23rd December 2009
There have been quite a few complaints about the name "Ajax" being applied to a Web tool, not the least of which point out that many people grew up with bathroom cleanser with the same name. For the more literate, it is also the name of the second greates...
16th December 2009
Although it is commonly viewed as a "mere" blogging program, the wildly popular WordPress (WP) application is starting to show up as the foundation for mainstream Web sites. Proponents of this use say it is flexible and fast, while opponents say that WP i...
14th December 2009
There is something of a "Wild West" atmosphere in high technology, and it is nowhere more apparent than in the constantly churning world of programming and programmers. With a tool like AJAX - shorthand for asynchronous JavaScript and XML, it allows Web a...
07th December 2009
A list of "Web site mistakes" could go on forever, actually. When it comes right down to it, it's all "design" now, since we are talking about a (hopefully) cohesive unit, a well-crafted Web site. If it works well, you will do well. If not, you won't. Tha...
27th November 2009
There appears to be a bit of confusion about Flex-what it is, why you should use it-that is not part of any other Adobe product's public profile. There has to be a reason this smart, on-the-spot company brought it to market and continues to update it. Yes...
27th November 2009
RIAs are increasingly important to many different companies, and one of the most important tools that have helped many Flash developers gain an edge on RIA development is Adobe's Flex. Software developers who work with Java, C++, Delphi, ColdFusion and ot...
24th November 2009
Facebook has become the poster-child for social networking sites and is an excellent microcosm of the effects of a creative and engaging social networking site. Online social networking and the ability to build a widespread online community has exploded ...
17th November 2009
Software as a Service (SaaS) is method for delivering software that provides remote access to software as a web-based service. SaaS allows businesses, usually smaller businesses, to acquire the rights to use particular software by paying a monthly fee ra...
17th November 2009
Flex is a powerful tool that allows website developers to create SWF files that run in Adobe Flash Player. Defining Flex becomes a challenge because it was designed to help software developers create and maintain interactive and significant web applicati...
03rd November 2009
Cloud Computing is a buzz word that has recently taken the web hosting industry by storm, but is Cloud Computing really anything new? The basic concept of Cloud Computing is to remove the burden of heavy processing and memory consumption from the client ...
03rd November 2009
The World Wide Web changed the way we connect. We've gone from sending letters to sending emails and instead of phone calls many of us rely on online chat programs like Messenger and Skype. As our reliance on the internet has continued to grow over the ...
09th October 2009
Web developers and web designers are both essential in the Internet economy, and play decidedly different roles despite the fact people use the terms interchangeably. Although design sensibility and familiarity with web design software can help, web devel...
09th October 2009
In the eyes of companies everywhere, social media is quickly becoming a clear online marketing leader. What was once simply a way to connect with old college friends is reaching new heights for both online start-ups and established brick and mortar instit...
02nd October 2009
The seemingly endless popularity of such social network websites as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter (to name a few) has a lot of companies both large and small rethinking their approach to attracting business and creating a buzz in the perpetually changing ...
02nd October 2009
Many decry the loss of community, suggesting we've all lost touch with each other in a world of cell phones, video games, and other electronically based distractions; in reality, though, community is more important now than ever. People still seek the sec...
