Archive for September, 2005


Web Based Applications

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Richard MacManus posted a great article on ZDNet in regards to desktop applications and web based applications. The main focus is on the current trend in developing “Web 2.0 Application”. The article goes on to discuss how desktop applications are on the way out and web based applications are in. I agree […]


Rebuilt Vista From Scratch

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

The Wall Street Journal has amazing article describing how Jim Allchin approached Bill Gates with the news that Vista, was so complex that its writers would never be able to make it run properly. The article goes on the mention,
‘Throughout its history, Microsoft had let thousands of programmers each produce their own piece of […]


AJAX for Java developers

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

IBM’s site posted an article aimed at Java developers and new concepts in building dynamic Java applications.
“This article gives you a good understanding of the fundamental principles of Ajax, and a nuts-and-bolts knowledge of the client and server side components that participate in an Ajax interaction. These are the building blocks of a Java-based Ajax […]


Slashdot goes HTML 4.01 and CSS

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005

Its official Slashdot.org went HTML 4.01 Strict and CSS. It still has several bugs and functionality issues to overcome so keep your eyes open. As well for those interested in CSS contests, Slashdot will run an official CSS redesign contest. Here are the files:
http://images.slashdot.org/slashdot.css
http://images.slashdot.org/ostgnavbar.css
http://images.slashdot.org/base.css
http://images.slashdot.org/print.css
http://images.slashdot.org/handheld.css


Microsoft Expression - Creative Design Tools

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

What is Bill Gates up to now? I guess the company most be going poorly if he has to go out and release a creative suite. Now Adobe and Macromedia have been around for a long time and it seems that they have everything under control so what makes Bill think he can […]