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Web-based Applications. Ecommerce.
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Whenever I find something that I find interesting or useful, I like to let others know about it. Here's the latest...
Thursday, March 27, 2003
Macromedia Announces New Product: Macromedia Central
There's a new product announcement over on the Macromedia.com site - Macormedia Central. Basically, it seem that they are setting up a portal type site where Flash developers can make their programs available for people to use. More to come..
Update: OK, so this means that you will be able to use these Flash apps outside of the browser, even when you are offline. And Macromedia will sell Flash apps created by third-party developers (while taking a percentage of the sale price). This is a lot like the idea behind PalmGear; where third-party developers can sell their PDA-related apps.
Change Your Cell Service, Keep Your Number
OK, so we can't do this just yet, but dare we hope that this will soon be a reality? I'd love it, plus I imagine that it could lead to more competition between the companies, so maybe the rates will drop to a more reasonable level. Stay tuned...
posted 10:50 AM|permalink
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Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Web Page Analyzer
Zeldman.com pointed me to the new, free tool: Web Page Analyzer. Give it a try!
Adobe Posts Charts - PCs Rendered Faster
This one should stir up a strong reaction from the Mac zealots. Basically, Adobe has posted graphs from benchmark tests that show a Dell P4 rendering various tests faster than a Mac G4 Dual (the fastest Mac available at the time of the test). They also link to an article that give more details about the tests.
Rather than engage in the screaming match, let me just tell you this: I've used both platforms, neither has magic powers that will transform bad design into good. They are only tools, and it's the person using the tool that matters. Once a project is completed, no one can tell if it was done on one or the other, and it simply doesn't matter. That said, I've gotten many of my gigs because I am totally comfortable in both worlds, and my corporate clients have always been pleased to find out that not only could I work in the environment they already had, I was happy to do so. They also loved that the files I created were completely compatible with their favorite Windows applications, allowing them to reuse the files as needed. [Yes, I know you can save out Mac files so they'll work in Windows, but it was clear that the people my clients had worked with either didn't know how to do that or didn't tell the client that they could.]
FWIW, I use PCs because I can get more for my money and because my corporate clients use them. Having great products like the Adobe and Macromedia lines available on both platforms means we can all work the way we choose. Now, can we all get back to work and let the pointless platform war end?
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Monday, March 24, 2003
Corel Looks For Buyer
This has been rumored for some time, but it looks like there's some real activity happening. I just hope that the company that buys them will decide to keep Ventura alive and, dare I hope, assign a team to bring it back up to speed.
Hotmail Now Has Limit on Outgoing Mail
In an effort to try and stem the tide of spam, Microsoft has put a limit on the number of outgoing emails a user can send. For most users this won't present a problem, but the more "chatty" users may want to look at using an IM tool for those longer conversations.
Microsoft Encouraging Overseas Schools to Teach Hacking
According to a report at Infoworld, Microsoft is talking to universities in Europe, encouraging them to offer courses that teach students how to write secure code. As a part of the curriculum, students are required to hack a program and then fix the hole. This raises a number of questions for me: (1) why overseas, why not here in the US? (2) doesn't this violate current user agreements, something MS campaigns against every change it gets? (3) are the school/students expected to turn over their fixes to MS - if so, do they get paid? (4) when the school/student tells the world about the problem they've found, will Bill pitch a fit? ;-)
Apple to Port OS X to Intel Chip?
John C. Dvorak has predicted that Apple will port OS X to Intel systems, sometime in the very near future. It's an interesting notion, and if it means that I can keep all the power and flexibility of my PC hardware, continue to use my existing PC software packages, and still use the OS X, well, this might tempt me to give it a try.
Get Your Bargains Here
It's always good when you get more for less!
posted 8:40 AM|permalink
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