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XML Aficionado: Altova launches MissionKit v2009 including XBRL, HL7, and more

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:51:13 -0800

Exciting new XBRL and HL7 support as well as tons of new features in this software release from Altova, including XMLSpy 2009 and more.

XML Aficionado: Content reuse with Open XML and XSLT

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:13:51 -0800

Practical tips on how to reuse content from Office Open XML documents using XLST. The example is based on WordprocessingML.

XML Aficionado: Amazon Kindle Review

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:27:57 -0800

Excellen review of the new Amazon Kindle

XML Aficionado: PopChar - a delightful character map replacement utility

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:56:34 -0700

Very useful review of a character map utility that replaces the Windows built-in CharMap and adds many more features. Especially valuable for working with Unicode an XML.

XML Aficionado: Josh Beckett shuts out Angels

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:23:29 -0700

Josh Beckett, in top form today, throws a complete game, shutting out the Angels in in the ALDS game 1 at Fenway Park tonight. Final Score Red Sox 4 - Angels 0.

XML Aficionado: Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo - interesting synchronicity

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:18:58 -0700

Watching the news from Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo in the last 2-3 weeks you see an interesting pattern: Office, Social Networking, Search, Office, Social Networking, Search, ... - is it just me, or is there a pattern here?

XML Aficionado: Twitter search goes live

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:57:25 -0700

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, just announced that the real-time search function is now live on Twitter. All you need to do is set up your phone or IM on Twitter, and then you can send a command like track NYC to automatically receive an update whenever anybody twitters about "NYC".

XML Aficionado: XMLSpy Tip: Using the XPath analyzer to quickly find information in files

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:51:01 -0700

Use XPath expressions to quickly locate information in one file (or across multiple files) using the XPath analyzer in Altova XMLSpy.

XML Aficionado: Microsoft in talks to buy a stake in Facebook

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:14:52 -0700

The Wall Street Journal reported today that Microsoft is allegedly in talks with Faceboo to acquire a 5% stake, which would result in a valuation for Dacebook fo $10 billion.

Software Development Tools

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:56:52 -0700

For enterprise developers and software architects who need UML modeling, database query / design capabilities in addition to advanced XML, web services, and data integration capabilities.