It's all in the wrist..

Wifi Blues

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:39:44 -0700

Wifi leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to heavy internet usage. I know mobile internet access is a great thing, but you try typing a blog post on a phone..

Users of virtual worlds such as myself are also very left out when required to depend on mobile devices and wifi. I'm not saying they aren't very useful and important, just that it would be nice if there were some way to use the mobile/wifi technology for everything. I know, I'm dreaming.

Still, I won't stop hoping it could happen. I'm outta here, I hate typing on this little screen..

Remember, it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~

An Exciting Time to be a Virtual World

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:39:59 -0700

Summer is certainly being good to the OpenSim virtual world InWorldz™!
They are increasing in numbers rapidly, in part due to the user-base losing
faith in Second Life®, but most users I've spoken to are trying them out
because InWorldz has a very strong and supportive community and they are
improving the technology rapidly.

This month has seen 100+ new users in InWorldz per day. They had 2000 registered users
on the last day of April 2010. At the end of May they had 3000. On June 11 - 11 days! - InWorldz
reached 4000. They are poised to hit 5000 registered users sometime tomorrow, Saturday
June 19, 2010. One of the founders projects nearly 6000 registered users by the end of June.
You may think these numbers look small, but think of the exponential growth represented.
This is not usual for an OpenSim grid. The amazing thing is, the founders are keeping up
technologically, and improving on the OpenSim technology each and every day. It's a very
exciting time, for a number of reasons.

It's no secret I live in both worlds, and I don't want to compare them, really -
here or anywhere else. Second Life is heading into some exciting times themselves.
This is not really a comparison so much as showing differences in focus, as worlds single
out separate portions of the market. InWorldz focuses very much on
improving the technology, creating new things and pushing the envelope in order to
create a more enjoyable and friendly experience for their users. Having changed their
focus recently per the Linden Research CEO Mark Kingdon
to include a platform accessible from browser-based technology, SL™ seems to be going the
other way. They may be leaning toward utilizing technologies that have before now been seen as
competitors to SL, such as OnLive®, possibly even incorporating other
previously competitive technologies such as 3di® OpenSim.
3di Inc. has announced the release of a secure solution to logging in with third party
(such as Facebook® and Twitter®?) credentials. See their press release here
and a very good report on it by Maria Korolov on Hypergrid Business™.

Regardless what the future plans of Linden Research are, the differences in focus are
tangible. This is where the "rubber meets the road" as it were, according to many of the folks
I've been speaking to who are making a transition. Most are not leaving SL, but rather adding
InWorldz to their virtual world routine. No longer is one limited at the VW Buffet, one can
partake of many, and enjoy the flavors and blending of each. This is not a bad thing, for
Second Life, InWorldz, or any of the other virtual worlds involved. As the grids evolve, they
will of necessity come to points where they must target a portion of the market - let's face it, the
market for virtual worlds is..the planet's population! There ARE many subsets. To be honest,
for my own experience of Second Life, I'm not thrilled on their new position - but that's just me
being selfish. I love SL, and I love many people in SL - they are the reason, more than my
business, that I will remain in SL. However, the new focus IS a good one, for their business.
They may lose a large portion of their current user-base. This may be unavoidable at this point.
There is a market for technologies like OnLive and 3di OpenSim, which even if Linden Lab
doesn't specifically USE those companies, they will most likely use these types of technology.
The fact is, Second Life may get one hell of a facelift - until it's unrecognizable to an old fart
like me. However, IF they are truly focusing once again on the users, even users in the market
for browser-based and third-party access, they will not only survive - I believe they will thrive.

No doubt we'll all be watching to see how things pan out. Either way, it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~

A New Home? Inworldz Moving Forward

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:09:12 -0700

With so many disenfranchised and dissatisfied virtual world users out there,
in great part due to decisions made by Linden Lab™ of Second Life® recently
and in the last couple of years, many have been grid-hopping for some time. Others have just
begun their journey, looking for a new home. Inworldz is an OpenSim
grid which is advancing quickly on the tech front as well as in the aspect of community.

They are gaining numbers daily, concurrency seems to be going up (at least
when I'm logged in), and their economy is growing as well. Here's the one to watch,
without a doubt. Personally, I've taken more than an interest there and become involved
in the community, which is to say the least quite refreshing, and have begun branching
H&S Originals there. Baddabean.com will be arriving there shortly ;o)

People look at their stats and say, "Oh, I see 70 logged in lmao", thinking they are
being witty, and that's okay - with a response like that I personally would rather not see them
there anyway, to be quite frank. Others look at the fact that roughly 2 weeks ago they had 3000
registered users and as of this writing are sporting 4383. Not bad growth, particularly when
compared to others out there, with far more employees, and far more time in development.

It's a place for pioneers, with a community spirit that refuses to take a back seat to other
concerns. If something needs done, somebody does it, and the founders actively participate
in the community and pay attention to its members. They are users and members as well as
employees/employers - this is key.

As for tech concerns, they are an OS grid with all that implies. No, it's not Second Life® and
that's okay. That's actually far more than okay with me. Being an OS grid, certain scripting
functions do not work yet, there are fewer established businesses, and there are definitely
glitches. Many of us enjoy the glitches, however, and do not let them hamper us. We
report them and they get put on the list to be dealt with. We're all working toward the betterment
of this world, and this spirit is a very tangible thing here.

Upcoming tutorials will most probably be including scripting techniques and functions which work
in Inworldz as well as Second Life.Others may include
more than one version. If you are currently grid-hopping, or are considering
looking around, stop in at Inworldz, there's always fun conversation
going on and we're always glad to see new faces.

Remember, no matter what grid you prefer, it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~

Lindens get the axe, time for Exit Strategy?

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:22:55 -0700

Well, as everybody knows, Linden Research, Inc. laid off 30% of their
Linden employees yesterday. Taco Rubio was one of those let go, and he
posted a letter so everybody could see it. No doubt, those who are still
Lindens will get it taken down as soon as they can. For this reason, I wanted
to post his letter here, so it can be seen as he wanted.


 Originally Posted by Taco Rubio

I am really sad about this. I sat for a couple years on an email address, and today
SL officially died to me, so I used it. I wrote to the email address you use as a Linden
when you leave LL. I talked a bit to Cristiano, and he encouraged me to post this, so I'm
going to. here is what I wrote to that address
The subject line was "so long, and thanks for all the shit".

Hello, and goodbye,

As you know, we've had a major restructuring this week. By that I mean
the new CFO has fired* a bunch of people so that the shareholders (I
will not capitalize that word) can make more money off our blood,
sweat, and tears; their ball of confusion is a higher priority than
ours.

for the tl;dnr crowd, save your time, I'm simply saying management has
been fucked, is fucked, and will always be fucked, because they don't
understand the product and will never care about the people who make
it. For those who like to read, have fun!

Sadly, I am among those cut for the greater good - which I think makes
me not the greater good. I would like to thank you all for these
glorious 6 years, except I'm far too pissed off to do so. Instead, for
my departure letter, I'd like to single out some gentlemen who's
particularly poor leadership caused this in the first place. Here come
some shoutouts!

*Philip - I was super-sad(tm) when you couldn't get your head around
what you tried to create, much less take any responsibility for it.
.
*Mark - You are a penis. And not in a good way.

*Bob - The balls you have to do this cut after having a job in which
you have never actually interacted with your product are enormous, and
I admire that. There is a special room in hell for you, and if I'm
lucky, the devil will let me off my "mow this lawn, with your teeth"
job for a few hours every day to punch you in the face, while I get
lemonade. If I'm unlucky, I will get no lemonade.

As the wheels on the bus failed to go round and round, I can only
shake my head and think "told you so". From the early days through the
lunch menu and on into the future**, we have constantly provided a
substandard product with no accountability for it, despite the best
efforts of many of the people that got shit-canned today. I'd be able
to make a strong argument that the people laid off today were the
people who kept the fucking waterlogged boat afloat, and that the
executives named above are the entire problem. Time will tell.

For those of you who still have a job, I have nothing but admiration
and a strong advisement that you GTFO. This isnt a huggy situation,
this is a corporate situation in which your work is judged by managers
who don't understand wtf you're even doing, and sadly, don't care.

Nothing you ever paid me for was worth this, you jerkoffs. Since this
won't go to the people you actually
liquidated/fired/terminated/torleyated/whatever I will be posting this
elsewhere so that everybody will have the opportunity to understand
what you just did.

I'd like to close with this wonderful quote, which I think sums up how
we all feel:

"I've labored long and hard for bread,
For honor, and for riches,
But on my corns too long you've tread,
You fine-haired sons of bitches."

- Black Bart, 1877


Love, Peace, and Hair Grease,

Taco Fucking Rubio
AKA _Linden, AKA KGB Linden AKA Fink Linden, AKA Spy Linden AKA CIA Linden

*Firing people sucks. Make other people do it.
**There is no future. You blew it.

P.S. if you are reading this, you still have a job there. I understand
that you probably have survivor's guilt - "why do i have my job when
so many good people don't!?!" - please do not dwell on that and
understand that you have your job because some shitty manager who is
trying to save his/her job made some decisions on how to best do that,
so that a director trying to save his/her job could say "look i'm
shaking things up". Don't dwell, just let today be a wake up call to
you as a reminder that this is a company, not a family, and the rich
eat themselves. You aren't rich, start looking for a new job now, you
will be next. Love you guys!

So, is it time to implement the exit strategy? This has been a topic of conversation
for the last year, but I've always said no. Yes, I have an exit strategy, but I've not felt the need
to seriously consider an exit until today. Yes, the Lindens have spelled out their destruction for
quite some time now, but not as clearly or loudly as this. It's clearly financial, regardless what
their so-called leader says in PR documents. Oh, I'll be in SL™ until they unplug the
servers, but I'm already setting up elsewhere as well. We'll see what happens, and everybody
has to answer the question about their exit strategy on their own terms.

Remember, no matter if you are in SL or Inworldz, it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~

HUDbert glitch fixed! Back online!

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:22:58 -0700

There was a glitch in HUDbert that kept some people from using it, it was on the server side though, so all HUDberts work now. Sorry about the confusion, and please give it another go!

H&S Originals and Baddabean.com introduce HUDbert! HUDbert™ is a
web-integrated HUD for use in the virtual world Second Life®, which attaches
horizontally across the bottom (or top) of the wearer's screen. Use HUDbert to find a job,
find the right employee, advertise an event, or get great deals on inworld items. Click the
listing being displayed and receive the slurl or url that is attached to the listing. Best of all
it's FREE!

The Second Life® grid is a big place. Seems like it should be small doesn't it?
Still, there are tools which can help you find what you need. Search is okay, but you
probably aren't going to find a job by searching on 'jobs' - and don't even think about
searching on 'Sale' LOL.

HUDbert™ takes care of his small part. If you are looking for a job, HUDbert can
help you do that. If you just like to happen on a great deal, sale, or new release,
HUDbert can help make that happen. Looking for something new or fun to do tonight?
Keep an eye on HUDbert, he'll probably have some suggestions

HUDbert's in beta for just about another week, but loads of people are using it right now!
Lots of features are being added at the moment, but there's lots already to explore:

The HUD is free, so is a web account if you want to put listings on it.
Listings are only L$20!
Account Mangement dashboard
Specials for Lists, Groups, and Membership offers
Location-based Specials - Check in at your location with HUDbert!
Free Distribution vendor - make sure your specials get seen by your customers!
Filterable - Full Control Panel by clicking the HUDbert icon on the left of the HUD
No need to chase down a kiosk - pay HUDbert directly while wearing it!
Full web access
LOTS MORE - coming soon: Bulk Listings - Save by buying listings in advance!

Get your free HUDbert today! Check out HUDbert and HUDbert products at
XStreetSL!
Check out the HUDbert website at http://hudbert.baddabean.com
or click the HUDbert logo on the top right of the baddabean.com home page!

Remember, it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~

Live Music at Market Day: Victorian Seaside

Fri, 28 May 2010 06:42:03 -0700

Rock Doghouse kicked ass yesterday evening! Nuff said! Tonight we've got Mack Humbridge performing live at Market Day: Victorian Seaside!

If you don't know Mack, here's a bit from his bio:

Mack Humbridge comes to us from the Central USA using several different
guitars both acoustic and electric to perform a live blend of classic, modern and bluesy
rock. Mack performs instrumentals that sing to your soul. His own originals are energizing,
uplifiting and amazingly well written. Mack's shows are full of guitar rock that will get
your feet tapping, your body moving and your blood pumping.

Yes, I'm working on another tutorial, as well as another article. AND I've just begun
transferring some products over to Inworldz, and I'm
gonna have to rescript a lot of stuff, and there's really gotta be an answer soon to that JIRA about
adding 15 more hours to a standard RL day.

I'm around - say hi if you see me. Until then, remember, it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~

Rock Doghouse LIVE at Market Day!

Thu, 27 May 2010 08:46:04 -0700

Rock Doghouse will be performing live this evening at Market Day: Victorian Seaside in the lovely sim of Rosenthal in Second Life®.

Rock Doghouse began his musical career at a very young age as a third
generation performer, rapidly achieving major recognition regionally. At 17 he began
attending the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston on full scholarship.
While at Berklee he began his formal training as an arranger, composer and songwriter
under such luminaries as Robert Freeman (Billy Joel), Phil Wilson (Miles Davis),
John Aldrich, Gary Burton, Pat Patterson and many others.Aftrwards, Rock honed his
craft through extensive writing and performing. He spent many years exploring the world and
developing his sense of style and unique view of relationships between people, things, events -
with multiple viewpoints most people cannot even imagine.

Beginning in the early 90s he went on to perform in bands with or open for many
of the top names in Country music including Travis Tritt, Neil McCoy, Lorrie Morgan,
Daryl Singletary, Merle Haggard, Ricochet, Jeff Carson, Alabama, 38 Special,
Bad Company David Kersh, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Sawyer brown, Keith Urban, Tim Briggs
(Alabama), many others.

Rock continues today to perform and write prolifically, also working now as producer,
lead engineer, arranger, writer and studio owner at a private invitation only studio where he
confidentially works with some of the best emerging and known artists today. He performs
live on stage usually 3-6 times per week in his 1st life. He enters Second Life ready to extend
these performance with many first time and exclusive performances of acoustic songs, his
own and others, ready to share the gift of songs and story.

Be sure to come by, there's nearly 30 quality vendors, beautiful scenery, and
Rock Doghouse! We'll see you there!
Until then, remember - it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~

Gregg Huett Live at Market Day!

Wed, 26 May 2010 06:42:47 -0700

Last night's performance from Kevin M Thomas was awesome. He really shows versatitility
and great style. Tonight, we showcase Gregg Huett in live performance on the stage
at Market Day: Victorian Seaside, and hope to see you there!

If you're not familiar with Gregg, this is what his bio says about him:

Gregg Huet has been a musician most of his life and has played just about every
genre you can think of. Born near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 60's it was clearly
natural for a young guitarist to cover famous local bands. Probably the most prominent
band to influence Gregg's style is the infamous Rock Band, Boston.

His Second Life setlist includes classic rock hits as well as some alternative rock hits.
Easy listening, power ballads and love songs can all be heard at Gregg's concerts all
over SL. His crystal clear voice has been described as an honest, sincere voice that
captures an audience.

Gregg has been performing regular shows at various venues in SL since
April 2008 and has become quite popular with his fanbase as well as the patrons
to those venues.

More information on Gregg can be found at http://www.myspace.com/gregghuet.

See you there! Until then, remember, it's all in the wrist..
~ELQ~

Market Day: Victorian Seaside

Tue, 25 May 2010 04:23:58 -0700

Market Day: Victorian Seaside begins today! We've got great vendors and live
concerts all week on a lovely victorian seaside sim! We've all been busy putting
things together, I know H&S Originals has some brand new releases out, not to mention the beta release of HUDbert.

Every day from 6pm to 7pm SLT we've got live music! Today it's KevinMThomas Carpool! If
you've never heard Kevin M Thomas, here's a little bit about him:

Kevin M. Thomas, an acoustic rock artist influenced by Sting, Steve Perry and Bruce Dickinson, is
from Washington, D.C. Formerly signed to indie label Red Galaxy Records from Hollywood,
California. His music has been featured in 2 MTV/Spike TV Productions entitled, "Tripped Out" and
"10 Things Every Guy Should Experience". His music reached international audiences in the popular
British television series, "Distant Shores" and the Brazilian made for television movie
"Studio 54" and many more!

We've got shopping, scenery, music, and Kevin M Thomas at Market Day: Victorian Seaside!
I'll look forward to seeing you there!

And of course, it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~

Scripting for Viewer Compatibility

Sun, 23 May 2010 12:33:09 -0700

There was a question on the Scripters Email list last week about how
to tell the viewers apart.Yeah, there were some suggestions of using php,
getting header information with a server.I think the best and most reliable way
is to ask the user. So that's exactly what we're going to do!

Viewers 1.23 and 2 are very different in more than just the interface.
Shared Media, use of server-side technologies, scripting methods, are all
part of it. However, serving a webpage is not one of these, only the method
of delivery.

In today's tutorial we'll ask the user what viewer they are using, and based
on that answer, we'll serve a webpage using the data uri rather than contacting
an external server. Both viewers are capable of this, they simply each have a
different delivery method ;o)

First, the code:


key pg_req;
key toucher;
integer channel;
integer handle;
string myurl;
integer viewer;

string strReplace(string str, string search, string replace) {
    return llDumpList2String(llParseStringKeepNulls((str = "") + str, [search], []), replace);
}

old(string myurl)
{
    llLoadURL(toucher,"Please open page.","data:text/html,<form method='POST' action='"+myurl+
"'>Please enter your avatar name:<br><input type='text' name='name'><br>"+
"<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Say'></form>");
}

new(string myurl)
{
    string html = "data:text/html,<form method='POST' action='"+myurl+
"'>Please enter your avatar name:<br><input type='text' name='name'><br>"+
"<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Say'></form>";
    llSetPrimMediaParams(3,[PRIM_MEDIA_AUTO_PLAY,TRUE, 
PRIM_MEDIA_CURRENT_URL,html,
PRIM_MEDIA_HOME_URL,html,
PRIM_MEDIA_HEIGHT_PIXELS,512,
PRIM_MEDIA_WIDTH_PIXELS,512]);
}

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llClearPrimMedia(3); //starting with a clean slate
        llRequestURL();
    }

    touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        toucher=llDetectedKey(0);
        channel=(integer)llGetGMTclock()*-2;
        handle=llListen(channel,"",toucher,"");
        llDialog(toucher,"Please tell us which viewer you are using.",["Viewer 2","Viewer 1.23","Cancel"],channel);        
    }
    
    listen(integer ch,string name,key id,string msg)
    {
        if(ch==channel){
            if(msg=="Viewer 2"){
                llListenRemove(handle);
                viewer=2;
                llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_FULLBRIGHT,3,TRUE]);
                new(myurl);
            }
            else if(msg=="Viewer 1.23"){
                llListenRemove(handle);
                viewer=1;
                old(myurl);
            }
            else if(msg=="Cancel"){
                llListenRemove(handle);
            }
        }
    }
    
    http_request(key id, string method, string body)
    {
        if(method==URL_REQUEST_GRANTED){
            myurl=body+"/";
        }
        if(method=="POST"){
            if(viewer==1){
                llHTTPResponse(id,200,"Thanks! You may close your browser now, or you could get a"+
"real viewer at http://www.kirstensviewer.com/Downloads/Public%20Viewers/ !");
            }
            else if(viewer==2){
                llHTTPResponse(id,200,"Thanks for playing!");
                llSleep(1.5); //no sense doing a response if they can't see it
                llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_FULLBRIGHT,3,FALSE]);
                llClearPrimMedia(3); //always clean up your own mess
            }
            string name=strReplace(llGetSubString(body,llSubStringIndex(body,"=")+1,llSubStringIndex(body,"&")-1),"+"," ");
            llOwnerSay(name);
            llResetScript(); //bah why not we aren't using the info later
        }
    }
}

Ok, as you can see from the touch_start() event we're beginning our user's experience in the usual
way, with a llDialog. We'll use it to ask them which viewer they are using. as you can see in the listen()
we'll take the answer to that question and determine the path for our application to take.


 touch_start(integer total_number)
    {
        toucher=llDetectedKey(0);
        channel=(integer)llGetGMTclock()*-2;
        handle=llListen(channel,"",toucher,"");
        llDialog(toucher,"Please tell us which viewer you are using.",["Viewer 2","Viewer 1.23","Cancel"],channel);        
    }
    
    listen(integer ch,string name,key id,string msg)
    {
        if(ch==channel){
            if(msg=="Viewer 2"){
                llListenRemove(handle);
                viewer=2;
                llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_FULLBRIGHT,3,TRUE]);
                new(myurl);
            }
            else if(msg=="Viewer 1.23"){
                llListenRemove(handle);
                viewer=1;
                old(myurl);
            }
            else if(msg=="Cancel"){
                llListenRemove(handle);
            }
        }
    }

Based on the user's answer, we'll set the variable 'viewer' to the proper integer and move to the
proper function for that viewer, passing our application's URL which was requested and received during state_entry().


old(string myurl)
{
    llLoadURL(toucher,"Please open page.","data:text/html,<form method='POST' action='"+myurl+
"'>Please enter your avatar name:<br><input type='text' name='name'><br>"+
"<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Say'></form>");
}

new(string myurl)
{
    string html = "data:text/html,<form method='POST' action='"+myurl+
"'>Please enter your avatar name:<br><input type='text' name='name'><br>"+
"<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Say'></form>";
    llSetPrimMediaParams(3,[PRIM_MEDIA_AUTO_PLAY,TRUE, 
PRIM_MEDIA_CURRENT_URL,html,
PRIM_MEDIA_HOME_URL,html,
PRIM_MEDIA_HEIGHT_PIXELS,512,
PRIM_MEDIA_WIDTH_PIXELS,512]);
}

Here, you see the functions. In old(), the llLoadURL() function is used to bring up the 1.23 viewer's
browser and serve a webpage directly from our script. No external server is used. This is accomplished
with the data: uri rather than http, and including the html inline. To be honest, old() will work with either
viewer, but shared media is more fun :oP

In new(), the same html is used - and to be more efficient you could set this entire data: line to a variable
in the listen() event and pass it to the functions rather than put it in there twice. However, for this tut I wanted
to stress the use of it. In this function we use llSetPrimMediaParams() to serve our generated page on the prim
face rather than in the browser.

As you can see from the html, the page is a simple form, in which the user will type their avatar name.
Or, the user could type anything they want, it really doesn't matter in this script, but in yours it will probably
make a big difference. Use whatever methods you like in your script to validate your user's input.


    http_request(key id, string method, string body)
    {
        if(method==URL_REQUEST_GRANTED){
            myurl=body+"/";
        }
        if(method=="POST"){
            if(viewer==1){
                llHTTPResponse(id,200,"Thanks! You may close your browser now, or you could get a"+
"real viewer at http://www.kirstensviewer.com/Downloads/Public%20Viewers/ !");
            }
            else if(viewer==2){
                llHTTPResponse(id,200,"Thanks for playing!");
                llSleep(1.5); //no sense doing a response if they can't see it
                llSetPrimitiveParams([PRIM_FULLBRIGHT,3,FALSE]);
                llClearPrimMedia(3); //always clean up your own mess
            }
            string name=strReplace(llGetSubString(body,llSubStringIndex(body,"=")+1,llSubStringIndex(body,"&")-1),"+"," ");
            llOwnerSay(name);
            llResetScript(); //bah why not we aren't using the info later
        }
    }

Here, we see the response to the user's input. Based on the original answer to the viewer question, we'll
respond to the input. For viewer 1.23, we'll llHTTPResponse a thank you with an offer to get a real viewer (LOL)
from KirstenLee Cinquetti, all in the browser.
For viewer 2, we'll llHTTPResponse a thank you, clear the media from the prim, and then for both
version of the client, our script will say the name of the user to the owner of the object.

Not a real complicated application, but hopefully your wheels are starting to turn. With HTTP-In there's
some real inworld use for the data: uri and we've had options such as pointing a webform back to our script
for some time now. Things like on-the-fly webforms and user interfaces are key to many apps. The ability
to use your object face as a browser window helps your application along in that the user never has to
open their browser - yet another window to open. With viewer 2, they only interface with your object
application and that's always preferable, to them and to you.

Until next time! Remember, it's all in the wrist..

~ELQ~