Joy Blake

Joy's InfoWorld Watch

RESTful Flash - (Found July 5, 2008 )

John Dowdell on MX Jon Udell builds off of Kevin Lynch's example of supplying state info to a SWF in its URL. (Example: A single SWF for a restaurant has a menu display, a map display, a history display... how can you send your friend an URL which brings up the map display directly) My question for you: What do you think the best Best Practices recommendation would be here Should we say something like "Examine your app, and see if it has sections, or values like zipcodes or other frequent user..
http://www.markme.com/jd/archives/006352.cfm

HP: Big Hugs For JBoss - (Found July 5, 2008 )

Linux Log HP (Quote, Chart) deepened its relationship with open source software concern JBoss, agreeing to become a major source of support for its application server and Linux. In the deal, for which financial terms have not been disclosed, HP will also use its solid reputation for services and provide a fleet of consultants to help clients design, implement and migrate to the JBoss platform.
http://linux.quicksurf.com/index.php?p=867

ICESoft, Nexaweb - (Found July 5, 2008 )

John Dowdell on MX ICESoft, Nexaweb:Peter Wayner at InfoWorld reviews two ways to build better-than-browser web applications. ICESoft uses a customized browser as the client, while Nexaweb uses Java as the clientside engine. From the description, ICESoft sounds reminiscent of Mozilla, where you can customize the browser code and then try to persuade people to download and install this shell for your application. The Nexaweb description seemed to imply that ongoing clientserver communication is..
http://www.markme.com/jd/archives/006349.cfm

HAVE YOU WIKI-ED TODAY - (Found July 5, 2008 )

Junto Boyz Only recently have I been introduced to Wikis. I'm not really taken by it, but I can see their usefulness in the right work environment. Good article by Chad Dickerson at InfoWorld: Is Wiki under your radar Your staff may already be using one of the most productive collaboration tools ever built...
http://bernardmoon.blogspot.com/2004/11/have-you-wiki-ed-today-only-recently.html

VMware Cuts Prices - (Found July 5, 2008 )

Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check The company has reduced the price of its GSX Server running on Windows or Linux hosts to $1,400 for a two-CPU license or $2,800 for an unlimited CPU license. Previously, GSX Server cost $5,000 for a four-CPU installation and $10,000 for eight CPUs, says Michael Mullany, VMwares vice president of marketing. A configuration for two processors or fewer previously cost $3,025, according to the companys Web site. While VMware is enjoying fast growth, it also doesnt hurt.
http://pbokelly.blogspot.com/2004/11/ent-news-news-vmware-cuts-prices.html

Jon Udell: RESTful Flash - (Found July 5, 2008 )

David Warnock This Jon Udell: RESTful Flash is good as far as it goes but when you try the demo at Kevin's Photo 1 and read the extra information at Stateful Linking to Rich Internet Applications: How To which says: This technique covers bookmarking well, but doesn't support using the browser's back button to step backward to previous states. Some browsers will actually update the URL to show the previous states, but Flash isn't notified of the change. then to me you have hit a real big...
http://42.blogs.warnock.me.uk/2004/11/jon_udell_restf.html

Udells genre - (Found July 5, 2008 )

ubaldo huerta LoQUo The narration part of the question Udell posted: A progressively-downloadable video, which shows interaction with software, as is narrated by a presenter, or as emerges in a conversation. Makes me think of a newsreel, so Id say softreel or software reel
http://ubaldoh.com/index.php?p=33

Jon Udell describes Captivate - (Found July 5, 2008 )

deeje.commusings Jon's Radio reports: Name that genre. As I continue to explore the idea of making movies of software, I've been thinking that this medium needs a name. Apparently I'm not alone. Eric Hanson thinks so too. Jon, make sure to check out Macromedia Captivate. Much more than simple screen movies, Captivate automatically adds action bubbles and descriptive messages, and allows you to create interactive simulations.
http://blog.deeje.tv/musings/2004/11/jon_udell_descr.html

Jon Udells demos - (Found July 5, 2008 )

david aschers blog Jon Udell asks what to call his experiments with downloadable narrated demos of software. Hes looking for a name that describes: A progressively-downloadable video, which shows interaction with software, as is narrated by a presenter, or as emerges in a conversation. I think hes got the requirements wrong. Whats interesting about what Jons been doing, from my point of view anyway isnt so much the fact that its progressively downloadable, or even that its a video. Whats...
http://ascher.ca/blog/index.php?p=47

SSL VPN security threatened by desktop search engines - (Found July 5, 2008 )

HIPAA Blog - HIPAA Compliance, HIPAA News, HIPAA Enforcement If youve installed Googles new desktop search tool, you might want to consider the security issues of having software that caches SSL-encrypted traffic specifically so it can be rapidly and easily searched. This has clear implications for administrators responsible for maintaining HIPAA-secure information technology.
http://hipaablog.com/articles/infoworld-ssl-vpn-security-threatened-by-desktop-search-engi...