Archive for May, 2006

Amazon Online Reader

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It’s always interesting to watch how new technologies get incorporated to major sites. The Amazon Online reader looks like an excellent implementation of Ajax and Web 2.0.
Just look for the Search Inside graphic attached to any item. Once activated, the search inside Ajax system allows you to see different parts of the book. Each item is a little different and can include the covers, table of contents and excerpts.
This type system would be very helpful on intranets allowing company employees to browse through documentation […]

WSCraft CMS Suite Released

The WSCraft website boasts the ability to develop powerful internet and intranet solutions with just HTML familiarity. Tools like this are essential to today’s development climate. For the individual or smaller group developers it is hard to stay up to date with all the tools and keep a good creative development mentality at the same time. WSCraft licenses run from $35 to $659. The requirements for installation include PHP 4.2 or above, # mySQL 4.0 or above and Zend Optimizer installed.
As a development platform, WSCraft enables Web designers who are familiar with HTML to create/deploy powerful dynamic sites without […]

Google knows AJAX and you can too!

Have you ever wanted to harness some of the Google power ?
Now you can. Google has released their GWT (Google Web Toolkit) to help develop Ajax applications using Java. They also supply a lot of sample code to help jump start your efforts. Google continues to show that they are not only willing to keep developing killer apps, but also to help the Internet community learn how to leverage the power of the Internet.
The Getting Started Guide is excellent and will have you creating Ajax applications in a hurry.

AJAX has the power to make your site more compelling and […]

Instant Domain Check

Here is an excellent example of a simple yet functional Ajax application. The Instant Domain Check let’s you start typing in a domain name and begins checking the results immediately. Although it is a simple and fun exercise, it is also very helpful. Using a base word to try and find an available domain is a snap.

“This easy tool will allow you to check the availability of domains instantly. There is no page load, you simply type your domain and the system will automatically query your input. Start your domain searching today!” Source : Instant Domain Check

Lightbox JS v2.0

The new Lightbox has been published at Huddle Together. The installation only takes a couple of minutes and is worth the effort. We used the same images that were used in the previous gallery test.
An advantage of the Lightbox by Lokesh Dhakar would be the easy adaptability to connect to a database. If you wanted to pull the graphics or photos from a db and automatically set them up for the Lightbox it would only require the extra lightbox tag in the output string.
Lightbox JS is a simple, unobtrusive script used to overlay images on the current page. It’s […]