PXN8: "What is PXN8 ?
Every Photo web service is different but they all need integrated seamless editing software that's easy to use and doesn't require their users to download and install software.
This is where PXN8 (pronounced pix-en-ate) comes in. PXN8 is an online image editor with a user interface developed with standard web technologies (HTML, CSS and JavaScript) which are available by default on all modern web browsers."
This is rather cool.
Wednesday, February 08, 2006
Virtual Karma: Complete List of Web 2.0 Applications | Rian's blog
Virtual Karma: Complete List of Web 2.0 Applications | Rian's blog: "Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Complete List of Web 2.0 Applications
Following is an alphabetically sorted list of popular Web 2.0 applications. The description for each of the application is taken from their own About or FAQ pages."
Ace - now I can stop :)
Complete List of Web 2.0 Applications
Following is an alphabetically sorted list of popular Web 2.0 applications. The description for each of the application is taken from their own About or FAQ pages."
Ace - now I can stop :)
Web 2.0 Innovation Map
Web 2.0 Innovation Map: "About the Web 2.0 Innovation Map
The Web 2.0 Innovation Map grew out of an interest in how Web 2.0 development is distributed geographically. Using the lists of Web 2.0 applications from various sources (see listings) and a bit of elbow grease to locate addresses, the Innovation Map was born. The locations listed here have come either from a WHOIS lookup or the contact information from the web site itself. Locations are not guaranteed to be accurate."
The Web 2.0 Innovation Map grew out of an interest in how Web 2.0 development is distributed geographically. Using the lists of Web 2.0 applications from various sources (see listings) and a bit of elbow grease to locate addresses, the Innovation Map was born. The locations listed here have come either from a WHOIS lookup or the contact information from the web site itself. Locations are not guaranteed to be accurate."
Getting Started with TIBCO General Interface
Getting Started with TIBCO General Interface: "Accelerate your ability to deliver AJAX-based web applications that look, feel and perform like desktop software.
Go to the TIBCO General Interface Developer Community to:
* Download the next version of TIBCO General Interface now
* Get tips, tricks, and tutorials on AJAX development with TIBCO General Interface
* View product documentation and APIs
* Access exclusive AJAX briefings and educational seminars
Start now and download the software
Check out this 8 minute webcast preview with Jon Udell of InfoWorld Labs, then get started"
Commercial Offering - John Udell's webcast is worth watching:
Webcast
Go to the TIBCO General Interface Developer Community to:
* Download the next version of TIBCO General Interface now
* Get tips, tricks, and tutorials on AJAX development with TIBCO General Interface
* View product documentation and APIs
* Access exclusive AJAX briefings and educational seminars
Start now and download the software
Check out this 8 minute webcast preview with Jon Udell of InfoWorld Labs, then get started"
Commercial Offering - John Udell's webcast is worth watching:
Webcast
Eric Pascarello dissects Ajax security vulnerabilities
Eric Pascarello dissects Ajax security vulnerabilities: "Eric Pascarello dissects Ajax security vulnerabilities
By Colleen Frye, News Writer
07 Feb 2006 | SearchWebServices.com"
Pascarello's Rules of Thumb for Ajax Security:
1. If you use user authentication, make sure you check for it on the request page!
2. Check for SQL injections.
3. Check for JavaScript injections.
4. Keep the business logic on the server!
5. Don't assume every request is real!
6. Check the data with validation!
7. Look at the request's header information and make sure it is correct.
By Colleen Frye, News Writer
07 Feb 2006 | SearchWebServices.com"
Pascarello's Rules of Thumb for Ajax Security:
1. If you use user authentication, make sure you check for it on the request page!
2. Check for SQL injections.
3. Check for JavaScript injections.
4. Keep the business logic on the server!
5. Don't assume every request is real!
6. Check the data with validation!
7. Look at the request's header information and make sure it is correct.
QuirksBlog - XMLHTTP
QuirksBlog - XMLHTTP: "About XMLHTTP problems and bugs.
Part of Coding techniques."
Thic could become a very useful resource
Part of Coding techniques."
Thic could become a very useful resource
Scuttle
Scuttle: "Scuttle
* Store all your favourite links in one place, accessible from anywhere.
* Share your bookmarks with everyone, with friends on your watchlist or just keep them private.
* Tag your bookmarks with as many labels as you want, instead of wrestling with folders."
This can also be hosted locally.
* Store all your favourite links in one place, accessible from anywhere.
* Share your bookmarks with everyone, with friends on your watchlist or just keep them private.
* Tag your bookmarks with as many labels as you want, instead of wrestling with folders."
This can also be hosted locally.
My Top Ten CSS Tricks [CSS Tutorials]
My Top Ten CSS Tricks [CSS Tutorials]: "My Top Ten CSS Tricks
By Trenton Moss
September 27th 2005
Reader Rating: 9.1
CSS can be complex, and as each new browser version is released, you may well find yourself struggling to keep up with the latest tips and hacks. But those tips and hacks will save your sanity! Here, I've put together the ten tips that I find most helpful, to save you the hassle of scrounging around the Web for solutions when time is tight."
Missed this first time round - so here we go.
By Trenton Moss
September 27th 2005
Reader Rating: 9.1
CSS can be complex, and as each new browser version is released, you may well find yourself struggling to keep up with the latest tips and hacks. But those tips and hacks will save your sanity! Here, I've put together the ten tips that I find most helpful, to save you the hassle of scrounging around the Web for solutions when time is tight."
Missed this first time round - so here we go.
Previewseek
Previewseek Received some surprisingly good search results using this service. Don't know where it's suddenly appeared from - but bay be a good backup search engine.
TechCrunch » Songbird to Launch Tonight
TechCrunch » Songbird to Launch Tonight: "Songbird to Launch Tonight
Posted by Michael Arrington
Songbird, the eagerly anticipated new media browser and web player built on the Mozilla (Firefox) engine, will launch (for Windows) later tonight or this morning (unless it doesn’t, CEO Rob Lord tells me :-) ). Mac and linux will come later."
Posted by Michael Arrington
Songbird, the eagerly anticipated new media browser and web player built on the Mozilla (Firefox) engine, will launch (for Windows) later tonight or this morning (unless it doesn’t, CEO Rob Lord tells me :-) ). Mac and linux will come later."
Using CruiseControl with Eclipse
Using CruiseControl with Eclipse: "Using CruiseControl with Eclipse
developerWorks
Level: Intermediate
Nathan Good (mail@nathanagood.com), Consultant, Alliance of Computer Professionals
31 Jan 2006
Get a high-level overview of how to use CruiseControl, Luntbuild, and Anthill with Eclipse. Use these applications for implementing continuous-integration builds that provide quick feedback whenever something changes with a project's source."
developerWorks
Level: Intermediate
Nathan Good (mail@nathanagood.com), Consultant, Alliance of Computer Professionals
31 Jan 2006
Get a high-level overview of how to use CruiseControl, Luntbuild, and Anthill with Eclipse. Use these applications for implementing continuous-integration builds that provide quick feedback whenever something changes with a project's source."
DailyTech - Opera 9.0 Preview Coming Today, FireFox 2.0 Alpha Friday
DailyTech - Opera 9.0 Preview Coming Today, FireFox 2.0 Alpha Friday: "The latest version of the Opera Internet browser will have several new features that should grab the attention of users
Opera will be releasing a second preview of Opera 9.0 sometime today, with support for 'widgets,' BitTorrent downloads, and other modifications that will hopefully keep Opera competitive with the popular Mozilla Firefox browser. Widgets are something like small browser windows that take information from the Internet to display it on the user's desktop. And the company hopes that by adding BitTorrent support, users will have an easier and more efficient way to download large files.
The final version is set to be launched sometime in June 2006. Mozilla Foundation also anticipates to release FireFox 2.0 Alpha 1 this Friday, according to the project Wiki. "
Opera will be releasing a second preview of Opera 9.0 sometime today, with support for 'widgets,' BitTorrent downloads, and other modifications that will hopefully keep Opera competitive with the popular Mozilla Firefox browser. Widgets are something like small browser windows that take information from the Internet to display it on the user's desktop. And the company hopes that by adding BitTorrent support, users will have an easier and more efficient way to download large files.
The final version is set to be launched sometime in June 2006. Mozilla Foundation also anticipates to release FireFox 2.0 Alpha 1 this Friday, according to the project Wiki. "
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | It's all in the mix
Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | It's all in the mix: "It's all in the mix
What do you get if you combine, say, the tagging system from one site with the RSS feed of another? A software mashup, one of the hits of Web 2.0, reports Jack Schofield
Thursday February 2, 2006
The Guardian
Dan Catt grabbed his digital camera, went for a walk in the country near where he lives in Stoke on Trent, and ended up being hired by Yahoo. Well, quite a lot happened in between. Such as Catt launching a website called Geobloggers.com to display his pictures, which also enabled other people to put Flickr photos on Google Maps.
'I put up 17 photos to start,' says Catt, 'and they were dotted around my local area. At the end of the first day there was about 150, and at the end of the first week, just under a thousand. I think there's over 100,000 geotagged photos now - probably a lot more! The idea spoke to people.'"
What do you get if you combine, say, the tagging system from one site with the RSS feed of another? A software mashup, one of the hits of Web 2.0, reports Jack Schofield
Thursday February 2, 2006
The Guardian
Dan Catt grabbed his digital camera, went for a walk in the country near where he lives in Stoke on Trent, and ended up being hired by Yahoo. Well, quite a lot happened in between. Such as Catt launching a website called Geobloggers.com to display his pictures, which also enabled other people to put Flickr photos on Google Maps.
'I put up 17 photos to start,' says Catt, 'and they were dotted around my local area. At the end of the first day there was about 150, and at the end of the first week, just under a thousand. I think there's over 100,000 geotagged photos now - probably a lot more! The idea spoke to people.'"
Solution Watch - Your descriptive source of solutions
Solution Watch - Your descriptive source of solutions: "Comment Tracking with coComment
Sunday February 05th 2006, 2:42 am , Filed under: Internet, Blogging
(Update: Look at the end of the review for a Greasemonkey script for coComment)
Tracking comments that you make at a blog has always been a hassle. The way I usually do it is by making a comment and then bookmark the article with a tag of “comment.” It has worked for me, but obviously does not provide much information and does not notify me of replies. But now there is a new service that has been causing quite a stir in the blogosphere called, coComment. Robert Scoble seems love it and TechCrunch likes the core idea of it. coComment is a free service, currently in private beta, that lets you track comments that you or others leave on blogs that you have commented on."
Sunday February 05th 2006, 2:42 am , Filed under: Internet, Blogging
(Update: Look at the end of the review for a Greasemonkey script for coComment)
Tracking comments that you make at a blog has always been a hassle. The way I usually do it is by making a comment and then bookmark the article with a tag of “comment.” It has worked for me, but obviously does not provide much information and does not notify me of replies. But now there is a new service that has been causing quite a stir in the blogosphere called, coComment. Robert Scoble seems love it and TechCrunch likes the core idea of it. coComment is a free service, currently in private beta, that lets you track comments that you or others leave on blogs that you have commented on."
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection: 30 Boxes, Best... Calender... EVER!
Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection: 30 Boxes, Best... Calender... EVER!: "Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection
Thursday, February 02, 2006
30 Boxes, Best... Calender... EVER!
30 Boxes, View by Day
Let the ajaxification of your life continue! Yesterday I had the opportunity to sit down with a group of bloggers and technologists for a discussion about how we use calendaring as well as view a preview of 83 Degree's latest project 30 Boxes (you can't get into the site now, but will be able to when they launch their public beta on Sunday). In attendance at yesterday's meeting, in addition to myself, were Matt Mullenweg from WordPress, Mike Tatum from CNET, Niall Kennedy from Technorati, Lane Becker from Adaptive Path and Andy Baio and Gordon Luk from Upcoming.org. From 83 Degrees (the company bringing you 30 Boxes) were Julie Davidson, Narendra Rocherolle and Nick Widler."
Thursday, February 02, 2006
30 Boxes, Best... Calender... EVER!
30 Boxes, View by Day
Let the ajaxification of your life continue! Yesterday I had the opportunity to sit down with a group of bloggers and technologists for a discussion about how we use calendaring as well as view a preview of 83 Degree's latest project 30 Boxes (you can't get into the site now, but will be able to when they launch their public beta on Sunday). In attendance at yesterday's meeting, in addition to myself, were Matt Mullenweg from WordPress, Mike Tatum from CNET, Niall Kennedy from Technorati, Lane Becker from Adaptive Path and Andy Baio and Gordon Luk from Upcoming.org. From 83 Degrees (the company bringing you 30 Boxes) were Julie Davidson, Narendra Rocherolle and Nick Widler."
Ajax Link Tracker
Ajax Link Tracker: "Take a look at the next generation, MapSurface a modular JSON/On-Demand JavaScript interface that inculdes link tracking."
webpedia: A dual-screen hack for Windows
webpedia: A dual-screen hack for Windows: "Wednesday, January 11, 2006
A dual-screen hack for Windows
Win2VNC will open a small (one pixel wide) window on the edge of your screen. Moving the pointer into this window will trigger the program to take over your mouse and send mouse movements and keystrokes though the RFB protocol to a VNC server running on another machine. When the pointer is moved back towards the opposite edge on the other screen, the mouse is returned to your primary display."
A dual-screen hack for Windows
Win2VNC will open a small (one pixel wide) window on the edge of your screen. Moving the pointer into this window will trigger the program to take over your mouse and send mouse movements and keystrokes though the RFB protocol to a VNC server running on another machine. When the pointer is moved back towards the opposite edge on the other screen, the mouse is returned to your primary display."
BitTorrent Client Shootout
BitTorrent Client Shootout: "BitTorrent Client Shootout
by Michael Calore 1 Feb 2006"
I don't really follow BitTorrent news - but this article caught my eye - particularly the final article about possible forthcoming firefox extensions for downloading torrents, and even a standalone client built from the Mozilla core (watermonkey).
FireAnt looks VERY interesting too.
by Michael Calore 1 Feb 2006"
I don't really follow BitTorrent news - but this article caught my eye - particularly the final article about possible forthcoming firefox extensions for downloading torrents, and even a standalone client built from the Mozilla core (watermonkey).
FireAnt looks VERY interesting too.
Internet Explorer 7: Beta 2 Preview checklists
Internet Explorer 7: Beta 2 Preview checklists: "Evaluation of Internet Explorer 7 should start now, but the software should not be used on production systems in mission-critical environments. Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Preview will only run on Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) systems, but will ultimately be available for Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, and Windows Server 2003."
Once you have seen that site you REALLY need to go to http://www.ie7.com/ for something even better!
If you have looked at the tour in the first link you will have seen see the features below - now shown with their firefox counterparts (Opera also has many of these features but as Firefox is the browser that I use day to day at the moment* that is what I have concentrated on) *I may switch to Flock for general browsing in the near future and leave firefox for development work.
IE7 Feature list
[+ Firefox counterparts]
Optimized Design
The new design, including consolidated menu items, smaller icons, and an overall decrease in toolbar height, optimizes the space on your screen so you see more of the websites you're visiting.
[There are plenty of Firefox themes to facilitate this]
Favorites Center
The new Favorites Center makes it even easier to manage your favorite websites, your browsing history, and your RSS feeds with just a few clicks.
[Bookmarks and browser history are also found in firefox - there is a firefox extension that allows you to view your browsing trail too].
Tabbed Browsing
Whether you're searching the web, comparing prices, or just staying on top of your favorite topic, Internet Explorer 7 lets you view many different websites at one time — all within one organized window.
[Firefox - in default build]
How to Use Tabbed Browsing
Launch Internet Explorer 7 and your home page opens in the first tab. To view other sites at the same time, just click the new tab button New Tab icon in the toolbar and then type the address of the site you want to visit in the address bar. Your home page stays open in the first tab.
[Right click on the toolbar, click customise and drag the tew tab icon onto the toolbar - but clicking on tabs is slow - use CTRL+T as the keyboard shortcut instead. You can also right click on a tab and select new tab].
Close Tabs
Closing tabs is as easy as opening them. Just click the close button Close Tab icon that appears on the right side of the selected tab.
[Firefox has a single close button on the right - but the Deerpark 2 builds (Firefox 1.6a) have close buttons on each individual tab, I'm sure there are tab extensions that would provide this functionality in Frirefox 1.5 - but I find it unncessary - if you are viewing a tab - CTRL+W will close it for you].
Quick Tabs
When you have several tabs open, use Quick Tabs Quick Tabs icon to find the site you want to view or to close sites you're no longer interested in viewing.
[The firefox extension FoXpose will fo this for you. Just like Expose on the Mac].
Search
Internet Explorer 7 brings your favorite web search providers to you. With the built-in search box, you can search the web at any time without having to open a search provider page. You can display search results in a separate tab, and then open the results in other tabs to quickly compare sites and find the information you want. You can even customize your search by setting your favorite search provider as the default.
[Firefox - in default build]
Search
Just type your search terms at any time and press Alt-Enter — Internet Explorer 7 displays your results in a new tab so you don't lose the site you're currently viewing.
[Firefox - identical functionality in default build]
The Power of Multiple Search Providers
You can choose which search provider you want to use as your default and then compare its results with those of other search providers by choosing another search provider from the list. You can also add search providers by selecting "Get Search Provider" from the dropdown list.
[Firefox - you can also select providers in firefox by default].
RSS Feeds
Don't waste time checking many different sites and blogs for updates. Just select the sites or topics you care about and Internet Explorer 7 delivers all the new headlines and updates to your Favorites Center.
[Firefox has had the live bookmearks feature fora while now]
RSS Feeds
News agencies and other dynamic sites now offer a service called RSS Feeds or RSS. With RSS Feeds the website can feed or download information such as top headlines, current travel discounts, sports scores, and other timely content throughout the day to subscribers.
If the RSS Feed icon RSS Feed icon on Internet Explorer 7 is illuminated, it means the site offers a feed. You can subscribe by clicking the Add/Subscribe button Add/Subscribe icon. Come back to the page later by opening your Favorites Center. Now you can read news when it arrives and click headline links to get the complete webpage.
[Firefox has many additional RSS feed readers - Sage being my particular favourite]
Security
Internet Explorer 7 helps keep your information safe by alerting you to potential phishing sites — sites that look legitimate but actually are designed to capture your personal information. It's also easier to see which sites provide secure data exchange, so you can shop and bank online with confidence.
[Only time will tell with this one - no browser has or will ever have an unblemished security record - Historically IE6 had an aweful record - but it was the most popular and therefore most targeted browser]
For more articles see:
MonkeyBites links to ZDNET and Slashdot
Having said all that - IE7 is certainly an improvement on IE6 - which is definitely a good thing... many of the features and indeed the interface resemble that of Firefox... this includes the well documented standardisation of the RSS feed icon as well as the addition of a tools icon that is very similar to that used in Firefox
Funny things - non-secure content is not displayed by default - this includes Microsoft's own passport service (i.e Hotmail login). Interestingly though - Hotmail links can be opened in new tabs - firefox requires an extension to accomplish this.
Once you have seen that site you REALLY need to go to http://www.ie7.com/ for something even better!
If you have looked at the tour in the first link you will have seen see the features below - now shown with their firefox counterparts (Opera also has many of these features but as Firefox is the browser that I use day to day at the moment* that is what I have concentrated on) *I may switch to Flock for general browsing in the near future and leave firefox for development work.
IE7 Feature list
[+ Firefox counterparts]
Optimized Design
The new design, including consolidated menu items, smaller icons, and an overall decrease in toolbar height, optimizes the space on your screen so you see more of the websites you're visiting.
[There are plenty of Firefox themes to facilitate this]
Favorites Center
The new Favorites Center makes it even easier to manage your favorite websites, your browsing history, and your RSS feeds with just a few clicks.
[Bookmarks and browser history are also found in firefox - there is a firefox extension that allows you to view your browsing trail too].
Tabbed Browsing
Whether you're searching the web, comparing prices, or just staying on top of your favorite topic, Internet Explorer 7 lets you view many different websites at one time — all within one organized window.
[Firefox - in default build]
How to Use Tabbed Browsing
Launch Internet Explorer 7 and your home page opens in the first tab. To view other sites at the same time, just click the new tab button New Tab icon in the toolbar and then type the address of the site you want to visit in the address bar. Your home page stays open in the first tab.
[Right click on the toolbar, click customise and drag the tew tab icon onto the toolbar - but clicking on tabs is slow - use CTRL+T as the keyboard shortcut instead. You can also right click on a tab and select new tab].
Close Tabs
Closing tabs is as easy as opening them. Just click the close button Close Tab icon that appears on the right side of the selected tab.
[Firefox has a single close button on the right - but the Deerpark 2 builds (Firefox 1.6a) have close buttons on each individual tab, I'm sure there are tab extensions that would provide this functionality in Frirefox 1.5 - but I find it unncessary - if you are viewing a tab - CTRL+W will close it for you].
Quick Tabs
When you have several tabs open, use Quick Tabs Quick Tabs icon to find the site you want to view or to close sites you're no longer interested in viewing.
[The firefox extension FoXpose will fo this for you. Just like Expose on the Mac].
Search
Internet Explorer 7 brings your favorite web search providers to you. With the built-in search box, you can search the web at any time without having to open a search provider page. You can display search results in a separate tab, and then open the results in other tabs to quickly compare sites and find the information you want. You can even customize your search by setting your favorite search provider as the default.
[Firefox - in default build]
Search
Just type your search terms at any time and press Alt-Enter — Internet Explorer 7 displays your results in a new tab so you don't lose the site you're currently viewing.
[Firefox - identical functionality in default build]
The Power of Multiple Search Providers
You can choose which search provider you want to use as your default and then compare its results with those of other search providers by choosing another search provider from the list. You can also add search providers by selecting "Get Search Provider" from the dropdown list.
[Firefox - you can also select providers in firefox by default].
RSS Feeds
Don't waste time checking many different sites and blogs for updates. Just select the sites or topics you care about and Internet Explorer 7 delivers all the new headlines and updates to your Favorites Center.
[Firefox has had the live bookmearks feature fora while now]
RSS Feeds
News agencies and other dynamic sites now offer a service called RSS Feeds or RSS. With RSS Feeds the website can feed or download information such as top headlines, current travel discounts, sports scores, and other timely content throughout the day to subscribers.
If the RSS Feed icon RSS Feed icon on Internet Explorer 7 is illuminated, it means the site offers a feed. You can subscribe by clicking the Add/Subscribe button Add/Subscribe icon. Come back to the page later by opening your Favorites Center. Now you can read news when it arrives and click headline links to get the complete webpage.
[Firefox has many additional RSS feed readers - Sage being my particular favourite]
Security
Internet Explorer 7 helps keep your information safe by alerting you to potential phishing sites — sites that look legitimate but actually are designed to capture your personal information. It's also easier to see which sites provide secure data exchange, so you can shop and bank online with confidence.
[Only time will tell with this one - no browser has or will ever have an unblemished security record - Historically IE6 had an aweful record - but it was the most popular and therefore most targeted browser]
For more articles see:
MonkeyBites links to ZDNET and Slashdot
Having said all that - IE7 is certainly an improvement on IE6 - which is definitely a good thing... many of the features and indeed the interface resemble that of Firefox... this includes the well documented standardisation of the RSS feed icon as well as the addition of a tools icon that is very similar to that used in Firefox
Funny things - non-secure content is not displayed by default - this includes Microsoft's own passport service (i.e Hotmail login). Interestingly though - Hotmail links can be opened in new tabs - firefox requires an extension to accomplish this.
Thursday, February 02, 2006
ONJava.com: What Is a Portlet, Part 2
ONJava.com: What Is a Portlet, Part 2: "What Is a Portlet, Part 2
by Sunil Patil
02/01/2006
Portlets
'Portlets are web components--like servlets--specifically designed to be aggregated in the context of a composite page. Usually, many portlets are invoked to in the single request of a portal page. Each portlet produces a fragment of markup that is combined with the markup of other portlets, all within the portal page markup.' (from the Portlet Specification, JSR 168)"
by Sunil Patil
02/01/2006
Portlets
'Portlets are web components--like servlets--specifically designed to be aggregated in the context of a composite page. Usually, many portlets are invoked to in the single request of a portal page. Each portlet produces a fragment of markup that is combined with the markup of other portlets, all within the portal page markup.' (from the Portlet Specification, JSR 168)"
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