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Temporary Site Outage
After performing some routine maintenance, the DMC Insights, Inc. server will need to be rebooted on Friday, July 11, 2008, between 4:00am and 7:00am EST. The Web site should be unavailable for no more than 15 minutes. I apologize for any inconvenience.
Newsletter #14 Released
I just sent out the latest version of the newsletter. It covers a bunch of different things, with some early thoughts on the Ruby programming language. You can read it online at www.DMCInsights.com/newsletter.php.
Adobe AIR: VQS Chapter Available Online
Peachpit Press, has posted part of Chapter 2, "Creating an Application," from the book "Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) with Ajax: Visual QuickStart Guide" on their Web site. The pages discuss some of the basic technologies and how they can be used together in an AIR application. The direct URL is http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1211888.
Adobe AIR with Ajax: Visual QuickPro Guide Update
I'm very happy to say that my latest book, Adobe AIR with Ajax: Visual QuickPro Guide, is off to the printer and should be available in early May. As I wrote in my newsletter, I'll also be doing a presentation on this topic in Nashville, TN, in June 2008.
Forum Outage/Upgrade
The forum was out of commission for a couple of hours today while I upgraded it. As always, this took more effort than expected. I apologize for any inconvenience.
Building a Web Site with Ajax: Visual QuickProject Guide Released
My latest book, Building a Web Site with Ajax: Visual QuickProject Guide was released in August 2007. It provides a book-length tutorial on adding Ajax functionality to a site using PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript. There's lots of usable-code that's cross-browser compliant! The URL for the book is http://www.dmcinsights.com/ajax/.
Several Site Updates/Newsletter Archives Online
I've finally gotten around to making several updates to the Web site, adding references to new books, getting rid of outdated stuff. Hopefully I didn't break anything in the process. Also, if you're not subscribed to the newsletter, you can still see its contents through the newsletter archives. You have to be subscribed to the newsletter to qualify for a book giveaway, though.
Forums Read-Only Over the Weekend
The forums will be set to read-only mode (i.e., you can't post) over the weekend while I transition to a new server. I apologize for any inconvenience.
Email Address Changes
To cut down on the amount of spam I get, I'm getting rid of many email addresses. This includes my primary email address and the older book-specific ones. If you attempt to send an email to one of these, the message will be bounced back, indicating that you can find the correct address by visiting the site. My apologies for any inconvenience.
Announcement: Larry Ullman's Newsletter/Mailing List
I have (finally) created a newsletter/mailing list as a way to regularly update readers. I intend to make this as useful as possible for the recipients: providing book updates, technology updates, interesting tips and tricks, etc. Also, all book giveaways will now be handled through this system. I highly encourage everyone to subscribe. For more information and to offer up your own suggestions, see this forum thread. Thanks! (P.S. Hopefully the newsletter software is working properly, but let me know if you encounter any problems.)
Temporary Site Outage
After performing some routine maintenance, the DMC Insights, Inc. server will need to be rebooted on Friday, July 11, 2008, between 4:00am and 7:00am EST. The Web site should be unavailable for no more than 15 minutes. I apologize for any inconvenience.(July 9, 2008)
Newsletter #14 Released
I just sent out the latest version of the newsletter. It covers a bunch of different things, with some early thoughts on the Ruby programming language. You can read it online at www.DMCInsights.com/newsletter.php.(July 9, 2008)
Adobe AIR: VQS Chapter Available Online
Peachpit Press, has posted part of Chapter 2, "Creating an Application," from the book "Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) with Ajax: Visual QuickStart Guide" on their Web site. The pages discuss some of the basic technologies and how they can be used together in an AIR application. The direct URL is http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1211888.(July 2, 2008)
