Posts Tagged ‘web 2.0’
Cheat Sheet: Web 2.0
August 25th, 2006
Silicon.com has a Web 2.0 cheat sheet for those interested in learning the basic concept of Web 2.0. Many people have heard of it and it’s hard to pinpoint an exact definition for the term. It is a broad generalization of a number of things.
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Blogger.com Unveils New Beta Version
August 16th, 2006
Techcrunch has a post regarding the new beta version of Blogger.com. It looks like it’s upgrades some JavaScript with Google style making it easier for people to blog on their platform. I personally use my own blogging software or setup blogs for people on WordPress or Typepad, but I know a lot of people that just want a basic blog and Blogger is a good choice for them.
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Time.com’s 50 Coolest Websites
August 14th, 2006
I came across Time.com’s 50 Coolest Websites on digg.com yesterday. I don’t know if this is a recent article or not because it doesn’t have a date associated with it, but it is for 2006 so it can’t be too old. They have some really cool sites on there a lot of which are Web 2.0 style. I only scanned through a few beyond the normal sites I visit on a daily basis. Going through all 50 can be pretty time consuming, but I’m sure when I get the time I’ll end up bookmarking all of them.
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AJAX MySQL Database Administrator – TurboDbAdmin
July 26th, 2006
For a while I have been using the program Navicat to control MySQL databases and I still use it and will continue to use it. It does a great job and it is really easy to use. The price seems reasonable to me for the features it offers so I can’t really complain. Since I had been working with a lot of AJAX applications and noticed a lot of desktop applications being converted to web applications.
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Mouse Wheel Programming In JavaScript
July 26th, 2006
There was a post on Adomas Paltanavicius website giving a tutorial about mouse wheel programming in JavaScript. It is a pretty clever idea and doing more and more AJAX-like applications I can see this tutorial becoming more and more useful. At this time I never really thought about implementing code for the mouse wheel but in upcoming projects I think I will find this tutorial very helpful.
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Do Google Ads Belong On A Company Desktop?
July 25th, 2006
CNET News.com had on article on their site a couple of days ago regarding a company called Spiceworks using Google ads to finance their business. The company creates a software program that installs on the business computers and gives an inventory on what is on the company network. Pretty simple, but seems like a pretty good idea.
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MySpace.com Redux
July 24th, 2006
The Sidejob has a redesign concept of the Myspace.com home page. In my opinion, the concept of Myspace is great. The actual coding of the site and reliability could be worked on. Of course I’ve never had to deal with a site as large as this, but I can still ask questions and maybe give some suggestions.
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Catch-2006: Bubble2.0 Or Not?
July 24th, 2006
There was a post a few days ago on SFGate in their Tech Chronicle section regarding investing in Web 2.0. People are tending to be more cautious this time around as opposed to the first dot-com bubble. The blog poster says this could be precaution, but the investors might be losing out on a great opportunity.
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20 Pro Tips For Web Design
July 23rd, 2006
There was an article on .net magazine giving 20 pretty good tips for web designers out there. It’s always a good idea to have a plan of action when doing something. If you can learn from other’s that’s even better. It will save you time and in the end that saves money. I’ll go over the 20 tips they provide and give some insight and experience I have had with each situation.
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The Importance of Maintainable JavaScript
July 22nd, 2006
The Vitamin has an article on the importance of maintainable JavaScript. Since I have been doing more and more AJAX web applications for clients this has becoming such an important point especially as web applications become larger and larger and more dependent on JavaScript to create its function.
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