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Great news: Embarcadero keeps CodeGear brand!
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Updated:
5/8/2008
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Yesterday's press release of CodeGear being sold to Embarcadero was a bit vague about the company name. It left the door wide open for speculations that "CodeGear" as brand or division name might just disappear - which caused some worries in the Delphi community. Greg Keller, VP Product Management of Embarcadero just commented on this.
[full article ...] |
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June 13th-14th 2008: Delphi Community Conference in Germany
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Updated:
5/8/2008
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The so called "Delphi-Tage 2008" which is a community driver conference in Germany, will be held on June 13th - 14th 2008 in Günzburg.
[full article ...] |
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Sold! Finally after more than two years ....
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Updated:
5/7/2008
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CodeGear has finally been sold after Borland's initial "Plan to Divest" announcement back in February 2006.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb compression
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Updated:
4/29/2008
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Using IntraWeb's integrated compression option you can easily speed up the transfer of your applications forms.
[full article ...] |
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Using SyntaxHighlighter on Blogs or Web sites
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Updated:
4/29/2008
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If you have a development realted blog or Web site, then you probably paste source code examples from time to time. Using Alex Gorbatchev's SyntaxHighlighter makes your snippets look very pretty.
[full article ...] |
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Overriding LogBytes in Custom IntraWeb Standalone Application
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Updated:
4/29/2008
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Even though we don't really recommend using IntraWeb's desktop standalone mode in production, there seem to be quite some IntraWeb customers who do that successfully. Unfortunately there is an integrated Log routine which may cause an Integer overflow if your application had more than 2GB traffic. This article shows how to override that routine.
[full article ...] |
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New commenting system: Disqus.com
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Updated:
4/25/2008
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I just started using Disqus.com a new comment engine for my blog
[full article ...] |
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Playing Sound with IntraWeb
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Updated:
4/17/2008
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A couple of IntraWeb users asked me recently how to play sounds (wav, mp3 etc) on IntraWeb forms. There is a TIWMpeg component which can be used for that.
[full article ...] |
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Speeding Up IntraWeb Applications
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Updated:
4/14/2008
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Speed up your IntraWeb applications by 10-20 percent. No programming required. Just add in a "magic" unit of Andreas Hausladen's
[full article ...] |
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Advanced IntraWeb Async Event Handling
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Updated:
4/14/2008
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Implementing Asynchronous events with IntraWeb is plain and easy. Just hook some Pascal (or C++) code to any of the OnAsync Event handlers and you are done. The Advanced Ajax Events demo shows how to call Async events from your custom JavaScript routines and how to implement an asynchronous Key event handler.
[full article ...] |
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Continuous IntraWeb DUnit tests
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Updated:
4/11/2008
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The lasted FinalBuilder 6.0 release introduces continuous integration features. We are now running continous DUnit tests fro IntraWeb
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IntraWeb Workshop: 24.04.2008, Wiesbaden, Germany
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Updated:
4/11/2008
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Join the next IntraWeb workshop in Wiesbaden, Germany to learn how to develop powerful Web applications with Delphi and the VCL for the Web.
[full article ...] |
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Olaf Monien: A huge thank you to Bruno Fierens and TMS Software!
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Updated:
4/11/2008
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Due to recent blog postings about TMS Software and their Ribbon Toolbar Component set I do feel the need to state a few things about a fellow CodeGear Technology Partner.
[full article ...] |
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EKON 12 - Spring Edition - 25. - 28. February - Frankfurt
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Updated:
2/12/2008
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Next Delphi developer conference will be EKON 12 in Frankfurt, Germany. Come and see new IntraWeb features or join a full day IntraWeb workshop.
[full article ...] |
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Devtracks Next Stop: Leipzig, Germany
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Updated:
11/8/2007
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The next CodeGear DevTracks event in Germany will be in Leipzig on November 20th, 2007
[full article ...] |
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We are on SubVersion now!
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Updated:
11/8/2007
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We recently migrated our IntraWeb sources from StarTeam to SubVersion (SVN)
[full article ...] |
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Delphi Code Camp on Tour - IntraWeb Workshop in Munich
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Updated:
10/24/2007
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There will be 3 full day workshops on 3.-5. December in Munich, Germany. Topics covered: Rave Reports, Delphi for Vista, IntraWeb / VCL for the web.
[full article ...] |
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Dec, 13th: IntraWeb Workshop in Helsinki, Finland
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Updated:
10/18/2007
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Moonsoft of Finland organizes a full day IntraWeb / VCL for theWeb workshop on December 13th.
[full article ...] |
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Free Online Seminars
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Updated:
10/1/2007
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In cooperation with CodeGear Germany I'll be holding two FREE online seminars next week (in German language). The first one (Oct 9th) will cover RAD Studio 2007 - Whats new for C++ users. The second one (Oct 11th) will cover IntraWeb / VCL for the Web - How to build Web applications.with RAD Studio 2007.
[full article ...] |
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Delphi 2007 Update 3 and IntraWeb
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Updated:
10/1/2007
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IntraWeb users should be careful when applying Update 3 for Delphi 2007 or C++ Builder 2007
[full article ...] |
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Highlander: Convert HTML to Xaml Demo (.NET 3.0 / WPF)
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Updated:
8/27/2007
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This is another demo that shows some features of the upcoming new Delphi version - codename "Highlander". This time I show basically two things: 1: Working with Xaml, i.e. how to use WPF/.NET 3.0; 2: Mixed Pascal and C# project groups
[full article ...] |
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I am a new Highlander Beta Blogger
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Updated:
8/24/2007
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Today I got the permission from Nick to blog about Highlander - the new upcoming Delphi version!
[full article ...] |
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Highlander: .NET Reference Analyzer Demo
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Updated:
8/24/2007
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Many people are still wondering why to use .NET at all, because they can do all their business fine with Delphi for Win32. This article demos a Reference Analyzer, written in Highlander and meant to be a real world tool. The purpose is to list all .NET assemblies, that an other assembly (dll or executable) depends on.
[full article ...] |
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Knoppicillin saved my a**
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Updated:
8/20/2007
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Using "Knoppicillin" a variant of Knoppix, which is a Linux distribution, which runs off CD/DVD, I was able to recover my Windows XP from a boot failure within minutes.
[full article ...] |
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250 GB Laptop Drives available
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Updated:
8/17/2007
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2.5 inch hard drives are now available at 250 GB!
[full article ...] |
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Free C++ Builder Unit Testing Seminar
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Updated:
8/17/2007
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I'll be holding two free C++ Builder seminars covering DUnit (Unit Testing).
[full article ...] |
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Using Indy to get rid of "Region blocked" video on demand messages
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Updated:
8/5/2007
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This article is in fact more ranting about these insane region codes that you know from DVD movies, and more "modern" from Video On Demand systems. I will show a few lines of Delphi code to make up a simple HTTP proxy that may help getting around this nonsense "Region is blocked" message I recently came across.
[full article ...] |
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The "DiskSpace = HardDiskSize - ε" Theorem
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Updated:
7/31/2007
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Don't worry, I'm not going down the way of explaining maths theoretics here. I just want to show "WinDirStat" which is a nice tool, which helps fighting against the fact, that a hard disk (regardless how big) always tends to be 99% full.
[full article ...] |
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Start external programs from your Web application
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Updated:
7/30/2007
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Did you ever think about how to start a program on the client's computer from within your Web application? Maybe a button that starts Window's calculator?This is possible now - thanks to serious vulnerability in Firefox.
[full article ...] |
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VAT ID validation with Delphi
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Updated:
7/27/2007
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If you are doing cross border business in the European Union, then will have to deal with so called "VAT IDs". I've written a small example how to validate VAT ID's from a DElphi 2007 program.
[full article ...] |
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Comments enabled
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Updated:
7/25/2007
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Finally the long promised commenting system for my blog has been enabled.
[full article ...] |
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BCB 2007 IntraWeb ISAPI Application
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Updated:
7/24/2007
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In BCB 2007 the IntraWeb application wizard fails to create one file. This article provides an ISAPI application template project which you can use to start off your C++ Builder IntraWeb applications.
[full article ...] |
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Hardening IntraWeb 9.0 with SSL Version 3
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Updated:
7/10/2007
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If you are using SSL with your IntraWeb Standalone applications, then you might consider allowing SSL version 3 only, as there are exploits for version 2 and below. This article describes how to limit your server to SSL version 3.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb-ECO Templates available
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Updated:
3/29/2007
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The fist beta version of IntraWeb-ECO templates is now available. BDS 2006 and IntraWeb 9.0 are required.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb 9.0 and Delphi 2007 released
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Updated:
3/20/2007
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We are proud to announce that Delphi 2007 and IntraWeb 9.0 aka The VCL for the Web have been released over the last weekend.
[full article ...] |
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CodeRage 2007 - IntraWeb Session Materials Update: C++ Demos online
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Updated:
3/17/2007
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As promised, here are the demos of my IntraWeb presentation at CodeRage 2007
[full article ...] |
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CodeRage07: Free CodeGear Conference
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Updated:
2/20/2007
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CodeGear announced a free virtual conference, which you should not miss! No shoes required :-)
[full article ...] |
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ECO: Trade offs of "one file per class"
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Updated:
2/17/2007
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If you are using ECO with Delphi, then you might have wondered why all classes are in one huge file. To have every class in it's own unit file, there is an option though. It seems though that there are quite some important reasons why this option is OFF by default.
[full article ...] |
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OMEA - Not yet an other news reader
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Updated:
2/12/2007
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OMEA Professional is a free (soon to be Open Source) "information system", which aggregates Newsgroups, Blogs/RSS feeds, emails, contacts. Its definitely not just a fancy news reader, its a different concept. Downside: not written in Delphi ;-)
[full article ...] |
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Accessing Google Maps API from IntraWeb applications
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Updated:
2/12/2007
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Google Maps is a huge map database / GIS. They have digitized map data and satelite images of the whole world in an amazing quality. I got several support questions how to access the Google API from IntraWeb, so I thougt it was a good idea to provide a demo that shows how to display Google maps in IntraWeb applications. Source is attached.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb Development Machine for sale! (Sony Vaio S3XP)
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Updated:
2/5/2007
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My 22 months old Sony Vaio S3XP laptop, which I used for daily work is for sale. If you are interested, then feel free to place a bid via eBay.
[full article ...] |
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MSI Setup Explorer (Orca)
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Updated:
2/1/2007
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I just found that there is a "Setup Explorer" tool for MSI installation packages. "Orca" is a command line tool provided by Microsoft. It is not as powerful as the tool for InnoSetup I mentioned earlier, but better than nothing.
[full article ...] |
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InnoSetup Explorer
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Updated:
1/30/2007
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Sometimes it would be really useful to be able to look into installation packages *without* installing them. There is an Explorer for installations produced by the open source installation generator "InnoSetup", which I found quite useful.
[full article ...] |
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Updated IntraWeb DOS Attack Hotfix available (Update: 16.02.2007)
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Updated:
2/16/2007
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Last week a possible DOS attack of IntraWeb applications was reported. The first hotfix we released immediately after the report was made public may cause unwanted side effects. Please use the updated hotfix as shown in this article.
[full article ...] |
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CodeGear announced public Highlander field test
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Updated:
1/24/2007
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Today Nick Hodges announced that there will be a public Field Test (Beta) of Highlander
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb DOS Hotfix available (Update2)
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Updated:
1/29/2007
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The possible DOS attack which was reported a few hours ago was verified and is fixed in IntraWeb 9.0 (soon to be released). For existing applications please apply the code as mentioned in this article.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb on Bugtraq - No Panic! (Update)
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Updated:
1/24/2007
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Yesterday IntraWeb was mentioned on Bugtraq, the security mailing list which informs about possible issues of any type of computer software. The mentioned IntraWeb issue currently has been isolated and a fix is provided.
[full article ...] |
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OpenSource IntraWeb Component pack
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Updated:
1/21/2007
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Arcana Technologies opened a Google Code Project for their Open Source IntraWeb component pack.
[full article ...] |
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CodeGear: There is still hope!
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Updated:
12/24/2006
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CodeGear's web site is finally up, Steven and others says there is real communication, in a manner they did not know from Borland. There is NO quick-hacked and unfinished new Delphi coming out on X-Mas. I think there is still hope that CodeGear will be successful eventually. Merry X-Mas!
[full article ...] |
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My tiny headset
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Updated:
12/7/2006
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I'have been asked various time where to get this tiny headset I'm using for Skype. It's really a small one, and easy to travel with.
Unfortunately it does not have a product sticker or something, and I just couldn't remember its brand name. So I looked for the receipt and decide to blog about, so that I'll have this information hand the next time.
[full article ...] |
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Automize everything!
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Updated:
11/29/2006
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Do you want to automize backups, file operations, CD/DVD burning, database manipulations, FTP operations, IIS maintenance etc. pp.? Have a look at "Automise" from the FinalBuilder guys. It's on sale for less than $20 ONLY TODAY!
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb 9.0.9 Beta availabale now
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Updated:
11/29/2006
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A new beta version of IntraWeb 9.0 has been released. This beta is available to the public.
[full article ...] |
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How to prevent locked forms after sending a file with IntraWeb
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Updated:
11/13/2006
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When you send a file via WebApplication.SendFile(), then your form may be locked, thus unusable, after the file has been received. This articel explains the reason and how to avoid that.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb and Accessibility / Barrierefreiheit
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Updated:
11/12/2006
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I just got postive feedback from a blind Delphi developer, Marco Zehe, that he successfully started developing Web applications - with IntraWeb.
[full article ...] |
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EKON 10-Years Birthday Party
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Updated:
9/27/2006
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This year it's the tenth EKON going on in Frankfurt, Germany. EKON is the major Borland German/European developer conference. Last night we had a party with a surprice for Massoud (the EKON "chief")
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb IWMenu Hotfix
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Updated:
9/11/2006
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Using IntraWeb 8.0.x and Internet Explorer, IWMenu items do not render their borders as designed. I'm providing the fix as public hotfix in this article.
[full article ...] |
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ECO Code Camp
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Updated:
8/23/2006
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During the upcoming EKON / DevCon Europe there will be a so called Code Camp. One department will cover ECO and everything related. I'm proud to annnounce that I have been elected to be coach of the ECO department.
[full article ...] |
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Hardening your IntraWeb server
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Updated:
8/15/2006
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A customer of our's recently got a security audit of his IntraWeb application. The only relevant thing they found was that IntraWeb's HTTPS mode allows SSL 1.0/2.0 connections. For SSL 1.0/2.0 there are exploits, which may affect the security of the systems using that.
[full article ...] |
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Changing IntraWeb's server identification string
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Updated:
8/15/2006
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I've been asked a couple of times recently if it is possible to remove that "Server: Indy/10.0.52" string, which is sent with every response in StandAlone mode.
You can set this string to any value you want.
[full article ...] |
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Vote for DevCon 2006 sessions
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Updated:
8/8/2006
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Starting this year, the selection of the available sessions at the anual DevCo developer's conference is no longer done by a hidden committee, but you can vote for the sessions you would like to see.
[full article ...] |
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The Turbo is back!
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Updated:
8/8/2006
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Did you like TurboPascal? Did you like the yellow boxes? Read on, the Turbo is back ...
[full article ...] |
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Meet the team at EuroDevCon2006 / EKON10
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Updated:
8/8/2006
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Want to meet up with Hadi, Holger and me? Want to join sessions of Hadi's and mine?
Come to EKON 10, held in Frankfurt, Germany!
[full article ...] |
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Missing files in Intraweb 8.0.22
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Updated:
7/20/2006
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There appear two C++ related files to be missing in IntraWeb 8.0.22. I have attached them to this article.
[full article ...] |
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Acronis Universal Restore
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Updated:
7/11/2006
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I just successfully used Acronis' Universal Restore. This is an optional tool for their disk imaging software. This is of course not a Delphi or development topic, but I think making realiable backups is important for developers as well.
[full article ...] |
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Live blog from SDC
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Updated:
5/16/2006
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I'm currently at the SDC in The Netherlands.
[full article ...] |
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Hibernating troubles
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Updated:
3/24/2006
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I really re-boot my machine rarely. I just hibernate instead. After ugrading to 2 GB RAM hibernating stopped working though.
[full article ...] |
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Huh? Atozed converted to ASP.NET??
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Updated:
3/24/2006
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Is IntraWeb dead? Are they crazy at Atozed? Got Atozed assimilated by Microsoft? Won't {Enter new Delphi company name here} be supported by Atozed?
[full article ...] |
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Using TIWMenu in IntraWeb
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Updated:
2/15/2006
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Creating a menu in IntraWeb applications is pretty easy: Just drop a TIWMenu and a TMainMenu component on your form and conect both. But unfortunately there is a serious catch.
[full article ...] |
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Updating IntraWeb for free
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Updated:
2/6/2006
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Delphi 7, 2005 and BDS 2006 users get IntraWeb updates for free. This article describes what versions are availble for free, and how to register to take advantage of the free updates.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb 8.0.22 released (including BDS 2006 support)
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Updated:
2/6/2006
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The first upate for all BDS2006 users is available finally!. It took way longer than expected, the reason was that Murphy hit us hard in some BDS2006 licensing related issues. 8.0.22 is of course available for Delphi 5,6,7,2005 and BCB 5,6 as well.
[full article ...] |
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Where is IntraWeb 8.0 for BDS 2006 users?
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Updated:
1/15/2006
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The update for BDS 2006 is still not available - but we are very close!
[full article ...] |
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Memory Managers (Update)
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Updated:
1/11/2006
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Pierre le Riche published an extensive article describing all features of FastMM
[full article ...] |
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Managing HTML Templates with IntraWeb Studio
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Updated:
1/11/2006
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IntraWeb Studio is actually a tool for maintaining the content of web sites, but you can also "abuse" it to manage HTML templates for IntraWeb or WebSnap applications. This becomes even more handy, if your templates are in multiple languages.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb 8.0 released
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Updated:
12/20/2005
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Today Atozed Software released IntraWeb Version 8.0. The outstanding new features are much better performance and unit testing framework. The installation is now a single dwonload for all Delphi versions.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb Version 8.0 Release Candiate available
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Updated:
12/13/2005
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Atozed announces the first release candidate of IntraWeb Version 8
[full article ...] |
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Delphi 2006 Performance
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Updated:
12/9/2005
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Delphi 2006 was developed under the slogan: "Achieving higher quality levels will be a journey and not a destination". Performance is certainly part of the overall Quality, and that was really improved with Delphi 2006.
[full article ...] |
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Delphi 2006 and .NET 2.0 debugger issues
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Updated:
12/7/2005
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After installing Delphi 2006 I was not able to debug any Delphi.NET application. D2006 just blew up with a debugger assertion. Luckily, after some registry research, Vincent of finalbuilder.com and me found the solution.
[full article ...] |
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IntraWeb and Memory Managers
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Updated:
12/7/2005
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I noticed that alot of IntraWeb users are using Delphi's default memory manager. Unfortunately this is not the best choice for server type applications.
[full article ...] |
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Blogging again
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Updated:
12/7/2005
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I am blogging again after a period of silence
[full article ...] |
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XP SP2 and Intel Wireless drivers continued
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Updated:
12/7/2005
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Looks like I found the driver that caused a BSOD after applying SP2.
[full article ...] |
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XP SP2 Update Woes
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Updated:
1/25/2006
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Finally I felt brave enough to apply XP SP2 to my box. The auto updater started to get boring. At least 3 times a day it reminded me that really should run the SP2 update now.
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