Daily Blog Post 08/29/2008

  • tags: japan, hotel

  • LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM), and not simply their appearance (WYSIWYG).

    LyX combines the power and flexibility of TeX/LaTeX with the ease of use of a graphical interface. This results in world-class support for creation of mathematical content (via a fully integrated equation editor) and structured documents like academic articles, theses, and books. In addition, staples of scientific authoring such as reference list and index creation come standard. But you can also use LyX to create a letter or a novel or a theatre play or film script. A broad array of ready, well-designed document layouts are built in.

    LyX is for people who want their writing to look great, right out of the box. No more endless tinkering with formatting details, “finger painting” font attributes or futzing around with page boundaries. You just write. On screen, LyX looks like any word processor; its printed output — or richly cross-referenced PDF, just as readily produced — looks like nothing else.

    LyX is released under a Free Software / Open Source license, runs on Linux/Unix, Windows, and Mac OS X, and is available in several languages.

    tags: software, opensource, writing, latex

  • ADO.Net Data Services (codename: Astoria) is a feature that allows users to find, manipulate, and deliver data through the use of simple URIs. This allows easy access to data over the web and allows separation of business and data logic. The concept comes from a general programming concept referred to as REST.

    tags: .net35, ado.netdataservices, blogarticle, tutorial, gettingstarted, visualstudio2008

  • tags: software, shareware, windowsmobile, list, synchronization, service

  • Project Description
    We plan to provide guidance to customers on how to build SharePoint Intranet Applications. This includes guidance on how to Architect, Design, and Develop applications as well as best practices.

    Intended Audience
    This guidance is intended for software architects and software developers who are building applications on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. Familiarity with Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, and ASP.NET is useful for evaluating the guidance.

    Guidance is not even Alpha
    Please note that this guidance is in draft form and will change dramatically before it is released on MSDN. We provide you access to drops to give you an idea of our direction and get your feedback. The code will continually be refactored until the point we publish it on MSDN.

    tags: sharepoint, guidance, codeplex, opensource, microsoft, guide

  • What Is CardioLog?

    CardioLog is a web analytics solution designed for SharePoint 2007 and other leading enterprise portals.
    What Makes CardioLog Different?
    Customers point out the following reasons for choosing CardioLog over other web analytic tools:

    * Independent JavaScript agent
    * Data aggregation according to portal hierarchy
    * Data filtering according to portal metadata
    * Tracking of portal-specific user activities
    * Visitor segmentation by Active Directory attributes
    * Exporting reports to SharePoint 2007 web parts
    * Built-in integration with other enterprise applications (e.g., CRM, ERP)

    tags: Sharepoint, moss, statistics, webanalytics, javascript, software, freeware, commercial