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AJAX

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On May 2, 2006

In Internet

Ajax seems to be all the rage for web development right now. No, in case you were wondering, an Ajax is not some kind of cleaning kit that you use to clean your monitor or CPU case… 🙂

Ajax actually stands for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML.

If you are still clueless after the previous sentence, just think of Ajax as providing a set of tools which form the building blocks for interactive applications (think GMail) that you can access through your browser. This allows, for example, the “drag and drop” that we are so familiar on any Windows PC on a web page that you visit, and is certain to revolutionalize how we go about everyday tasks in the near future. It is already quite conceivable that an entire word processor that is responsive can be built as a web application thanks to Ajax. Well, Max Kiesler has posted a Round-up of 50 AJAX Toolkits and Frameworks. This is an impressive resource which hopefully I will get to explore more one of these rainy days.

Online programming books

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On April 29, 2006

In Personal Computing, Reading List

Here is a huge list of programming books available online (and mostly free) to file away for one of those rainy days when I can work on some personal programming projects. At last count the list includes 345 titles, and rising…

Sleeping in airports

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On April 25, 2006

In Off Beaten Track

Having arrived at some airports at late hours myself, I can sympathise with those who has had to put up at airports in the wee hours due to delays, cancelled flights, or simply long connections. Well, the Budget Traveller’s Guide to Sleeping in Airports is a way for you to find out what you are in for in advance!

Quitters

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On March 14, 2006

In Inspirational

One of the harder lessons to learn in life, in my opinion. After all, winners are supposed to win – all the time, no? 🙂

Employ the power of positive quitting. Most of us view quitting as something negative, but it’s not. ‘Winners never quit,’ we’re told, when, in reality, winners quit all the time: choosing to stop doing things that aren’t creating the results they desire. When you quit all the things that aren’t working for you, when you quit tolerating all the negative things that hold you back, you’ll create a positive ‘charge’ in your life as well as create the space in your life for more positive experiences.

Jim Allen
Inspirational Speaker, Author and Life Coach

Our thoughts

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On March 10, 2006

In Inspirational

Changing others is always difficult. If we want a world of compassion, we need to start living it ourselves.

Our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if the other person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We must practice this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist Monk, Author and Peace Activist

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