Apollo is the code name for a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) to the desktop.
Web Application Developement is growing faster than ever with the support of Ajax. Users do not [...]
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Adobe Appolo
Saturday, 6 September 2008
Paypal
Monday, 1 September 2008
PayPal is an e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. PayPal serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as cheques and money orders. PayPal performs payment processing for online vendors, auction sites, and other commercial users, for which it charges a fee. It sometimes also charges [...]
Captcha
Friday, 22 August 2008
A CAPTCHA is a program that can generate and grade tests that humans can pass but current computer programs cannot. For example, humans can read distorted text as the one shown below, but current computer programs can’t:
Applications of CAPTCHAs
CAPTCHAs have several applications for practical security, including (but not limited to):
Preventing Comment Spam in Blogs. Most [...]
Content Syndication
Monday, 11 August 2008
Content syndication is a method by which writings find their way around the ether of the Internet. Specifically, one article that a person writes could appear, with the writer’s permission, on many websites. The key word there is permission, which the writer is supposed to give before a website reprints his or her article. In [...]
BarCamp
Sunday, 10 August 2008
BarCamp is an international organization of unconferences that focus on internet technology and culture. Unconferences are known for being democratically run, planned by volunteers, free to attend, and participatory in nature. BarCamp is known for being an event where geeks of all shapes and sizes can teach, learn, and develop new ideas.
BarCamp gets its name [...]