Discussion forum code for Microsoft SQL and IIS/ASP?
Looking to do some discussion forums on a commercial web site. I know there's a bunch of code in a can for this kind of stuff. Most of the one's I've seen are looking to be run on MySQL and PHP. Most...
View ArticleREST and SOAP
Web services - is there a server that supports both REST and SOAP protocols? I'd like to write the service code (in Java) once and then support both, as simply as possible. Simplicity is more important...
View ArticleWhere can I get access to product lists databases?
I'm looking for access to product lists of CDs, books, movies and any other entertainment type stuff for a web application I'm working on. I'm already aware of Amazon Web Services and the Library of...
View Articlekeeping track of best web services
Anyone know of a site that measures the popularity of a site - not just hits, or subscribers, but if a web service is growing (be it subscriber base, popularity) and if it's considered the most...
View ArticleOpen Source Web Service Tools?
Recommended open-source development tools for web services? For a software engineering class project, my team is supposed to develop and implement a web service & application as a proof of concept...
View ArticleHow can I store my passwords online securely?
PasswordFilter: Any places to store passwords online? I keep running into a problem with storing my passwords - I use Password Safe but I tend to be hard on computers and lose a HD every 6mo or so,...
View Article<frink>How does a _person_ use REST?</frink>
Help me understand REST. I searched my little heart out, but I'm afraid my (mis)understanding of the topic is skewing my results. I believe I've got the basics down. URIs describe resources. To create...
View ArticleBusiness listing provider?
Where do directory web sites get their business listings? Citysearch, for example. I'm thinking about starting a web site that would benefit from having local business listings incorporated, and while...
View Article1. ISBN 2. Web Service 3. ??? 4. Profit
I need to know which book-related web service/API is best (most complete archive, most up-to-date, most metadata) for looking up information about books given an ISBN-10 or ISBN-13. I am writing a...
View ArticleHistory of XML-RPC/WebServices
Can anyone provide me with information about the earliest forms of RPC over http? I'm looking for predecessor systems or papers that describe the desire or implementation of moving RPC (or any other...
View ArticleShould I stay or should I go now?
I feel the need to move my computer data to the cloud, but I am... afraid. This has been troubling me for months now. I've bothered friends and family, but most of them have already switched and have...
View ArticleLife-streaming blog software (hosted or not) that includes the ability to...
Does anyone know of any life-streaming blog software (hosted or not) that includes the ability to publish content? Basically: tumblr + friendfeed + customisable design. The life-stream part should have...
View ArticleMobileMe ftw
Make me love MobileMe. How do YOU use it? I'm half-way through a 60 day free trial of MobileMe. So far I'm not really impressed. Convince me to stay with it. Tell me why I need it. I tried it not...
View ArticleIs there a "family size" web task/calendar system that'll survive my work's...
My household has suddenly found itself need of a new family-scale web-based planning/organization tool. This is tougher than it might sound as we (well, I) have some pretty twitchy technical...
View ArticleIs it worth my while to learn Java Web Services?
Is learning Java web services a good decision in terms of the future job market? I'm trying to get into something that I hope will have a promising future in terms of employment. I've quizzed a couple...
View ArticleProxying: How do we Stop Worrying and Love the Squid?
Is Squid the Right Solution in a Windows Ecosystem? Recently, I was involved in giving a demonstration of some of our company's Web Services at a customer's site. Our services needed to go out and send...
View Articlethe brief wondrous life of json
What are some examples of surprising/strange/weird/subversive/powerful use cases of public APIs? Especially interested in ways that an API may be used in a way the facilitators of the API would not...
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