Using ‘Get’ And ‘Set’ Might Be Something You’ll Regret
It’s an all-too-common pitfall. Programmers who attempt to write object-oriented code decide to make all of their data variables private, while creating public get() and set() function pairs for each one. “See?” they declare, as they pat themselves on their backs. “The data is private, but it can be accessed through these functions. I’ve encapsulated my data. That’s what object-oriented design requires.”I think this betrays a fundamental (and exceedingly...
The Microsoft Office Suite Of Products Has A Twin And It’s Free!
Microsoft Office is an incredibly powerful program with many great features. It's also expensive to buy or even upgrade. For example, one well-known web site has Microsoft Office 2003 Standard for $369.40 and 2003 Professional for $469.00. Even the Office Standard 2003 Upgrade Version lists for $226.80However, there's a great alternative available called OpenOffice 2.0. It has nearly all the same features and functionality as MS Office but costs a lot less. In fact, it's free.OpenOffice.org is b...
Microsoft RMS Customization PO Items Receiving In Great Plains
Microsoft Retail Management (RMS) and Microsoft Great Plains are retail and accounting/ERP solutions coming from the same Microsoft subdivision ? Microsoft Business Solutions. There is often common need to do integration between the two. Despite the fact that both systems come from the same software development company ? the integration is not as simple as it probably should be.In each case you have to use set of new Microsoft technologies: web service, SQL stored procs, C#, VB.Net programming...
FreeDOS
Before September 1995, Microsoft Windows was an MS-DOS program. DOS was an easy to use command line operating system that provided you with complete ability to control and troubleshoot your computer. Microsoft's goal was to eliminate DOS, possibly to prevent you from having complete control of your own computer.The last stand-alone version of MS-DOS was version 6. Unfortunately, that version is not Y2K compliant. Windows 95 and later came with MS-DOS version 7. Unfortunately, that version is to...
Customer Service Software
Customer service software applications and customer service solutions range from simple to complex. Some businesses have a greater need for customer service software than others; however, if you serve customers through your internet business some type of customer service solution or customer service software is necessary to keep your customer information organized and accessible so you can provide your customers with a high level of customer service that meets their expe...
MicroWorld Releases New Version Of MailScan Ver. 4.5 Antivirus And Content Security Software
MicroWorld Technologies, Inc. the leading solutions provider in the area of Anti-virus and Content security, has announced the launch of its new version of MailScan Ver. 4.5, the antivirus and content security software for mail servers.The new version of MailScan provides additional security features to allow users to monitor the TCP connections on their systems, and use enhanced Anti-SPAM control to fight SPAM.The new security feature interface displays all the active TCP connections to your co...
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