http://www.pawprint.net News from PawPrint.net en Copyright (c) 1992-2010 PawPrint.net web@pawprint.net PawPrint XDe News Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:19:23 -0400 120 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=100 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=100 Another computer infested with some nasties found its way to my desk. Cleaning the Trojans from this one was easy, getting windows working again after proved to be slightly more difficult... http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=99 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=99 For the past 24h the ISP serving PawPrint's main office had an issue that prevented subscribers, including us, from connecting to any of the many google web sites (including mail, maps, search, basically anything from the big G was offline) Despite everything else being just fine - it was amazing to see what an effect this had on the Internet in general. http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=98 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=98 As a software provider located in BC, and the changeover date for the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) fast approaching I have been trying to get some straight answers about how it applies to my business. This turned out to be harder then I would have thought and the answers I eventually got were most surprising! The following should help anyone in BC or Ontario in a similar non-tangible goods service industry. http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=97 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=97 After several years it was time for wildflowers bed and breakfast to have a face lift for their web site. While PawPrint had assisted with several small changes to their previous site, it was our pleasure to propel the site forward with a new design backed by our XDe Content Management System. http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=96 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=96 The scroll on my mouse had been getting steadily more choppy and erratic for a while.. I knew it needed cleaning but finding the screws to open the thing was a challenge. This little howto is provided in the hopes of helping others with a similar mouse. http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=95 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=95 The fifth alpha of Versaverter 4 (alpha 4 was not released) is now available for download and testing. The new version includes several bug fixes and just a few enhancements. This release was largely completed to implement the build in the new version of Flash Builder. http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=94 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=94 The latest Nvidia drivers may have a serious flaw that can reduce performance, possibly cause the card's fan to stop, and may even lead to hardware damage. The reports are so serious Nvidia has removed them from their web site pending further investigation. http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=93 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=93 The long awaited PHP 6 version is starting to look more like a reality at the end of a very long tunnel, but in the immediate future the PHP team has depreciated several functions and language concepts in the PHP 5.3 release that are clearly aimed at helping developers start to migrate early... http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=92 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=92 We have been encouraging people to switch from Internet Explorer to basically any other browser for several years now and the latest security holes that have garnered world wide attention after the Google issues in China just underline the reasons why. However, all the press is getting people to switch and that is great news for the web in general! http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=91 http://www.pawprint.net/news/index.php?action=view&nid=91 PawPrint is pleased to release the new chirp module, an on-site twitter-like short update system that is integrated into the XDe and accepts pre-loading from other modules while providing automatic updates to twitter and soon other social bookmarking sites.