xFruits is a web 2.0 service, still in beta, that comes with a very low learning curve to understand what it does and how to use it. The home page of xFruits will tell you, in less than a minute, about its capabilities and features it currently offers. I like websites that can project about its offerings in very short time. It’s all about organizing your home page. Ok, now back to xFruits. xFruits is a free online service that
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Software localization is translating the user interface of a software application to other languages. Localization is often done by translators who are specialized in one or more languages and require certain level of access to the software code to translate the interface to other languages. This type of translation task to localize a software product is mostly outsourced to save the cost but certain degrees of risk is always associated since your code is exposed to external companies and individuals.
Continue ReadingOne of the most happening technologies on Internet today is AJAX. Though, it had been in existence for several years now, its usage has been emphasized and highlighted with its implementation by Google. Who started it all is arguable and there are several companies who reportedly started implementation of AJAX in their applications even before the term ‘AJAX’ was coined. 1. AJAX is capable of delivering functionality of a desktop over the web to end users. It can deliver commercial
Continue ReadingThis has come as a pleasant surprise to those several hundreds of programmers who will now be able to have access to source code of Java SE Desktop and Java for Mobiles. The source code will appear on Sun’s web site [Java.net] and will be available under multiple licensing options. Most programmers will anyway go with GPL but others might choose commercial or any other type of license depending on what they might do with the code. Found @ TECHTREE
Continue ReadingAre you looking for latest version of Flash Player for your browser? It’s available on [Adobe's web site]. It’s official now! Mozilla foundation will have access to the source code of the Flash Player. This will enable developers at Mozilla Foundation to come up with better handling model for Web 2.0 based applications in Firefox. How will Flash source help Firefox? Developers at Mozilla will incorporate ActionScript Virtual Machine from Flash source into their Firefox browser. ActionScript is believed to
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While I am still trying to come up the learning curve with programming in PHP, in earlier days when I started with PHP, I found it very difficult and annoying to work with PHP scripting in standard HTML editors with no syntax highlighting. Then I searched for editors in PHP.net site and came across this link – http://www.midnighthax.com/phpeditors.php. It has a list of editors that are free, commercial and rich in features. But then I had to download (some of)
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