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Is Today's Web Still 'the Web'?

snydeq writes "Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister raises questions regarding the transforming nature of the Web now that Tim Berners-Lee's early vision has been supplanted by today's much more complex model. AJAX, Google Web Toolkit, Flash and Silverlight all have McAllister asking, 'Is [the Web] still the Web if you can't navigate directly to specific content? Is it still the Web if the content can't be indexed and searched? Is it still the Web if you can only view the application on certain clients or devices? Is it still the Web if you can't view source?' Such questions bely a much bigger question for Web developers, McAllister writes. If today's RIAs no longer resemble the 'Web,' then should we be shoehorning these apps into the Web's infrastructure, or is the problem that the client platforms simply aren't evolving fast enough to meet

Bringing the web into the store

A combination of developments—consumers’ use of the web to find products eventually bought in stores, improvements in Internet bandwidth and web-enabled software applications that connect stores to central databases as well as to the web itself, and increased recognition by retail executives of the importance of cross-channel shopping—is leading to more in-store web applications for shoppers as well as employees. The demand is underscored by the fact that most consumers, 58%, use the Internet as their first choice for researching products purchased in a store, according to Nielsen Online. Retailers, meanwhile, are providing in-store kiosks and wireless devices to let shoppers access a store’s web site for product information or to place an online order, according to a report from AMR Research Inc.

Are you as overwhelmed as I am?

I'm still trying to decide if I believe that Web 2.0 isn't a load of horse manure and people are starting to talk about Web 3.0 (whatever!). You may have just switched to full-time CSS layouts instead of tables, and people are now saying that sIFR or something else is more important. And as Emil over at Friendly Bit says, "A good Flash developer can get a wow reaction by the time you’ve chosen doctype (or at least by the time you’ve booted IE6)." So maybe we should be learning Flash? I have been vacillating between learning Ruby on Rails or how to fine-tune my Web photos, both taking the photos and manipulating them to make them even more interesting. And that's not even scratching the surface of the new XML languages I could learn or design techniques I should master.

Tracking time

I am often asked about how to track time for freelance projects - this is especially important if you bill by the hour or only have a limited amount of time to provide for a project. I just learned about a system called My Intervals that tries to solve both project management and time tracking in one online application. It looks really easy to use. You just set up a task and then click on the start button to start tracking the time. When you're done you click stop and it adds that time into your time sheet and project time list. The part I tend to forget is the "turning off" part of that process, but if you train yourself, I'm sure this would become a very valuable tool. What time tracking software do you use?

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What Web designer personality type are you?

Molly Holzshlag of molly.com wrote a Meyers-Briggs type personality indicator for Web designers: Web Design and Development Personality Indicators. If you didn't see it back in 2005, when she first posted it, you can read it now and decide what Web personality type you are. I would say I am probably a SASS, but I strive to be an SAVD. What type are you?

Web Browser Wars: Google Looking Beyond Market Share

With the advent of Google's (GOOG) foray into Web browsers with Google Chrome, we have yet another contender for the title of Web Browser King. If you're not a die-hard web user this may not seem like a great title. Some Web browsers are better than others, yes, but these browsers are free anyway, so what's the point if one is more popular than another. Believe it or not, the business of Web browsers is pretty important, not to mention occasionally profitable. The popular websites of today may also be the operating systems of tomorrow.

Keep an Eye on These Open Source Trendsetters

OpenMoko, Untangle, Marketcetera, SnapLogic and Kickfire are just five of the 10 open source companies Network World writer John Fontana says are evidence that open source is no longer just “a trendy conversation.� Open source is now a “community that has grown up,� and these are its progeny — companies producing cutting-edge technology to meet corporate customer needs.

The Wisdom of Crowds Meets the Wisdom of Authors: How XML Enables the Semantic Web

I recently attended the first-ever Linked Data Planet conference, where a number of pioneers in the field of Semantic Web shared their perspectives on the state of the art — and business — of helping the world tag their web pages for meaning. So what is the Semantic Web and how is it different from the web of today? On the web, most search engines today use key words and the number of links to a page to determine the relevance of search results. This is the wisdom of crowds at work: If the key words you are searching for occur often on that page, and the page is popular (i.e. lots of links to it), then it is probably the best bet for what you are searching for. The downside of this approach is that it infers meaning of the page. On the Semantic Web, the crowds get wiser thanks to the wisdom of authors, who can let the crowds know —

.Net 2.0 Web Application Developer - Central London - Legal - Contract

We are currently seeking a .Net Web Developer for a 6 month contract with a leading Legal institution in Central London. The role will involve joining a team of developers that are in place to build a new web application for the Finance Department. The skills necessary for this project are: .Net 2.0 (Any 3.5 experience would be beneficial) C# ASP.Net SQL Server 2005 XML/XSLT Web Services XHTML/CSS/Javascript NUnit This is a 6 month contract within a very high profiled Legal organisation which will add alot of weight to your CV. The client has set aside interview slots for next week and it is an immediate start. If you feel you are suitable for this position, please reply with your CV ASAP. Many thanks. (Computer Futures Solutions Limited acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business)

Real-time Linux in real time

The increasing market demand for systems characterized by low-latency, deterministic behavior and the emphasis on the use of commodity hardware and software have led to a new breed of real-time operating systems (OSs), known as enterprise real-time OSs. In response to the demand for accelerated access to such features in a Linuxâ„¢ kernel, the IBM Linux and Javaâ„¢ Technology Centers collaborated to provide the first commercially available enterprise real-time Linux kernel with real-time Java support. Extending the PREEMPT RT patch from Ingo Molnar of Red Hat, Inc., the kernel contains additional features that were required to meet the demands of enterprise real-time OS customers. This paper describes how IBM developers helped to direct, implement, and test the real-time Linux kernel, bringing it from software patches to a finished produc

Local Web Server For Web Development?

gwilymgj writes "I have been running Apache/MySQL for years using XAMP and WAMP on windows for web development. Recently I switched to using Ubuntu in VMware player, it is much faster and it also introduces me to a 'real' reason to play with Linux (been looking for a 'real' reason for ages). Are there any specific distributions which allow you to have a virtual webserver on your desktop? Any tips and tricks out there for this?"

BT: BT Joins Inventor Of The World Wide Web To Promote Study Of Web Science'

BT today became a founding sponsor of the Web Science Research Initiative, an international body established to promote the science and development of the World Wide Web. Established by British Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, with co-directors Nigel Shadbolt, Wendy Hall and Danny Weitzner, the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) exists to promote the study of Web Science', a new academic discipline focusing on the analysis, engineering and social impact of the World Wide Web.

RMS and Clipperz Promoting Freedom In the Cloud

mbarulli writes "Clipperz and Richard Stallman recently launched a joint call for action to bring freedom and privacy to web applications. 'The benefits of web apps are many, but quite often users lose their freedom to study, modify and discuss the source code that powers those web apps. Furthermore, we are forced to trust third parties with our data (bookmarks, text documents, chat transcripts, financial info ... and now health records!) that no longer resides on our hard disks, but are stored somewhere in the cloud.' Clipperz and RMS urge web developers to adopt the new AGPL license and build their applications using a 'zero-knowledge architecture,' a framework for web services that has been derived from Clipperz online password manager. A smooth path toward web apps based on free software that know nothing about you and your data.

How To Choose Which Web Development Package Is Right For You

(Prudent Press Agency)---There are plenty of options when it comes to web site creation software and a wannabe web designer might have a hard time deciding which to choose. We will have a look at the most popular web creation programs: Front Page, Dreamweaver and Adobe GoLive. All three offer a user-friendly interface and plenty of beginner and advanced options that will allow you to create the website of your dreams. A large majority of website hosting companies accept the final outputs of the three programs, but you will still need to check your web page for compatibility with different web browsers.

Purewire Launches Web Security-as-a-Service for Businesses

(Prudent Press Agency)---ATLANTA--Purewire, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of its Purewire™ Web Security Service, a security software-as-a-service (SaaS) that provides unmatched protection against malicious people, places and things on the Web™. Purewire is the first and only security vendor that protects Web users from where they are going, what they are downloading and from anyone malicious or fraudulent with whom they are interacting.

Web applications can look like local applications

color wheel As Web designers we spend a lot of time trying to make our designs stand out. But sometimes it's better to blend in. And with the CSS system color keywords, you can build Web applications that look like they are actually Windows or Macintosh applications. For example, when you open up Word, it doesn't open in the Microsoft color palette. All the window bars, menus, and so on are in the color palette of your machine. And to be user friendly, Web applications can do the same thing with these keywords.

Open XML Format SDK

The 2007 Microsoft® Office system introduces a new file format that is based on XML called Open XML Formats. Microsoft Office Word 2007, Microsoft Office Excel® 2007, and Microsoft Office PowerPoint® 2007 all use these formats as the default file format. Open XML formats are useful for developers because they are an open standard and are based on well-known technologies: ZIP and XML. Microsoft provides a library for accessing these files as part of the WinFX technologies in the System.IO.Packaging namespace. The Open XML Format SDK is built on top of the System.IO.Packaging API and provides strongly typed part classes to manipulate Open XML documents.

Open chaos meets open source on Kolkata roads

Open chaos, meet open source. Kolkata’s harried traffic police, which has to tackle a mess of trucks, cars, auto rickshaws, hand-pulled rickshaws and the periodic procession, has decided to put in place an intelligent traffic monitoring system based on open-source software controlling information from cameras and sensors. In the first such project in India, the intelligent traffic monitoring software will monitor and send the data to a network operating centre (NOC) at Lalbazar, red-brick headquarters of Kolkata Police, where a core team will act in real time to control the flow. The Rs 25-crore project, using Red Hat Linux operating system, will incorporate a digital map with detailed GIS or geographical information system of the city and even the emergency number 100, giving the police an exact fix on the caller’s location and identity.

Poll: Do you use YouTube videos on your Web pages?

YouTube makes it easy to post videos on the Web and on Web pages. Plus, by using YouTube, you don't have to worry about bandwidth charges to your Web server. But there are drawbacks to YouTube. It can be difficult to share private videos and if you make your video public, you could end up with comments that are disagreeable as well. Then there are the rules that you have to agree to to use YouTube. Finally, with the latest ruling against Google, YouTube might not be as palatable for posting Web videos - especially with your privacy at risk.

Entries Invited for the 2009 Open Source Business Award

NUREMBERG, Germany, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Headquartered in Nuremberg, Open Source Business Foundation e.V. (http://www.osbf.de), the European network of the open source sector, is now inviting entries for the 2009 Open Source Business Award. The OSBA is the largest European business plan competition, and is open to all companies, consortia, public authorities and private individuals concerned with innovative solutions that are based on open source software. Participants have until November 30, 2008 to submit their business plans and concepts to win prize money totaling EUR 78,000, coaching offerings by established experts and venture capital financing. The awards ceremony will be held on January 28, 2009, during the "Open Source Meets Business" congress, which publishers Heise Verlag are staging in cooperation with OSBF in Nuremberg.

Photographic Printing Meets the Web 2.0 Revolution - theprintspace Launches an Online Photographic Printing Studio for Professionals

LONDON, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- theprintspace has extended their groundbreaking 'DIY' photographic printing process to the web. theprintspace.com will be the first online service to incorporate an easy to use professional colour management process. The result - enabling accurate soft proofing of images by clients on their own systems using bespoke print profiles, meaning prints that are as accurate as possible - first time! The process is explained in easy-to-follow video tutorials filmed exclusively by theprintspace, making theprintspace.com the first specialist professional photographic printing lab to utilise the web 2.0 spirit of innovation to its full potential.

Google to Release Web Browser Tuesday; Should Microsoft Worry, or Mozilla?

In its latest bid to remain ascendant on the Internet, Google is about to release its own Web browser, long a key online battleground. It just announced its plans for the browser, dubbed Chrome, briefly on its official blog, so its ultimate intentions are not yet clear. But the Web browser more than ever has become the one indispensable product—even if it’s free—for anyone using the Internet. So it’s clear that Google is looking to firm up its ever-growing online presence—especially vs. Microsoft, maker of the dominant browser Internet Explorer. (Chrome was first reported by the blog Google Blogoscoped, which in an odd publicity tactic on Google’s part received a comic book in the mail outlining the product.)

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