Author: fioritto

Computer Sciences Seeks Leaves With…

Computer Sciences Seeks Leaves With Pay. The Computer Sciences Corporation, the computer-services company, said that it would ask its 66,000 workers to volunteer to take at least six months’ leave with 20 percent pay. By Bloomberg News. [New York Times: Technology]

Using XML with PHP without…

Using XML with PHP without any apache changes. XML is sexy, PHP and XML is a cheap and good way to create and syndicate your website. Now, when you have your own server, you can set up all the necessary apache add-ons to explore the PHP-XML relationship to the full extend. When you own a virtual server at an ISP,…

Hypercard is back, baby [1]….

Hypercard is back, baby. Great Wired News piece on Hypercard, the graphic programming toolkit that started shipping with the Mac in 1989. I picked up programming again, after a five-or-so year hiatus, once I got my first Mac that shipped with Hypercard (it was my beloved SE, “Kali the Destroyer”), and ended up earning my living on Hypercard, doing contract…

A Study In Scarlet -…

A Study In Scarlet – Exploiting Common Vulnerabilities in PHP Applications. Lots of security holes in PHP. It’s all part of being popular and not being designed with a security in mind from the start. Not saying that others are better mind you! [Roland Tanglao’s Weblog]