Archive for August, 2005

Client Platform penetration: Java vs. Flash

Friday, August 26th, 2005

I just got a new laptop from HP (Compaq nx6110): 1GB RAM, 2GHz CPU etc. looks good. However, the first website i went to, www.toshiba.com, was blocked by IE's popup blocker because the site uses Flash and my laptop doesn't have Flash installed. Now I have to download and go ...

Ajax - Asynchronous Java + XML?

Sunday, August 14th, 2005

Introduction Gmail, GoogleSuggest and GoogleMap opened the eyes for millions of netizens to a “new” Web: a smarter, more responsive and more interactive Web that does not employ a foolhardy “click, wait and refresh” approach. For the first time, the vast majority realize the Web can be much better than what ...