Software As She’s Developed. A blog by coders talking about AJAX and countless other development topics.
Free for non-profit and personal (limited) use. This is a solid wiki that is worth considering.<br /> <br /> QUOTE: Confluence is an enterprise wiki that makes it easy for your team to collaborate and share knowledge.
QUOTE: I went through all the Firefox extensions on earth (well over 600) and the read the description for each one. If I was even slightly interested in an extension I would try it out. This list I have provided is the cream of the crop. Only the most useful extensions are included that I know you will use in your daily browsing.
PASSWORDMAKER is a small, lightweight, free, extension for Firefox, Mozilla, and Netscape (IE support coming soon) which creates unique, secure passwords that are very easy to retrieve. Nothing is stored anywhere, anytime, so there`s nothing to be hacked, lost, or stolen.
One of the more official sites for Ruby on Rails<br /> QUOTE: "Rails is a full-stack, open-source web framework in Ruby for writing real-world applications with joy and less code than most frameworks spend doing XML sit-ups"
A search engine by Amazon that combines Google with its results providing a personalised search system with bookmarks, notes, history and much more.
simple. click `go` and you will see the last few verses of poetry written and a blank box with a cursor waiting for your 10 words or less of brilliance. you will have sixty seconds to complete your verse.
simple. click `go` and you will see a photograph<br /> and a blank box with a cursor waiting<br /> for your one sentence caption.<br /> you will have sixty seconds to complete your entry.<br /> <br /> keep it short. be clever.
simple. you`ll see one word at the top of the following page.<br /> <br /> you have sixty seconds to write about it.<br /> <br /> as soon as you click `go` the page will load with the cursor in place.<br /> <br /> don`t think. just write
If you want to get started with Ruby then this is the place... QUOTE: "This is a "one-click", self-contained installer that contains the Ruby language itself, dozens of popular extensions and packages, a syntax-highlighting editor, an execution environment, and a help file that contains the full text of the book, "Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer`s Guide"."
A website that gives a good description of Ajax. QUOTE: "Ajax isn’t a technology. It’s really several technologies, each flourishing in its own right, coming together in powerful new ways."<br /> <br /> The guy in the photo looks a lot like my mate Jorge.
In a few short months, Ajax has moved from an obscure and rarely used technology to the hottest thing since sliced bread. This article introduces the incredibly easy-to-use Ajax support that is part of the Ruby on Rails web application framework.
Rails has progressed from an already impressive version 0.5 to an awe-inspiring, soon-to-be-released version 1.0 that managed to retain its ease of use and high productivity while adding a mind-boggling array of new features. This article introduces the components of the upcoming Ruby on Rails 1.0 and shows you what the fuss is all about.
All of this is free software - completely and totally. No shareware, no nagware, no adware.<br /> <br /> Reviewed constantly, categorized conveniently, with always-current links and versions.
QUOTE: "Portable software runs on your USB key drive or your iPod, or a memory stick, or any type of external drive you plug into a USB port. You don`t have to install anything on the computer`s hard drive. It`s like carrying your office around with you. Or... carrying your home to the office."
A list of dozens of different programs and applications that you can use directly through your web browser without ever returning to windows. A virtual office if you like. Each one is explained a little and any limitations to their free-ness is also highlighted in red. Great site and very useful.
A jumping off point for anyone that has lots of time on their hands but does not know where to go. This has hundreds of links to countless websites that you may be interested in. Certainly an interesting starting point.
The honour system allows you to put a logo on your website and accept donations from people through the Amazon.com checkout cart. Only available for credit cards based in the USA (Oct 2005) at the moment but a very useful system for those wanting to earn or gain money through their website.
QUOTE FROM THEIR PAGE: "For years we have heard that online applications will grow in use. We have been told that local applications will go away. Gmail started me thinking that this may be true, Backpack has made me a believer. The user interface is superb; truly a wonderful online application." - Lyle Troxel
An AJAX image gallery using php and mysql that is still under development but showing a lot of promise. This is the demo site but has links to the blog and other information on how things are progressing.
German site with a bunch of free fonts for use in webdesign and any other type of design for that matter. Great resource.
A list of some very useful and completely free fonts for webdesign and office use. Listed with images for each font. Very handy research indeed.
A service to allow you to email your blog to your readers. Something very cool and useful which I have been needing for a while.
All the latest news about FeedBurner and their services. Nice.
A very cool and useful plugin for WordPress blogs that redirects your feeds through FeedBurner.
Mint is a USD$30 web tool for measuring site statistics on your blog. The information is presented neatly and there are few false stats from crawlers and other bots. Looks great.
A new keyboard that shows exactly what each key is controling at the moment... the keys display the characterset or function (for Photoshop or Quake, etc) rather than being printed on top... they are a mini screen. Great idea. Coming out in 2006 they say.
This is a flash video detailing the history of the future. It goes into what may happen and where we might end up in 2015 as the web continues to evolve as it is. A great watch. Somewhere around 8mins.
A great new AJAX empowered photo gallery program for showing off all of those photos stuck around on the hard drive. Very slick looking. Still in beta when bookmarked.
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