When *not to* use AJAXApril 18th, 2005 An example of wrong usage of AJAX aka XmlHttpRequest based web applications - TinkingTeam Corporate Website. Here the menu content is dynamically fetched using Ajax.
Free 10 Week AJAX Programming Online CourseJuly 14th, 2006 A free 10-week "AJAX Programming" online course is about to start from August 4th, 2006. This course is for anyone who wants to learn AJAX for the first time or increase their knowledge on AJAX.
How To Use SAJAX (AJAX Framework) from HTMLMay 15th, 2006 Sajax is an useful ajax framework to simplify ajax based development for languages like PHP, Ruby etc. Not many realize Sajax can be used equally well from plain old html pages (as in .html or .htm).
Microsoft Unveils Windows Live PortalMarch 10th, 2006 Microsoft unveils Windows Live portal and search interface which is like good 'ol excite.com on AJAX diet and some more. The key features are:
Search results allows controlling the level of details using a scrollbar
Results can be scrolled using a scrollbar and fetched live with AJAX.
The Viability of Java Applet Based Web ApplicationsDecember 7th, 2005 Today I see fewer applets on the web. In many cases they are hidden and are used to perform specialized non-visual tasks.
Google Pages Introduced and WithdrawnFebruary 24th, 2006 Google seems to have developed a habit of introducing new services and then withdrawing them due to high demand and reintroducing them selectively later. Google Web Accelerator, Google Analytics and now Google Pages, all follow this overused pattern.
Meebo, Online Instant Messenger, ReviewSeptember 20th, 2006 I have been using Meebo, an AJAX based online instant messenger and website communicator, for quite sometime. This is a review of Meebo, what works and what doesn't.
Yahoo UI Library (JavaScript + AJAX) is Worth LookingFebruary 17th, 2006 Yahoo released an UI library for web applications, developed using Javascript and AJAX. It provides some nifty components like dual-calendar, tree, drag-and-drop, slidedrs etc.
Review: Doox CMS, an Open Source Content Management SystemMarch 19th, 2009 DooxCMS 3.0 is a flexible Web 2.0 Content Management System which was built with PHP Script and Ajax framework. It can be used to create from simple website to large corporate website. Installation was simple.
CRM Software (ZOHO CRM) Goes AjaxJune 18th, 2006 AdventNet, network management software provider, announced the release of Zoho CRM, a "cost-effective and easy to deploy" web-based customer relationship management solution targeted for mid-sized businesses. It uses AJAX technology to significantly enhance its user interface.
How To Create AJAX Commenting System for Static HTML PagesMay 15th, 2006 I wanted to create ajax based commenting system for some html pages. The design goals were:
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Free High Quality AJAX Web Services (Web 2 Applications)October 22nd, 2005 Here are some amazing AJAX powered Web Services ranked as I like them. The list includes online word processor, spreadsheet, calendar, wiki and chat client.
Is Technorati Broken?July 4th, 2005 Nowadays very frequently it comes up with:
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Analysis & Solution: Security Vulnerability Discovered in DWR, Open Source Java AJAX Development FrameworkJanuary 9th, 2007 Security vendor Imperva has identified an access-control vulnerability in DWR, Java Open Source AJAX development framework (stable release 1.1.3 and 2.0), which it says an attacker can use to compromise a DWR based application which may in turn enable him to say break into back-end databases or servers or launch a denial-of-service-attack. On a positive note Imperva commented that DWR, AJAX Web application development framework, is
"emerging as the lingua franca for building new generation Web 2.0 applications" :)
Forceful Method Invocation Attacks
The key issue is how DWR restricts access to not exposed class methods.
3 Ways To Selectively Execute HTML Files Using Apache HTTP ServerJanuary 14th, 2007 A very simple way to execute HTML files is by telling the server to parse html files for SSI commands. To do it simply add the following lines to your .htaccess file:
AddType text/html .html
AddHandler server-parsed .html
This has the downside of processing all the html files in that directory and its subdirectories.