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Parsing the precious metals feed
I spent some time today trying to figure out how I could actually use the feed from GoldenEagleCoint as mentioned in my previous post. The response coming back was in a format that was very strange to me…
Continue reading...Real-time precious metals feed
20. November 2009
The other day I downloaded an application that provides a easy to read, auto-updating summary of the current SPOT price of precious metals. I decided to investigate how this worked. Here’s how you can get a real-time feed of the SPOT price of precious metals.
Continue reading...Use a single onClick for Multiple Buttons
13. November 2009
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While working on some JavaScript code I stumbled across a bit of code I hadn’t seen before. When I looked at the code I guessed (correctly) that it would load the object which called the function where this code exists. I began thinking about how this could be useful when writing scripts, then it hit me.
Continue reading...Revealing too much info
11. November 2009
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I have been looking under the covers on my IIS 7.5/PHP/WordPress installation with the goal of trying to understand what’s going on. When I started with WordPress I found many articles that talked about how to lock down WordPress but not too many that talked about locking down IIS and PHP.
Continue reading...PAC – When a forest trust isn’t enough
6. November 2009
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Even with a forest trust in place special consideration must be made when dealing with the Kerberos Authentication when your application server is running under an account other than Network Service and Local System. This could be one of those issues where people spend countless hours trying to figure out why authentication isn’t working.
Continue reading...Chris Blankenship’s Ramblings
I am an Infrastructure Consultant with Microsoft 
focused on Directory Services, Identity, and Security technologies.
This is my personal blog where the information provided comes from my own personal experiences.
The opinions expressed herein are my own personal opinions and do not represent my employer's view in any way.
20. November 2009
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