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Category Archives: web2.0

Java Programming for the Nintendo Wii

By Stephen Downey | Published: May 8, 2008
There is a great article over at Ajaxian on programming for the Nintendo Wii. I bought a Wii myself a few weeks back and have been having great fun with Tiger Woods golf. (It is actually my first game console) Up until down the idea of playing a game console alone did not appeal to [...]
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AJAX process definition on Client Side

By Stephen Downey | Published: December 19, 2006
I came across an interesting article by Masayuki Otoshi via Java World that discusses how to execute process definitions on the client side rather than the server side.  This can come into play when making AJAX calls.  As AJAX is Asynchronous, it is not possible to predict the order that your callback methods will be [...]
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Google Release AJAXSLT

By Stephen Downey | Published: September 12, 2006
Google have just released AJAXSLT. …an implementation of XSL-T in JavaScript, intended for use in fat web pages, which are nowadays referred to as AJAX applications. I'm looking forward to playing around with this.  I have being doing a lot of work with XSLT lately so it will be interesting to see how Google have [...]
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Google Calendar

By Stephen Downey | Published: April 20, 2006
I have been looking at yet another great tool from Google.   In true Web 2.0 style Google calendar allows people to share calendar events with on the web.  They provide an API so I am going to try to integrate my public events with my web site. On a different note, I was at another [...]
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Web 2.0 – Desktop2.0?

By Stephen Downey | Published: April 7, 2006
I just received a link in my del.icio.us inbox to this "interesting" presentation.  The subject matter is very interesting in itself but the presentation style is not your run of the mill powerpoint. The presentation discusses a very interesting point. All web2.0 developers are looking for the following:Fast RevenuesRich UIHackable API'sCommunities On the other end of [...]
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Web 1.0 V’s 2.0

By Stephen Downey | Published: April 4, 2006
I came across this interesting comparison of web 1.0 to 2.0 by Matthew Thomas. I think it is a very simple but true example.  Web2.0 is about getting the product to Market as soon as possible and constantly improving. As Walter Higgins said, just do it anyway.    
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AJAX and JSF Visual editor

By Stephen Downey | Published: March 22, 2006
Exadel have just released a JSF editor with AJAX support. JSF, a Web component framework, is the only standard Java Web framework,” said Richard Monson-Haefel, senior analyst for Burton Group. “AJAX, which makes Web sites more responsive, is enjoying an avalanche of grass roots support because of its portability and seamless integration with HTML. Together, [...]
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