Is Something Rotten At Apple?

ASP.NET: machineKey Generator

Whenever you make use of ViewState, Session, Forms authentication, or other encrypted and/or secured values, ASP.NET uses a set of keys to do the encryption and decryption.

Google Tests In-Stream Video Ads

When Google purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion, conventional reasoning suggested that the search giant had grand plans to monetize the video content with advertising. As we sit upon the precipice of 2007, Google has begun testing in-stream advertising methods geared at just such a practice.

Google Near Top Of “Hot Growth” List

Google qualifies as one of the top hot growth tech companies of 2006, according to Business Week; the search engine company placed fourth on a list of 50. Two of its biggest competitors - Microsoft and Yahoo - also made the cut, but they were numbers 42 and 49, respectively.

Microsoft Wants Laptops Back

Marshall Kirkpatrick - Now Microsoft Wants Its Laptop Back - Yesterday I wrote about Microsoft and Edelman handing out spiffy new laptops to bloggers after Scott Beale announced that he got one over at Laughing Squid.