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Ok. So it used to be that Google had their "Products" link at the top of each Google page without having to click "more" then "Products".

I don't know about you, but I missed that feature of just being able to click "Products" and search that way. I also wanted my Google product listings to sort by price by default.

Enter my new "Google Product Links" greasemonkey script. It's very simple but gets the job done. You can get the script by visiting userscripts.org here.

PHP Classes - Class: PHPMafia SQL: "This package is a SQL database abstraction.

It provides a common API to retrieve access SQL databases. Currently it supports MySQL and PostgreSQL.

The package also comes with a class that can generate XML documents from database query results."

13 Great Firefox Extensions for Web Professionals: "Like most web developers or SEO professionals, I use a vast array of tools to get the job done. I use a combination of desktop and web applications, some purchased and some free. Everyone I know has downloaded a free copy of Mozilla Firefox, but few realize that by installing some of the 1,500 free extensions they can eliminate the need for most of the other applications they currently use. Below are my 13 favorite extensions for web professionals (in no particular order):"

viksoe.dk - OLE DB Provider for XML

(found this)
While researching how I could generate data reports for a project, I found myself needing access to XML with a regular database interface. After looking for a solution on the Internet, I found to my surprise that I had only two options:

• Use the Simple Provider or SQLXML from Microsoft. For some reason this requires a MS SQL Server.
• Purchase an XML ODBC Driver from Merant, which comes with a price-tag of $2,500 for a server license (who are they kidding?)

None of these options were very compelling, especially because all I needed was to retrieve a few nodes and deliver the result to a reporting utility. So after carefully planning a design, I (bjarke@viksoe.dk) wrote my own OLE DB Provider for XML.

BumpTop Prototype - HoneyBrown.ca

BumpTop aims to enrich the desktop metaphor with expressive, lightweight techniques found in the real world.

A must see

Doug Huff : A Profile on Profiles: "Profiles are a new feature in ASP.NET 2.0 connected with a user or an anonymous user. Unlike session variables, they can be strongly typed, have default values, and are persistant between sessions and within a web farm. Their definition in the web.config file causes consistency throughout the web application, and their ability to be stored in various locations create many solution possibility. However, business data should not be stored as a Profile property within a multiple tier solution. An academic example is the weather forecast based on a ZIP code. The forecast is the business data accessed through a Web service. The Zip code is kept a part of the UI."

Here's the code camp presentations I gave June 17th, 2006 in Tallahassee, FL.

I gave two presentations, one on advanced XML object serialization and a beginner talk on ADO.NET.

I'm not sure, but I think I may give the same presentations again in Tampa and/or Jacksonville. I can easily come up with a dozen presentations and topics to talk about, but I feel XML serialization is important enough of a topic to give several times. I learned a lot from presenting and had a surprisingly good time doing it.

This was my first code camp. We all had an amazingly good time. Had I realized hanging out with a bunch of programmers in a bar was this much fun I would have been doing it years ago.

I'm now planning on attending the Code Camps in Tampa in July and Jacksonville in August... Kinda like the programmer's equivalent of a circuit party. Go to a new city, hang out at a bar with a bunch of programmers, present, hang out and party all night long, rinse and repeat in each major city in the Southeast... Southern Comfort meets intellectual technology meets social networking... Just a wonderful thing.

I'd love to see other persentations, presenter's web sites, and other code camp participants presence online, so drop me a line or a comment and share your thoughts.

Prototype Window Class : Introduction

A prototype extension allowing for the creation of some nice in window windows.