Looks like the duel is finally scheduled for 6 December 2005, and right here in Singapore!
Details: 6 Dec 2005, 1.30 pm, Chihuly Room, The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore.
Another ad on another page was on Sun... (looks funny)... a picuture of a tree and money bags.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
AMD Intel Dual-Core Duel Ad
I saw this ad in the newspaper (The Straits Times, Digital Life) today...
Gollum Browser
Gollum Browser is a rather cool name for a wikipedia browser! It is actually a browser inside a browser and uses Ajax. This is another innovative way ajax is put to good use!
Although I don't see why I should use Gollum Browser rather go straight to wikipedia, it looks a little faster than visiting the wikipedia page itself (maybe because its the gollum server [better connections / higher bandwidth] reads from wikipedia and then sends the data over to the user.)
Although I don't see why I should use Gollum Browser rather go straight to wikipedia, it looks a little faster than visiting the wikipedia page itself (maybe because its the gollum server [better connections / higher bandwidth] reads from wikipedia and then sends the data over to the user.)
Monday, November 28, 2005
AJAX Libraries
I have been trying out some AJAX Libraries these few days...
1. XAJAX (for PHP)
Its cool, but lacks documentation (you have to look at the script and see some additional stuff you can do). Its also easy to use, but currently lacks the functionality I would like. If you want to use this, I suggest you download the one from CVS (since version 0.2 will be out soon) and version 0.1 lacks many features. Supports unicode. Its much simpler to use than SAJAX.
2. SAJAX
Its very easy to use, and its compatible with many programming languages, PHP, ASP, etc.
But again, it also lacks functionality. Does not support unicode unless you modify the script a little (don't use the js escape function). Cannot pass multi-dimensional array. I like SAJAX.
Of course, the two ajax libs above are not comparable to prototype. If you really want a really powerful ajax (and easy) library with PHP, you have to wait, or write one yourself. prototype.js is hard to use because it lacks documentation.
For a list of other AJAX libraries (and their pros and cons), check out the Survey of AJAX/JavaScript Libraries.
1. XAJAX (for PHP)
Its cool, but lacks documentation (you have to look at the script and see some additional stuff you can do). Its also easy to use, but currently lacks the functionality I would like. If you want to use this, I suggest you download the one from CVS (since version 0.2 will be out soon) and version 0.1 lacks many features. Supports unicode. Its much simpler to use than SAJAX.
2. SAJAX
Its very easy to use, and its compatible with many programming languages, PHP, ASP, etc.
But again, it also lacks functionality. Does not support unicode unless you modify the script a little (don't use the js escape function). Cannot pass multi-dimensional array. I like SAJAX.
Of course, the two ajax libs above are not comparable to prototype. If you really want a really powerful ajax (and easy) library with PHP, you have to wait, or write one yourself. prototype.js is hard to use because it lacks documentation.
For a list of other AJAX libraries (and their pros and cons), check out the Survey of AJAX/JavaScript Libraries.
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
I complete missed this out... until I saw it in the newspapers today. I guessed I am at the edge of the Star Trek universe now...
Anyway, presenting Star Wrek
Note: you should download the file with subtitles (unless you understand french).
Anyway, presenting Star Wrek
Note: you should download the file with subtitles (unless you understand french).
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Forget Blu-ray and HD-DVD - They are History
A computer disc about the size of a DVD that can hold 60 times more data will go on sale in 2006, according to its American developer InPhase Technologies, a Lucent spin off.
The discs, holding 300GB each, use so-called Tapestry holographic memory technology to store data by interference of light. They are also able to read and write data at 10 times the speed of a normal DVD.
For more information, read this.
TurboDbAdmin
As cool as PHPMyAdmin! (but not as stable)
http://turboajax.com/turbodbadmin.html
It uses the dojo toolkit.
http://turboajax.com/turbodbadmin.html
It uses the dojo toolkit.
Echo Bay
From Softpedia:
Seriously... eBay sounds a lot better than EchoBay
Currently, whois records for echobay.com shows:
At first, the site was auctioning some of Omidyar’s personal stuff, but in a short time, other goods started to appear as well; the first auction took place on September 4. Shortly thereafter, Omidyar changed the site’s name to EBay.com, abbreviating his consultancy company’s name, Echo Bay. Omidyar chose EBay.com, because EchoBay.com was already taken.
Seriously... eBay sounds a lot better than EchoBay
Currently, whois records for echobay.com shows:
Registrant:
Echo Bay Mines
6400 S Fiddler's Green Circle, Ste 540
Englewood, CO 80111-4957
US
Record expires on 26-Oct-2006
Record created on 27-Oct-1994
Database last updated on 23-Sep-2005
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Smartest Company of the Year
This is in answer to b2.0's call for a poll. I admit its hard to think of another company besides Google or Apple.
But besides the point, I think the smartest man on earth got to be Dale Dougherty of O'Reilly Media. Why? For his contribution to the web 2.0 buzzword. Its a really amazing term that pieces together what has been going on these few years. Some say web 2.0 is a marketing buzzword... yes, I admit it has been effective to that extent [the freakonomics side of it perhaps].
Technorati: web 2.0, web2.0, web20
But besides the point, I think the smartest man on earth got to be Dale Dougherty of O'Reilly Media. Why? For his contribution to the web 2.0 buzzword. Its a really amazing term that pieces together what has been going on these few years. Some say web 2.0 is a marketing buzzword... yes, I admit it has been effective to that extent [the freakonomics side of it perhaps].
Technorati: web 2.0, web2.0, web20
Web 2.0 Revisited (Web 2.5 Soon?)
In this post, I hope to give readers a bigger picture of what can be classified as web 1.0 and web 2.0. I am expanding on the list of examples in "O'Reilly: What is Web 2.0".
Lets face it. Web 2.0 is now about 2 years old... and this week, you can see that "Web 2.0" and "Ajax" have gone up to the front of Technorati search list (beating the forever popular keyword "Bush").
The Case for Web 2.5 - No
From my mini survey of people having a keen interests in IT, I realised that many many people are not aware of web 2.0. Some admitted having came across this word, but don't know the meaning. Got one guy even tried to guess that web 2.0 is a "new form of html". (To clarrify, web 2.0 is an attitude, a trend, not a technology.) So this means that Web 2.0 is still relatively new. Maybe we need to wait another 1 to 2 years to introduce this term - Web 2.5 or Web 3.0. Further more, we don't really have anything substaintiable to define web 2.5. We can just dump anything new that comes along the way [anything to do with ajax for example], as web 2.0
The Case for Web 2.5 - Yes
Every new trend will eventually fade. Right now we are seeing lots of new and innovative ideas. As the barriers of technology break down, and new stuff are invented, its all a question of when, not how. Web 2.5 can be specifically used to describe the expansion stage of Web 2.0. Study the table above closely to see what I mean.
Technorati: web 2.0, web2.0, web20
| Web 1.0 | Web 2.0 | Web 2.5? | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoubleClick | --> | Google AdSense | --> | Google Click-to-Call Ads |
| Ofoto | --> | Flickr | --> | Riya |
| Akamai | --> | BitTorrent / Freenet | ||
| mp3.com | --> | Napster / iTunes / MP3.Baidu | ||
| Britannica Online | --> | Wikipedia | --> | Growth of Wikis [wikicities] |
| personal websites | --> | blogging / podcasting | ||
| evite | --> | upcoming.org and EVDB | ||
| domain name speculation | --> | search engine optimization | --> | SEO Companies (blacka nd white hat techniques) |
| page views | --> | cost per click | --> | More costly cost per click |
| screen scraping | --> | web services | --> | web & software services [MS OfficeLive] |
| publishing | --> | participation | --> | more participation (like digg.com) |
| content management systems | --> | wikis | --> | wikis (wikipads, NumSum, etc) and blogs |
| directories (taxonomy) | --> | tagging ("folksonomy") | --> | artificial intelligence (swicki) |
| stickiness | --> | syndication | --> | Not just for blogs. Now we have news, content-related services, watchlists. And the new buzz about Really Simple Sharing (NOT Really Simple Syndication). |
| newsgroups | --> | forums and blogs | --> | blogs workgroups (e.g. b5media, web 2.0 workgroup) |
| Amazon.com | ||||
| social networking via chat rooms | --> | friendster.com / hi5.com | 43things |
Lets face it. Web 2.0 is now about 2 years old... and this week, you can see that "Web 2.0" and "Ajax" have gone up to the front of Technorati search list (beating the forever popular keyword "Bush").
The Case for Web 2.5 - No
From my mini survey of people having a keen interests in IT, I realised that many many people are not aware of web 2.0. Some admitted having came across this word, but don't know the meaning. Got one guy even tried to guess that web 2.0 is a "new form of html". (To clarrify, web 2.0 is an attitude, a trend, not a technology.) So this means that Web 2.0 is still relatively new. Maybe we need to wait another 1 to 2 years to introduce this term - Web 2.5 or Web 3.0. Further more, we don't really have anything substaintiable to define web 2.5. We can just dump anything new that comes along the way [anything to do with ajax for example], as web 2.0
The Case for Web 2.5 - Yes
Every new trend will eventually fade. Right now we are seeing lots of new and innovative ideas. As the barriers of technology break down, and new stuff are invented, its all a question of when, not how. Web 2.5 can be specifically used to describe the expansion stage of Web 2.0. Study the table above closely to see what I mean.
Technorati: web 2.0, web2.0, web20
Friday, November 25, 2005
SphereXP (3D Desktop)
Check out SphereXP... it looks cool (but make sure your computer has got the basic requirements).
The Sphere is theory of an 3D workspace represented by a sphere. The user is exactly in the middle of it. All objects are situated around the user. He can easily turn around and manipulate with them. They can be moved around according to some rules. You can bring them closer to the view port or send them back. The theory can be applied to almost any known program. Starting with the desktop interface. Now continuing with a web browser.
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