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		<title>How to recognize a good programmer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This guy has some very good points about recognizing a good programmer. If you are in a position where you need to hire people for a tech job, this is a good read! Read the comments too. Some good points are made there.
I think the best way to recognize a good programmer is to be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2008/01/how-to-recognize-a-good-programmer-when-you-need-one.html</link>
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		<title>Debian volatile repositories</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you a Debian user? Do you hate it that Debian packages can be so outdated sometimes? Especially packages like ClamAv (virus scanner) and timezone data! If you have never heard about the Debian volatile repositories, go look now!
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		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2008/01/debian-volatile-repositories.html</link>
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		<title>Choosing a good DNS blacklist to fight email spam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just came across this page with DNSBL stats. There you can see the acuracy of the relatively new zen.spamhaus.org blacklist is very high. It also has 0% wrong classifications. If you haven&#8217;t already done so, you should really add this dns blacklist to your mail server.
If you are using Plesk, it&#8217;s very easy. Just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2007/07/choosing-a-good-dns-blacklist-to-fight-email-spam.html</link>
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		<title>PHP 4 end of life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You probably already heard but just to make sure:
The PHP development team hereby announces that support for PHP 4 will continue until the end of this year only. After 2007-12-31 there will be no more releases of PHP 4.4. We will continue to make critical security fixes available on a case-by-case basis until 2008-08-08. Please [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2007/07/php-4-end-of-life.html</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t loose your AdSense account</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article on Inside AdSense warns you of three types of ad placements that may get you an AdSense ban. The three types of placement are:

In close proximity to Macromedia Flash games
Under pop-ups or download prompts
Near site navigation controls on your pages, such as drop-downs or menu links

Some webmasters intentionally make ads look like a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2007/05/dont-loose-your-adsense-account.html</link>
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		<title>25 Code Snippets for web designers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following two articles list 25 cool code snippets for use on your site.
Included are:

Easy rounded corners
Ajax based contact forms
CSS shadows
Collapsing tables

&#8230;and lots of other goodies. See for yourself if it contains something useful:
Part IPart II
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		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2007/03/25-code-snippets-for-web-designers.html</link>
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		<title>Hackers attack DNS root servers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hackers briefly overwhelmed at least three of the 13 computers that help manage global computer traffic Tuesday in one of the most significant attacks against the Internet since 2002.
Experts said the unusually powerful attacks lasted as long as 12 hours but passed largely unnoticed by most computer users, a testament to the resiliency of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2007/02/hackers-attack-dns-root-servers.html</link>
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		<title>Search and replace in a MySQL table</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a little &#8220;trick&#8221; I learned last week. If you have a MySQL table in which you need to change strings into other strings upi can use the REPLACE function.
You might need this when you have a BLOG or CMS where you have hardcoded url&#8217;s in your posts that all need to change. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2007/01/search-and-replace-in-a-mysql-table.html</link>
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		<title>JavaScript Object-Oriented Programming</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JavaScript is a powerful language, not just something that&#8217;s handy for image rollovers and other corny, flashy effects. However, very few people who have used JavaScript realize its capabilities. If you&#8217;re one of these people, this tutorial is aimed at you.
I&#8217;ve been looking for books that digs a bit deeper into javascript programming than the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2006/12/javascript-object-oriented-programming.html</link>
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		<title>How hackers can use Google to hack your site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across this article which is interesting stuff for site owners. It shows you how hackers can use Google queries, especially on Google&#8217;s code search, to find weaknesses in your code. Check it out and try some of the queries too. You&#8217;ll be amazed how easy it is to find security holes!
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		<link>http://www.websitesexplained.com/2006/12/how-hackers-can-use-google-to-hack-your-site.html</link>
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