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European officials question Google's privacy policy

A European Commission advisory group has raised concerns about how Google uses and manages users' search data.

Accessing form data via JavaScript and the DOM

We examine the various ways to access page elements and describe how to create them in the HTML Document Object Model (DOM).

Wired but not Web 2.0? That's normal, study says

Although most U.S. adults have a cell phone, a computer and Internet access, a study says only a small percentage are participating in Web 2.0 activities.

The Seven Deadly Sins of AJAX application development

The AJAX bandwagon is a good place to be. It takes you to faster, more efficient, more dynamic apps. But it also has pitfalls all its own.

Amazon chief: Web Services ready for takeoff

Launched five years ago, Web Services business "is an investment," says CEO Jeff Bezos.

CSS 101: Handling multiple rules for the same element

Tony Patton examines the cascading aspect of CSS, that is, how multiple rules for the same element are handled.

Google: My Maps get personal

Online search giant Google has added an extra feature to Google Maps to simplify the creation of maps mash-ups so users can quickly share the results.

Start-up Zimbra takes Web e-mail offline

E-mail software company Zimbra on Sunday released an early version of Zimbra Desktop, Web e-mail software that will run online and offline.

Control table appearance with CSS

In this third part of a three part series, Tony Patton shows you how to use CSS to customise your tables.

Style table borders with CSS

There are numerous ways to style and present a table. In this column, we examine using CSS to style the borders of HTML tables.

Adobe to take Photoshop online

Hoping to get a jump on Google and other competitors, Adobe Systems plans to release a hosted version of its popular Photoshop image-editing application within six months, the company's chief executive said.

Dynamic XML document construction with the PHP DOM

We introduce you to the main functions in PHP's DOM API, showing you how to programmatically generate a complete well-formed XML document from scratch and save it to disk.

JavaScript Object Notation: An alternative approach to data interchange

XML was developed and introduced as a vehicle for data interchange, but not all developers embraced it with open arms. Some developers actually opted to develop alternatives. One such alternative is JSON (JavaScript Object Notation). In this article, we take a closer look at the design and application of JSON.

Build a carousel with JavaScript

Next time you are thinking about using Flash, perhaps you should consider Javascript to build a carousel.

Data validation with JavaScript and regular expressions

Discover how regular expressions offer a simple and elegant way to manipulate text within JavaScript. Tony Patton also explores how JavaScript's regular expression simplifies data validation.

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