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		<title>Microsoft to Release Emergency ASP.net Patch for Malware Attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dipankar Das</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft is supposed to release emergency patch on Sept 28, 2010 for ASP.net vulnerability. The patch will be available at company&#8217;s download center. According to the researcher Juliano Rizzo who found the bug , an attacker can easily decrypt cookies, view states, form  authentication tickets, membership password, user data, and anything  else encrypted ... Original article on  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/microsoft-to-rease-emergency-aspnet-patch-for-malware-attack/">Microsoft to Release Emergency ASP.net Patch for Malware Attack</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Leaked Report Says that Windows Phones 7 is Going to Make Debut</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dipankar Das</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[  As per the latest rumor, Windows Phones 7 is going to be released soon. PPCGeeks provides some information about the amazing information on what the Windows Phone 7 platform will deliver to the mobile device.
According to the leaked report,  that Windows 7 mobile phone will be rolled out on Feb 15, 2008 conference. But, there is a confirmed news ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/leaked-report-says-that-windows-phones-7-is-going-to-make-debut/">Leaked Report Says that Windows Phones 7 is Going to Make Debut</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Learn db40, Java and .NET Object Database, in 5 minutes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 20:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[db4o is a popular object database available both for Java and .NET. I have used it sporadically over several years and can highly recommend it. It is a non-intrusive, very simple to learn, object persistence system that stores any complex object with one single line of code. Unfortunately Db4o is still not as popular with ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/how-to-learn-db40-java-and-net-object-database-in-5-minutes/">How to Learn db40, Java and .NET Object Database, in 5 minutes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A Complete Guide To Clean the Hard Disk Space You Weren&#8217;t Aware of</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Partho</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Things kept will rot if you don&#8217;t stitch in time. This is for those of you not in a habit of cleansing you hard disk. This piles up system errors. If you ask me, I know a problem shared is a problem halved. Suggestions and ideas pour in like nothing. But where do you land .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/5-simple-steps-to-free-hard-disk-space/" title="A Complete Guide To Clean the Hard Disk Space You Weren&#8217;t Aware of">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tutorial to Encrypt a Query in Two minutes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We see so many encrypted pages with tight security features around the internet. Do you want to make an encrypted page for yourself? What if we start from the basics and encrypt a query inside and ASP page? So let me show you how.

To encrypt a query string we will need to pass it an .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/tutorial-to-encrypt-a-query-in-two-minutes/">Tutorial to Encrypt a Query in Two minutes</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Connect Facebook to Other Social Media (Twitter, Skype, AIM and More)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook is a social networking website that was established in the year 2004. Growing exponentially with time, the website currently has more than 120 million active users worldwide. So below are 10 cool tricks that will help you to connect to other social media such as Twitter, AIM, Google Calendar and even applications like Microsoft  [..] <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/10-ways-to-connect-facebook-to-other-social-media-twitter-skype-aim-and-more/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>18 Ways To Become a Real $ Millionaire in a Virtual World - Second Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you mean by a virtual world? A place where you can come and work and chat and play and leave. What if I tell you about a whole new world where you can live, breathe, play, sing, dance, do every damn thing you can do in this (sorry?) life of yours? And what ... Read more <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/how-to-become-a-real-millionaire-in-a-virtual-world-second-life/" title="18 Ways To Become a Real $ Millionaire in a Virtual World - Second Life">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Programming Language Survey: Please Provide Your Input &amp; See Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 00:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A short survey on your programming language preferences, shouldn&#8217;t take more than 1 minute of your time. Please participate and let others know too.
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.... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/programming-language-survey-please-provide-your-input-see-results/">Programming Language Survey: Please Provide Your Input &#038; See Results</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How To Convert ASP.NET Applications to Java / J2EE: Introducing Grasshopper</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Now you can easily convert your .NET applications to Java / J2EE and run it on Linux or other Java enabled platforms directly from your Visual Studio .NET IDE.

You can use your Visual Studio .NET IDE to build server applications that can run natively on J2EE and hence on Linux and other Java enabled platforms, .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/how-to-convert-aspnet-applications-to-java-j2ee-introducing-grasshopper/">Read the original article &nbsp;: How To Convert ASP.NET Applications to Java / J2EE: Introducing Grasshopper</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Java Leads Again; VB in Massive Decline</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[According to TIOBE Programming Community Index Java is the leading programming language again, ahead of C and C++, its nearest rivals.

Perl and PHP occupy 4th and 5th positions respectively attesting to the power of scripting languages.
Within the .NET languages only C# appears likely to survive. VB has suffered large decline and is currently in 6th .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/java-leads-again-vb-in-massive-decline/">Original article &nbsp;: Java Leads Again; VB in Massive Decline</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Of Strategic Languages, Java&#8217;s Adoption Is Highest - Forrester Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2005 06:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Forrester survey data and analysis, Java&#8217;s 66% penetration is the highest among strategic programming languages for enterprise applications. Visual Basic 6 (VB6) and C/C++ have nearly as much penetration as Java, but VB6 is past mainstream support and C/C++ has a comparatively limited ecosystem.

The two most strategic .NET languages, Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET) .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/of-strategic-languages-javas-adoption-is-highest-forrester-report/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Of Strategic Languages, Java&#8217;s Adoption Is Highest - Forrester Report</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>How ___ to develop great software: A Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2005 02:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A guide to software nirvana.... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/how-___-to-develop-great-software-a-guide/">How ___ to develop great software: A Guide</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crossing the chasm for millions of VB developers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2005 17:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of influential Visual Basic developers (recognized by Microsoft&#8217;s Most Valuable Professional program) have signed a petition demanding Microsoft should continue supporting Visual Basic (classic) as it is doing for C++.

Microsoft&#8217;s plan is to end support for Visual Basic and force a transition of millions of VB developers to VB.NET or other .NET languages.  ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/crossing-the-chasm-for-millions-of-vb-developers/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Crossing the chasm for millions of VB developers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Some thoughts on Richard Grimes article on .NET</title>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/some-thoughts-on-richard-grimes-article-on-net/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I personally find the article by Richard Grimes on the state of .NET technologies very informative. It is comical to note some of the rants against him in the post and in the comments at http://weblogs.asp.net/danielfe/archive/2005/02/22/378343.aspx 
Some of it are plain hilarious like:
And really, let&#8217;s face it, every programming language has a problem. Yes, .Net ... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/some-thoughts-on-richard-grimes-article-on-net/">Original article on  : Some thoughts on Richard Grimes article on .NET</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Quoted in ComputerWeekly - A clarification</title>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/quoted-in-computerweekly-a-clarification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 20:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I was quoted in ComputerWeekly article titled &#8220;C# goes head to head with Java&#8221;    from my article on our .Net experience.


A Java user&#8217;s view of C#
Angsuman Chakraborty is chief software architect at California-based software development firm Taragana, which specialises in IT outsourcing and consulting services. 
Taragana has worked with Java since 1995, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/quoted-in-computerweekly-a-clarification/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sun marry Microsoft?</title>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/sun-marry-microsoft/</link>
		<comments>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/sun-marry-microsoft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A wedding in hell?
I never thought I would see the day when Sun would marry Microsoft! But stranger things have happened, specially with Sun&#8217;s low fortunes these days.. I am not too surprised. 

What next? Java abandoned in favor of J# &#038; C#?
... Read more <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/sun-marry-microsoft/" title="Sun marry Microsoft?">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>.NET versus Java - A Philosophical interlude</title>
		<link>http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/net-versus-java-a-philosophical-interlude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2004 18:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[To day while going through javablogs, I came across an interesting article on .NET side of story from an ex-java (?) junkie - I miss Java already.. :: http://www.vibhu.info :: Be different...

It reminded me of some long discussions I had on the merits &#038; demerits of .Net and java with my ex-boss and friend, who .... <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/net-versus-java-a-philosophical-interlude/">Original article &nbsp;: .NET versus Java - A Philosophical interlude</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Java or C#</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2004 19:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angsuman Chakraborty</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[On the old debate - C# versus Java.... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://tech.gaeatimes.com/index.php/archive/java-or-c/">Java or C#</a>.]]></description>
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