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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/working_th...
In a recent report, Gartner predicted that early adopters will forgo capital expenditures, and instead purchase 40% of IT infrastructure as a service by 2011. Alistair Croll, senior analyst at Bitcurrent, and MC for the first Structure 08 conference in San Francisco, sees things differently. According to Croll it will be a lot sooner: "Right now, almost every company has someone in their IT department using the cloud to some degree." Croll predicts that by 2009 it will no longer be almost every company; it will be 100% of companies.
http://www.shauninman.com/archive/2007/09/10/st...
File inputs (<input type="file" />) are the bane of beautiful form design. No rendering engine provides the granular control over their presentation designers desire. This simple, three-part progressive enhancement provides the markup, CSS, and JavaScript to address the long-standing irritation.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_rise_o...
Web 2.0 has brought many wonderful innovations and ideas to the Internet. We can no longer imagine the web without a social dimension, and we can no longer imagine an online world that is read-only - it is now a read/write web full of user-generated content. But there is another fairly recent innovation, which might have just as profound implications. We're speaking of the contextual user interface.
http://webworkerdaily.com/2008/05/13/5-nice-thi...
Sometimes, business relationships tend to be too straightforward and formal. Those things have their place, but we need to include a more human touch when it comes to web working. After all, it’s much easier for clients to ignore and forget you if they don’t see you face to face on a regular basis - you’re just another online contractor to them.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/the_stats_...
Earlier this this year, we commented on the infamous Steve Jobs quote "...the fact is people don't read anymore," arguing that, people do read, they just prefer to do it online. However, in this transition from page to screen, a question has risen: are people really reading online content or just scanning page? Apparently, it's the latter.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?...
April 29, 2008 (IDG News Service) Xerox Corp.'s research arm yesterday showcased its latest innovations, including erasable paper and tools that make documents "smart" by adding a deeper meaning to words and images.
http://www.adobe.com/openscreenproject/developers/
Adobe is committed to enabling developers and designers to deliver the richest experiences to the widest audience. With a consistent runtime environment deployed broadly across all devices, developers and designers will be able to distribute content to consumers worldwide, on any device, much more easily than they can today.
Specifically, this work will include:
* Removing restrictions on use of the SWF and FLV/F4V specifications
* Publishing the device porting layer APIs for Adobe Flash Player
* Publishing the Adobe Flash® Cast™ protocol and the AMF protocol for robust data services
* Removing licensing fees – making next major releases of Adobe Flash Player and Adobe AIR for devices free
http://code.google.com/appengine/
Run your web applications on Google's infrastructure. Google App Engine enables you to build web applications on the same scalable systems that power Google applications. No assembly required. Google App Engine provides a fully-integrated application environment. It's easy to scale. Google App Engine makes it easy to build scalable applications that grow from one user to millions of users without infrastructure headaches. It's free to get started. Every Google App Engine application can use up to 500MB of persistent storage and enough bandwidth and CPU for 5 million monthly page views. This is a PREVIEW RELEASE of Google App Engine. For now, account registrations are limited to the first 10,000 developers, and applications are restricted to the free account limits.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_10_pla...
Observing April Fools Day has become a time-honored tradition for many web companies. Much like changing your logo to celebrate holidays, pulling a fast one on your users on April 1st is something that many web services and applications have really taken to heart. But keeping creative year-after-year is tough, and some companies have learned how to consistently deliver. Below, based on past performance, is a list of the top 10 places you can go to get fooled tomorrow.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/03/17....
Here is a great post on the Lose-Lose situation Microsoft is in with IE8 and web standards.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why_apple_...
An well written, while biased, post on the new iPhone SDK. They suggest that Apple will dominate this new future where the PC dies and handhelds rise! I don't quite see that happening, and while I agree that it is significant and Apple will do well, I have to follow a few of the comments and argue that Objective-C and closed platform don't bode well for them. I don't have a mac, and thus cannot even develop for the iPhone.
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/why_apple_...
An well written, while biased, post on the new iPhone SDK. They suggest that Apple will dominate this new future where the PC dies and handhelds rise! I don't quite see that happening, and while I agree that it is significant and Apple will do well, I have to follow a few of the comments and argue that Objective-C and closed platform don't bode well for them. I don't have a mac, and thus cannot even develop for the iPhone.
http://www.9news.com/news/top-article.aspx?stor...
NB I-25 shut down due to massive sinkhole. 9NEWS at 6 p.m. 02/07/089NEWS in Time: Another water main break occured in the same area about 10 years ago. Watch the story from 1997.A huge sinkhole closed northbound I-25 on Thursday and crews worked frantically to repair the damage. 9NEWS at 10 p.m. 02/07/08
Wicked funny comics by XKCD, this one made my day!
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