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		<title>Authentication vs. Authorization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This seems like a no-brain-er but I have seen it more times than I can count and I have seen it happen to some very experienced developers. Put simply: authentication is not enough; you need to make sure that the authenticated user is actually authorized to perform an action. It is one thing to know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewcurioso.com/2010/07/authentication-vs-authorization/</link>
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		<title>Detecting file size overflow in PHP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the things that separates a good web application from a great one is how gracefully they handle failures. One of the often overlooked cases is when a user attempts to upload a file that exceeds the set PHP upload file size. This article shows how to detect when the user tries to upload [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewcurioso.com/2010/06/detecting-file-size-overflow-in-php/</link>
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		<title>A method called &#8216;delete&#8217; in Flex and AS3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You are in for a headache if you have try to call a method or create a member variable with the name of a reserved word in Actionscript. It can lead to such fun situations as having variables called: insert; update; deleteSomething. Because calling the third variable &#8220;delete&#8221; may be logical but it is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewcurioso.com/2009/07/a-method-called-delete-in-flex-and-as3/</link>
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		<title>5 things about PHP 5.3 that make me smile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rest assured. Soon I will be writing &#8220;Things about PHP 5.3 that make me cringe&#8221; but for now I sing the praises of the latest release of PHP that that came out today. I&#8217;ve been playing with the new release for months and there are indeed many good things about it and many of them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewcurioso.com/2009/06/5-things-about-php-53-that-make-me-smile/</link>
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		<title>Drop shadow tricks in Flex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every display markup language has its frustrating moments. Adobe Flex isn&#8217;t any exception. I ran into a little trouble a while back when trying to put a drop shadow on a HBox component. Here is the effect that I wanted to achieve: It seems easy enough so let&#8217;s give this a try: &#60;mx:Style&#62; HBox { [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://andrewcurioso.com/2009/06/drop-shadow-tricks-in-flex/</link>
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