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  • Tue
    02
    Sep 08

    Google Chrome 0x80040508

    Google Chrome has just been released ( Google Chrome ) and I would love to install it but I'm getting the following error: "Download error. The downloaded file failed verification. Error code = 0x80040508" The 475KB bootstrap install ChromeSetup.exe downloads okay but when it runs it brings...

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  • Tue
    26
    Aug 08

    Stack Overflow

    I've been using the Beta version of Stack Overflow and I'm very impressed. Jeff Atwood and his team have done an excellent job with this site and it's already provided me with some answers to questions that I had and those answers were furiously fast and accurate. I hope the quality and speed continues...

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  • Mon
    18
    Aug 08

    Startup Weekend Phoenix

    Ever heard of Startup Weekend? I hadn't until just recently but there's one coming to Phoenix from 17-19 October 2008 and I've just ponied up my $40 to spend my entire weekend working on a startup. Should be interesting - I'm very excited: http://phoenix.startupweekend.com/...

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  • Tue
    22
    Jul 08

    WebHost4Life

    I hosted a few web sites at WebHost4Life and had a bad experience with them. My biggest complaint was the fact that their advertising was intentionally misleading and a lot of what they claimed that you got you didn't get and had to pony up extra for it. My second biggest complaint was that their support...

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  • Tue
    01
    Jul 08

    Identity Impersonate

    This is a reminder to myself to set <system.web> <identity impersonate="true"/> </system.web> in the web.config after setting up a web site otherwise it won't be able to access external resources such as file shares that require the login/password that you've set for the site...

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  • Sat
    21
    Jun 08

    Inktomi Slurp Confirm 404

    Approximately once a month (or perhaps every 2 months) my web sites record a request for a page such as: SlurpConfirm404.htm SlurpConfirm404/weather/heavenbecauseofyou/hearzg.htm SlurpConfirm404/thelmalouise/ALL-IMAGE-005-J/railways.htm This is Yahoo checking to see that the web site correctly returns...

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  • Thu
    12
    Jun 08

    notify-None_Compliance_Page

    On one of my web sites I've noticed an attempt to access any one of the following 3 pages: verify-None_Compliance_Page notify-None_Compliance_Page accepted-None_Compliance_Page The pages are frequently followed by a long hash key sequence. Often the referring URL is a search from Google. I've noticed...

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  • Fri
    06
    Jun 08

    Web Application Hacking

    From: Desert Code Camp Speaker: Adam Monter Notes: Don't keep the web server on the C: drive because a hacker can iterate backwards to the system files. Validate all info coming in. (Prevents malicious scripts etc.) paros.org has a java proxy that shows what the application is doing. (I may have written...

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  • Sun
    01
    Jun 08

    Search Engine Optimization

    From: Desert Code Camp 2008 Speaker: Kay Frenzer (from Teralever) Notes: 4 factors when optimizing a web site: Technical - i.e. do your pages show up / does the site work. Content - The content on each page Inbound Links - Links from sites with similar topics to your site. Trust - Your site is a trusted...

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  • Wed
    16
    Apr 08

    Webmaster Day is April 29

    April 29 is Webmaster Day . If you're a webmaster then send yourself an eCard. If you know a webmaster then send him/her an eCard. This year, Webmaster Day falls on a Tuesday.