Sorry for the delay in my posts. It's been too long and I apologize.
Amongst other things, I managed to get run over by a Cube Van on my way into the office (didn't break a bone!!), changed consulting firms, and am once again enjoying life.
Now that I'm back at it I wanted to post a link to the Art and Science of Javascript it is a great book that actually talks to real world JavaScript examples. Isn't it about time something like this came out.
Please Give It a Read, and if you find an eBook version, please leave a comment in this blog posting.
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19/12/2007
Mac OS X More Vulnerable than Windows
Bring on the haters. It has been proven that Windows is significantly less vulnerable than Mac OS X. With 234 highly critical flaws in OS X in comparison to 23 for Windows XP + Windows Vista in 2007 (yes the sum total of both Windows OS's) it can now be made fact that at this point OS X is 10x more vulnerable than Windows.
Everyone knew when Apple went mainstream that this was going to become a significant issue, but what's interesting is the magnitude.
Apple software is perceived to be flawless and virus free. Amazing they have these perceptions given the Apple Hack a Day and iPhone flaws that were found almost immediately following the release of security patches.
Is it time for someone to sue Apple over their security advertisements?
Read more about the ZD Net study here:
http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/18/mac-os-x-more-vulnerable-than-windows/
Hack A Day:
http://mattstark.blogspot.com/2007/04/hack-mac-to-own-probook-and-10000-usd.html
iPhone Fixes:
http://mattstark.blogspot.com/2007/08/ha-ha-crapple-iphone-fixes.html
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Everyone knew when Apple went mainstream that this was going to become a significant issue, but what's interesting is the magnitude.
Apple software is perceived to be flawless and virus free. Amazing they have these perceptions given the Apple Hack a Day and iPhone flaws that were found almost immediately following the release of security patches.
Is it time for someone to sue Apple over their security advertisements?
Read more about the ZD Net study here:
http://cybernetnews.com/20
Hack A Day:
http://mattstark.blogspot.
iPhone Fixes:
http://mattstark.blogspot.
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17/12/2007
Google Chart API
This is actually pretty neat. A little known Google Service called Google Chart API went live today to the entire world.
Charts may be embedded in any web application by merely updating the src attribute within an image tag (or using an HttpWebRequest to do something funky with it).
Here are some examples:
Check out the various charts that can be made using this nifty service here.
As an Enterprise Developer, my next question becomes, will my IT department block this service. Unfortunately, because I can't download and install the chart builder component on my server, I'd probably never use it in any big Enterprise.
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Charts may be embedded in any web application by merely updating the src attribute within an image tag (or using an HttpWebRequest to do something funky with it).
Here are some examples:
Check out the various charts that can be made using this nifty service here.
As an Enterprise Developer, my next question becomes, will my IT department block this service. Unfortunately, because I can't download and install the chart builder component on my server, I'd probably never use it in any big Enterprise.
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