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Tweet The open source behind gov.uk revealed While the UK government’s plans for wider adoption of open source have been uneven in their application, the new beta version of the gov.uk web site should give proprietary software vendors and contractors pause for thought, as it is almost entirely built on or with open source. The [...]

Tweet Wrapping Your Head Around the SharePoint Beast It doesn’t have to be so painful “Wait… what? .NET I get… Web Parts make sense… Server Object Model I can get behind, but what’s up with v4.Master, CAML, XSLT, XML, core.css, JavaScript, jQuery, SPD, features, solution galleries? Really??? All I want to do is pre-populate a [...]

Tweet 2 Great JavaScript Data-Binding Libraries Data binding is one of the best features of XAML, so it’s no surprise that this functionality has become more popular in HTML5. Several great JavaScript libraries help bring common and often-used patterns to HTML5/JavaScript development. Two of my favorite libraries that add data-binding features are Knockout JS, and [...]

Tweet Quick ‘n Easy Web Builder v1.0.0 RC When you are creating a web site, whether on your own or working with other people, it is not necessarily the case that you will always be working on the same computer. Many offices are home to both Macs and PCs, and it is possible that there [...]

Tweet Microsoft woos disgruntled Google users in full-page newspaper ads — here’s the first one Concerned about changes in Google’s search and privacy practices? Microsoft is waiting with open arms. That’s the message from the Redmond company in an unusual series of full-page newspaper ads, starting today, that encourage people who are unhappy about Google’s [...]