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Yahoo and Google attempt to improve the browser
A year after Google launched its Gears project, Yahoo has decided to make your browser better, too. Read more »
Google takes Web apps offline
Google today announced the availability of a new open-source browser plug-in, Google Gears, that promises developers the ability to create applications that work within a browser -- even without Internet connectivity. Read more »
Yahoo to make BrowserPlus open-source
It was probably inevitable given what Google did with Gears, but Yahoo said Tuesday it's releasing BrowserPlus software as open source software. Read more »
BrowserPlus escapes Yahoo walled garden
Yahoo has improved its BrowserPlus technology for more sophisticated Web applications and now lets other Web sites besides its own use it, the company said. Read more »
Offline YouTube and Gmail makes sense: Google
Taking all Google properties offline would make sense eventually to Google's Australia and New Zealand engineering director, Alan Noble. Read more »
Google debuts Gears for Firefox 3
Gears, Google's project to make Web browsers a better foundation for elaborate online applications, now supports Firefox 3, the company plans to announce soon. Read more »
Google's Gears turns one
Google has given an update on the progress of its Gears project, which had its first birthday on Wednesday. Read more »
Google begins Gears-enabling its office apps
The Google Docs' word processor will be the first Google app to be made available offline using the free Google Gears extension, which means users will soon be able to read and edit their documents even without an Internet connection. Read more »
Google plans 'Chrome' browser
Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new Web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project. Read more »
Zoho pips Google in hosted office apps offline race
Zoho has trumped Google and made its online word processor Zoho Writer available as an offline application using the search giant's Gears technology. Read more »
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Flash, HTML, AJAX: Which will win the Web app war?
The days when Web pages were static collections of text and graphics are long past. But as the Web matures, there's a fierce competition over which technology will propel it into a medium for rich, interactive applications. Read more »
What does Google Chrome offer developers?
This article discusses Chrome's tools for working with Web pages and weighs in on whether you should ditch IE or Firefox for Chrome. Read more »
Spry: Standards, Dreamweaver & the future
We caught up with Scott Fegette, technical product manager for Dreamweaver to discuss the ins and outs of the upcoming Spry release. Read more »
Ian Griffiths talks Windows Presentation Foundation (Part 2)
In the second part of our interview with WPF expert Ian Griffiths, we discuss the Rich Internet Application platform battle, the future of the desktop and whether now is the right time to switch to WPF. Read more »
Implement a flexible shopping cart with XML and ASP
Users have high expectations of shopping carts. Find out how you can combine ASP and XML to provide that flexible shopping cart functionality. Read more »
Zend Studio 2.0 facilitates PHP development
Studio 2.0, Zend is attempting to provide a true IDE for programmers. But did it succeed? This article will provide the answer. Read more »
Implement a flexible shopping cart with XML and ASP
Online shopping has become commonplace, and users expect flexibility when working with a shopping cart. Find out how you can combine ASP and XML to provide the necessary functionality. Read more »
Manipulate instances of Windows forms in C#
This article is the first in a series that's intended to ease the learning curve and help you get started working productively with C#. Read more »
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Google Gears Stuck in First
-- It turns out that Google Gears installs and runs fine on Internet Explorer but not the latest version of Firefox nor Opera nor Safari. Read more »
AJAX applications and security
-- Douglas Crockford, the creator of JSON, gave a talk entitled "AJAX Security" at the recent Web Directions South conference. In this talk, Crockford discussed some of the security concerns with AJAX applications and what can be done to address them. Read more »
Firefox 3's better performance and memory improvements
-- As beta 5 is due to come out next week, I take a look at some of the new features and improvements in Firefox 3. Read more »
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