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  • Apple directory of made-for-iPhone/iPod touch web applications

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    Here’s a nice, by category, directory that Apple put together featuring made-for-iPhone/iPod touch web applications.  w00t!

  • Various SQL JOIN reference

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    One of the trickiest things about learning SQL is mastering how various JOIN statements differ in the ways they combine data from multiple data tables. There are three types of joins: inner, outer, and cross. In addition, there are three types of outer joins: left, right, and full. It can be frustrating trying to keep them…

  • OS X Leopard finalized

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    Nice!  A source tells AppleInsider that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is now “finalized,”  and that Apple has begun to provide Leopard-related support training materials to its support staff. Go here for details.  And if you want to read more about the new features, go here.

  • Cool Software Digg-like

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    Intel apparently just launched a Digg-like site where users can rate software startups/companies.  Interesting… The CoolSW site is an online community of people passionate about software. Members can post information about an interesting new software company and, more important, the community votes on whether they think a software company is, well, “cool.” Companies that receive…

  • Check in your SharePoint Images

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    I wrote up an internal how-to/policy for the company I work for, which had text and some images that weren’t showing up. Googling and looking through the options for the document didn’t help. After going through it some more, I found that you need to check in all items [in the Document Center] before it…

  • How HDMI works

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    The High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a licensable audio/video connector interface for transmitting uncompressed, encrypted digital streams.  HDMI is more than a port on the back of a TV (and the often expensive cable that fits inside). It’s a set of rules for allowing high-definition electronic devices to communicate.  Read more about it here.