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HTML5 The Web Future

HTML5 will be in the near future the replacement of the current HTML or XHTML. However, nowadays the Web is mature enough. Therefore, this standard comes to solve many of the problems that we as web developers face. Remember those tables and nested tables, frames poorly implemented, ineffective divs, among other problems?  With HTML5 we will forget about this big problem.   On the other hand, the adoption rate of HTML5 is related to the decision that we, as developers, will take, present and future in terms of implementation for new web applications.   HTML5 comes with new semantic labels, which exist to improve efficiency and effectiveness of our code.   It is necessary t...

Why is LinkedIn important for your small/medium business?

By Brenda V. Even after … years of being created, I still bump with people who don’t even know what LinkedIn is; for all those who seek to answer the question about this I can tell you that LinkedIn is a social network dedicated mainly to help connect people on their professional side; something like connecting with the people you work with but also with former colleagues or service providers. It’s not only that, LinkedIn has evolved into a much more elaborate and complicated tool where you can join groups of people with the same professional interest than you, ask questions related to your work activities or even put adds completely focused to the targeted markets. Now, why would Li...

CSS Hacks and Tricks

By Cesar Olivas When developing and designing websites, it is imperative to make them work in multiple browsers, from IE6 to the newest browsers in Windows and Mac. Cross browsing is the most challenging task of a web designer and it takes lots of time and effort to do. I do not condone their use, and I think that in most cases, standard compliant CSS should alleviate most of the issues between browsers, even for the dreaded IE6. I personally start developing the website in Firefox 3, and then I go and work with IE, Safari and other browsers if needed. As personal experience, the differences between FF3, 2 and IE8 are very minor, but when it comes to IE7 and IE6 it can be somewhat dif...

How to Update a Workflow in Sharepoint 2007

by David Espino. These are the steps to upgrade an existing Workflow in MOSS 2007 portal. This update applies only if Workflow.xml and Feature.xml files are not modified. 1- Enter the Command Prompt SharePoint server. 2- Set as default path follows the following route “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN” by using the following instruction: @set PATH=C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN;%PATH% 3- Disable the workflow by using the following instruction: stsadm -o deactivatefeature -name [FOLDER NAME] -url [URL SITIO] Where: FOLDER NAME: Disable the feature of a workflow by using the following instructi...

Windows Phone 7 for channel9!

Recientemente Sieena ha participado en varios eventos junto con Microsoft de México para la promoción y evangelización de la plataforma de desarrollo para el próximo Windows Phone 7.   Algunos de los videos realizados por nuestro equipo son los siguientes:   Mi primera aplicación para Windows Phone 7 usando Silverlight: Webcast Aquí Mi primer juego con XNA para WP7. Webcast Aquí. El nuevo emulador de Windows Phone 7. Webcast Aquí. Para más webcast e información del Windows Phone 7 en México, acudir a ésta liga....