations, we're often afraid to unleash our natural storytelling instincts because we're afraid to be different—afraid to stand out from our corporate norm. And this leads to presentations that put our audiences to sleep—or worse—fail to… read moreVideo now available - iPhone Forensics 101: Bypassing the iPhone Passcode
September 17 2008
Last week, Jonathan Zdziarski, author of the just-released iPhone Forensics, delivered a much-talked about presentation on bypassing the iPhone 3G passcode, in which he revealed some little known "security" issues pertaining to that device. Most notable was the fact that the iPhone captures and stores screenshots of any place you… read moreYou are a Natural Born (Visual) Storyteller - live webcast by Nancy Duarte
September 10 2008
We live in the most innovative time in history. That, coupled with pressure from a global economy, means our corporate stories need to be told well and resonate deeply. In this free, live webcast, presented by Nancy Duarte, author of slide:ology, you'll learn how to step away from your traditional… read moreLearn how to bypass the iPhone 3G's Passcode - iPhone Forensics 101 Webcast
September 08 2008
In this free, live webcast, iPhone hacker and data forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski guides you through the steps used by law enforcement agencies to bypass the iPhone 3G's passcode lock by creating a custom firmware bundle. The presentation is aimed towards law enforcement and anyone else who has a need… read moreHuge iPhone Security Risk? It's nothing new, says Jonathan Zdziarski
August 27 2008
"There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2," writes Jesus Diaz in a story onGizmodo, "a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information in Mail, SMS, Contacts, and even Safari." But this is nothing new, says iPhone hacker Jonathan Zdziarski, author of the… read moreAugust 21 2008
At this year's OSCON, Terry Camerlengo, sat down with Damian Conway, author of Perl Best Practices and Perl Hacks, to get his thoughts on a wide variety of subjects, including the what-and-when of Perl 6 and what he thinks is important for the next generation of computer scientists. Watch the… read moreWhat developers should know about IP
August 12 2008
Author Van Lindberg is both software engineer and practicing attorney. His new book, Intellectual Property and Open Source tackles the slippery subject of intellectual property. In this interview, Van explains why intellectual property law is so important to developers—any developers—and shares his most important tips for developers starting out in… read moreRick Sammon shares his secrets
August 05 2008
Last month photographer Rick Sammon, author of 18 books on digital photography, including his latest, Face-to-Face: Rick Sammon's Complete Guide to Photographing People gave a live webcast, sharing some of his top tips for taking great digital photos and answering questions from the audience. His pictures—including some from his latest… read moreJuly 01 2008
"Need Press? Repeat: 'Green,' 'Sex,' 'Cancer,' 'Secret,' 'Fat'" Joanne Kaufman's story in yesterday's New York Times reveals some of the tricks PR people use to get their stories noticed, including the strategic placement of certain words in their press release headlines— which immediately gave me the idea for the title… read moreAlso find Kathryn on:
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