AjaxCoded

“Ajax applications for everyone” - AjaxLaunch.com
AjaxLaunch is an excellent idea. A new Ajax application each week. Last week AjaxWrite was released and apparently was met with much more enthusiasm than anticipated as it caused their servers to overload. This should be looked upon as good news, not bad. Yes it is frustrating when something is announced and we as surfers have problems right from the start, however, a little patience would serve us all well.
This weeks application is AjaxSketch, and looks like another winner. Yes there have been some problems but there is now a Forum setup to discuss each [...]

“As AJAX technology advances at an exponential pace, it has become increasingly difficult for hard working ajax developers, industry professionals and dedicated technology fanatics alike to keep up with AJAX on a daily basis.”
Very nice designed site. The blog was a good resource of information and the site appears to be a good move to put a wealth of Ajax information at your fingertips in one place.
Link : AjaxImpact

We are starting to see where the “rubber meets the road” with Ajax Applications. These applications need to be very user friendly to reach the non-technical masses. ajaxWrite looks pretty good. Loads in a reasonable time, easy to use.
“The look, feel, and functionality of Microsoft Word, in a completely web-based AJAX platform. Try ajaxWrite today, and experience first-hand how AJAX applications are changing the way the web works, and redefining the software industry.”

Max Kiesler does us a big favor by compiling a list of some very useful and nice Ajax imaging component links on his site. Please also check out his site, he has a very classy touch to his design and content.
The list includes components that are downloadable and allow you to get your feet wet with Ajax and several types of applications such as Ajax Galleries, Ajax Lightboxes, Ajax Slides, and Ajax image manipulation.

I like the simplistic design, no bells and whistles just clear functionality.
A very quick and good example of AJAX. As you type the word the Dictionary begins matching the word. The live timing aspect is definitely something that catches the users eye.
The Bookmark feature for FireFox works well.
Dictionary.hm - Free Online Searchable Live Dictionary

Here is another cool Ajax site. Definitely in Beta mode, but worth a visit. I really like the layout although the earlier layout may have been a little more user friendly.
blabb works the way I would expect Ajax sites to work. You can search for tagged sites and then read the summary RSS or Expand it. You can also see a complete view of the site before visiting. In my mind this is one of the main reasons for RSS and Ajax.
A few more options and some instructions would be nice. It seems that once you select Yesterday or Today [...]

Excellent tutorial on adding a live search on a WordPress Blog.
Steve Smith uses prototype and scriptaculous to make things as easy as possible to put together. He also does an excellent job of walking through the process for developers at any level. As he mentions this is Word Press specific but a conversion to other blogging platforms should reasonable.

A good calendar program seems to be a perfect fit for an AJAX application. Now we just need a perfect Calendaring system to show off AJAX. The 2 leaders so far appear to be 30 Boxes and spongecell. SpongeCell is built on the Ruby on Rails platform.

A plus for 30 Boxes is the full page entry screen. I have tried it on several computers at different resolutions and it is a well designed screen. Reading through other reviews a popular area in the system is the social options. Such as being able to setup buddies and share your calendar with [...]

Pandora released their RSS feeds this week and several feeds are available for Top Rated stations, artists and tracks. At CybersMusic.com we wanted to dynamcially display the Top Tracks. Using Blogger limits the use of methods to accomplish this task. Enter AJAX.
First we created a PHP page to read the Pandora feed. Then we used an AJAX script from Dynamic Drive to read the PHP page into the sidebar. The output works exactly as needed, the only downside is that most (if not all) search engine crawlers will be able to include the content as it is javascript.

Here is another good example of AJAX in action. With a very detailed walk thru on creating an AJAX form using Zip Codes as a demonstration.
Bill Bercik does an excellent job of sharing each piece of the puzzle with his audience. As with all AJAX tutorials some basic PHP, MySQL and JavaScript experience is needed. If you just want a good understanding of how the XMLHttpRequest works you can work through the first 4 steps. However, if you are familiar with MySQL and PHP the remaining steps are very helpful in pulling the whole process together.
Link : Guide to Using [...]