PostgreSQL 8.1.4 released

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The most advanced Open Source RDBMS… becomes even more advanced!!! ;) New Advanced Database Features Roles: PostgreSQL now supports database roles, which simplify the management of large numbers of users with complex overlapping database rights. IN/OUT Parameters: PostgreSQL functions now support IN, OUT and INOUT parameters, which substantially improves support of complex business logic for J2EE and .NET applications. Two-Phase ... read more

Quelli che vogliono riportare indietro Napoli

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Preso pari pari dall’Unità: non mi sento di poter aggiungere altro, a parte che si é sempre parlato di grandi progetti e grandi cose per Napoli e che FORSE (e sottolineo e ribadisco il FORSE) il fatto che i Cantieri aperti ci siano, che si muovano, si evolvano, si chiudano… FORSE vuol dire che tra qualche anno alcuni degli attuali ... read more

Guerre Stellari in Iraq

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Prima il Fosforo Bianco (qualcuno ricorda Falluja?), ora Armi Laser, Armi a Microonde (ci scherzavamo “macabramente” io e Nemo qualche giorno fà), Armi “Dolorifiche”. L’Iraq sembra un laboratorio sperimentale in piena regola. E le cavie umane non le devono manco pagare… Che dite, anche stavolta le nostre TV “popolari” faranno finta di niente? Bhè, per tenersi stretti gli amici bisogna ... read more

La ruta Natural

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Titolo: La ruta Natural Brief: Corto ganador del Festival de Cine Independiente de Sundance Author: Alex Pastor Questo cortometraggio ha vinto anche il Milano Film Festival dell’anno scorso. Veramente un’opera geniale: ottima regia, idea di montaggio davvero sublime (un montaggio strettamente funzionale rispetto alla storia ed al messaggio veicolato), fotografia ottima. Un’opera “pesante” per il suo spessore e dall’alto valore ... read more

Apple DOES NOT close the Darwin's Kernel (by now)

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In the last week, some blogs and online-technical-newspaper speaks about the Apple’s intention to close the Darwin’s Kernel Source Code for Intel. Last Friday, Ernest Prabhakar, Product Manager and Open Source & Open Standards Mac OS X Product Marketing at Apple Computer, says: Hi all, Just to be clear, Tom Yager was *speculating* about why we have -- so far ... read more

Other Ajax oriented GUI Toolkit

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Plex Toolkit An XML+Javascript based toolkit that aims developer to make up very amazing interfaces, creating interface in XML format. Can find demo here. QooXDoo QooXDoo is an advanced open-source JavaScript-based GUI toolkit. QooXDoo continues where simple HTML is not enough. This way qooxdoo can help you implement your AJAX-enhanced web 2.0 application - easier than ever before. QooXDoo also ... read more

The Console Wars

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Microsoft vs Nintendo vs Sony Xbox360 vs Wii vs PS3 </param></embed> ... read more

GWT: a big piece of code by Big G.

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Google Web Toolkit - Build AJAX apps in the Java language Google Web Toolkit (GWT) is a Java software development framework that makes writing AJAX applications like Google Maps and Gmail easy for developers who don't speak browser quirks as a second language. Writing dynamic web applications today is a tedious and error-prone process; you spend 90% of your time ... read more

Dilbert and Google

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The “strength” of Google on the WWW seems to be like (much bigger?) the “strength” of M$ on the Operating System’s World. Every Web Developer, Blogger, WWW-Interested-People have to check the ranking on google of owned websites. What do you think about Big G.? Ah, the Dilbert String: ... read more