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Windows Unicode versus Python's Unicode
During an attempt to better organize a collection of T-SQL scripts I came across a strange behaviour when converting Windows ANSI (8-bit character data) to Unicode (16-bit character data) which appears, surprisingly, to involve the ancient MSDOS convention of using Ctrl-Z (character 0x1A) to end files.
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Capturing XML output from ADO using a Stream object
I will describe here the solution to a problem that taxed me at work this week, in the faint hope that it will prove useful to someone else who needs to do the same strange thing. Read more
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OpenID versus Single-Sign-On Server
While trying to figure out how to implement a single-sign-on (SSO) system for a custom with OpenID, I has a minor insight when I realized that OpenID is not a SSO server. Its actual purpose is slightly different. Read more
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OpenID on Intranets
Quick answers to a couple of questions that came up when I was discussing OpenID as part of a single-sign-on solution at work. Read more
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First Adventures in Drupal
My current project at work has involved a quick-and-dirty crash-course in Drupal, a content-management system written in PHP. Here are some of my initial impressions. Read more
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How Often do I Log In Daily?
How often do I log in at work on a typical work day? Read more