W3C extended log format fields and IIS 6.0

  • November 6, 2007
  • James Skemp
In a previous article, I gave an overview of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) extended log format, in relation to Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0. This time, I'd like to cover what each field provides, again in relation to IIS and a Web site, for statistical and debugging purposes. What fields are available Again, we've covered what fields are available in the W3C extended log format in a previous article.

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A brief overview of IIS 6.0 and the W3C extended log format

  • November 3, 2007
  • James Skemp
In Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0, you can choose to use a number of different formats for your access logs. Access logs contain information about what files are requested, whether the request was successful or not. Of all the available formats, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) extended log file format is by far the most flexible format available, as you can select the information that you would like to log.

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My new television, the Sony Bravia

  • November 3, 2007
  • James Skemp
Today I purchased a new television, to replace my tried-and-true Philips 20". After a couple of months of research, and etcetera, I decided to go with a Sony Bravia. Since my previous television was a 20", purchased back during my sophmore or junior year of college, and still using 'tube' technology, I figured it was time to upgrade, especially since I've been watching more movies via Netflix, and am planning on purchasing one of the current next-gen video game systems (P3 or 360).

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Gavin Schmitt: Questions and Answers 1

  • October 31, 2007
  • James Skemp
In January and March of 2005, I asked Gavin Schmitt, of The Framing Business and Gavin War Journal, a number of questions. Those questions, and the respective answers, have been posted below. Since his answers may have changed since early 2005, I'll be adding any additional comments he may have to the answers below. 1) I'm about to read your writings - why should I? In all honesty, you probably shouldn't.

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Perceptions of Immanuel Kant Before a Reading of the Critique of Pure Reason

  • October 30, 2007
  • James Skemp
In 2003, I received a bachelor's in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin: Green Bay. During my four and a half years at Green Bay, I studied a deal of philosophy, without ever really deciding that I'd go for a degree in philosophy; philosophy was actually meant to just satisfy the necessary requirement of picking a degree in my sophmore year. Nonetheless, gradate with philosophy I did. During those years, I studied a number of philosophers, some more than others.

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Review of The Gospel According to Philip K. Dick

  • October 28, 2007
  • James Skemp
I'm a fan of PKD, but this documentary fails in a number of major areas, making it almost useless in its scope. First of all, the animations that are used in place of slides are annoying beyond _, but I suppose if they trimmed those up they'd only have an hour of play time. The music reminded me of Assault on Precinct 13, and while it wasn't too bad, it was utterly diabolical when it was close to drowning out the interviewed individuals while they spoke.

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How I began listening to Bruce Springsteen

  • October 28, 2007
  • James Skemp
Years and years ago I was young. My father had moved out of his parent's house by this time (meaning the time I'm recollecting on), and had possibly lived at at least one other place. Anyways, he ended up living at my Uncle Pat's place. I don't recall the first couple of visits to the place, but I remember the place well enough. Recollections of the place itself will have to wait, though, since that's not what I wanted to speak about.

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Log Parser SQL query syntax (high-level)

  • October 25, 2007
  • James Skemp
The following is a high-level look at Log Parser's (version 2.2) SQL syntax. This does assume that you understand the specifics of each part, but for those that do not, this will be covered in a future tutorial. (This is more for my use.)  Bolded elements are required for any valid query, whereas the other elements are optional. SELECT USING INTO FROM WHERE GROUP BY HAVING ORDER BY Again, details about the specific parts, with real-world examples, will be covered in a future tutorial.

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The Daily Show is now available online

  • October 19, 2007
  • James Skemp
One of the view things I miss about cable is The Daily Show. Thankfully, I can now get my fix, as well as catch up on older shows, online, legally. The archives are available from the Show's Videos area. Among the gems is this one on the recent healthcare veto: Headlines - Kids' Healthcare Veto. The short commercial at the beginning and end are fairly non-obtrusive, save when they cut into the end abruptly.

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Audio formats posted, once again

  • October 15, 2007
  • James Skemp
A while back, I ended up recording a number of my pieces using the free Audacity software. However, the files soon disappeared from the Web. These have been added to the respective posts, and are once again available for download. Use the listen tag to find the articles. At this time, it looks like there are just three, but more will be added.

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