You are not alone. Here founder Evan Willams talks you through it.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
does online networking work?
I've created profiles on the following sites for Graphics IT Now i'm going to see if any of this online networking actually works!
Answers on a postcard please.
- Smarta Business Network
- Linked In
- Small Firms Association
- Browse Ireland
- Your Local
- Vazumo
- Design Ireland Skillnet
- Experts in Ireland
- Connections
- ecademy
Answers on a postcard please.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Ajax
Ajax is a web technology which you can use to make sites behave more like a desktop applications.
There is no more waiting for pages to load with Ajax. We can take the background server side (database for example) calls & responses, then input them discreetly into session data which allows instant update of screen items.
When the technology emerged in a useable form about 3 years ago there was a huge rush to roll it out at every opportunity resulting in sites that lost site of useability, development standards and compliance.
We've been discreetly using Ajax to enhance the user experience on our sites. We have used it particularly in our CMS application where standards and compliance can be relaxed as you have control over your user group.
There is no more waiting for pages to load with Ajax. We can take the background server side (database for example) calls & responses, then input them discreetly into session data which allows instant update of screen items.
When the technology emerged in a useable form about 3 years ago there was a huge rush to roll it out at every opportunity resulting in sites that lost site of useability, development standards and compliance.
We've been discreetly using Ajax to enhance the user experience on our sites. We have used it particularly in our CMS application where standards and compliance can be relaxed as you have control over your user group.
XML
XML - it's the great catchall three letter acronym of the last few years. Take a few minutes (4:31) to watch this fascinating video about where the web is headed
As you can see XML is all about creating content that can be shared seamlessly across different application standards.
It is possible to create complete websites using XML and XSL stylesheets. Mostly these days though it is used to add information to a site from an external XML feed.
We have created an XML parser to decipher feeds and deliver readable content back to the browser. A great level of interest is also being shown in RSS ('Rich Site Summary' or 'Real Simple Syndication') which allows companies to feed content from their sites to mobile devices or RSS readers.
As you can see XML is all about creating content that can be shared seamlessly across different application standards.
It is possible to create complete websites using XML and XSL stylesheets. Mostly these days though it is used to add information to a site from an external XML feed.
We have created an XML parser to decipher feeds and deliver readable content back to the browser. A great level of interest is also being shown in RSS ('Rich Site Summary' or 'Real Simple Syndication') which allows companies to feed content from their sites to mobile devices or RSS readers.
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