eshwar's Web World: 2006-08-06

Friday, August 11, 2006

Eclipse 3.3 M1 released

Eclipse 3.3 M1 was officially been released. There are tons of cool new features ready for use - here are a few summaries of what is available:
SWT :
     * GTK Printing Support (yeah!)
     * Print Line Numbers Support in StyledText
     * System Tray on OS X
     * PNG Image Write Support
     * Browser Profiles Utilized on GTK as well as linux-motif (meaning https works,                 caching now works, as well as several other problems).
     * PPC (PowerPC) Browser Support in GTK
     * Native GtkComboBox utilized when possible (GTK 2.4+)

Debug
     * Browse all References (Java SE 6)
     * Run/Debug Prompting Preference
     * Stack Trace Formatting when Pasting into Console
     * Better Contextual Breakpoint Keystroke Support

Team/CVS
     * Checkout new Project into Working Set (automatically)
     * Working Sets are exportable as a sharable file
     * Search box in History View

You can find more information at R.J. Lorimer post. You can visit the official Eclipse page at Eclipse 3.3 M1
Tags: eclipse 3.3, debug, run, stack, Java console, Java IDE

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Introduction to Using Patterns in Web Design

The biggest challenge for web designers is the unthinkably huge number of possible ways to solve any given problem. We usually don't think of this because we have our habits and traditions to fall back on, but there are literally billions of possible pixel combinations for each page we make.

There is a better way to manage this vast complexity than by making big decisions up front and hoping for the best. To make better sites — sites that are functional, beautiful, and "usable" — we have to break our design problems up into small independent chunks based on the real issues within our requirements. Christopher Alexander, who came up with this stuff, calls these chunks patterns. This article shows you how to sidestep your habits and assumptions and use patterns to make better design decisions. A lot of fancy stuff has been written about patterns. To be simple and clear in this introduction, I'll just call them chunks.
Tags: web designer, patters, web page, chunks, decisions, design

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L Shard .NET

L Sharp .NET is a powerful Lisp-like scripting language for .NET. It uses a Lisp dialect similar to Arc but tightly integrates with the .NET Framework which provides a rich set of libraries. Currently L Sharp only ships with an interpreter, but the intention is to build a compiler which produces .EXE files.

L Sharp is free software distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. You can download the latest release from Sourceforge. You may also want to read Rob Blackwell's Web Log.
Tags: L Sharp .NET, .NET Framework, GNU, sourceforge, compiler, interpreter

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Flickr Slideshow on your webpage

Flickrshow provides you with the simplest way of displaying your Flickr photosets on your own website. It is simple to install, free and doesn't require Flash or any server side programming knowledge. Get the code to install your own flickrshow now!
Visit www.flickrshow.com to know more on this.
Tags: Flickr, slideshow, webpage, javascript

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Zapr - really simple sharing

Zapr is an application which lets you create links to any files on your PC. You can then send these links to friends (via email or IM) and they can get the files directly from your computer via their browser. It's safe and secure. To install this application you need .NET Framework 2.0
To know more visit www.zapr.net
Tags: zapr, files, pc, computer, browser, .NET Framework 2.0, application

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Java and .NET supporting dynamic language

With highly expressive syntax that is easy to read, write, and maintain, dynamic programming languages like Python and Ruby are extremely conducive to rapid development. Microsoft and Sun Microsystems have observed growing interest in dynamic programming, and plan to integrate more extensive support for dynamic language features in their respective managed language platforms. Several useful dynamic language features have already been added to .NET 2.0, most notably Lightweight Code Generation and DynamicMethod.
Many dynamic language enthusiasts are also interested in Parrot, an open source virtual machine designed specifically for dynamic languages. Initially conceived as the foundation for Perl 6, Parrot provides some extremely impressive features including a built-in grammar engine that vastly simplifies the process of language development. Although Parrot is far from complete, a number of languages built on top of it are at various stages of completion, including ports of Python, Ruby, Tcl, Lisp, and basic. Perl 6 developers claim that Parrot will eventually provide better performance than the JVM or .NET for dynamic scripting languages, but performance claims are currently debatable since Parrot is still in early stages of development. There are several significant architectural differences between Parrot and other prominent virtual machines, particularly the fact that Parrot is register-based, whereas Java's bytecode and .NET's Common Intermediate Language are stack-based.
To know more information read this article
Tags: .NET platform, Java, sun, Dynamicmethod, Microsoft, .NET2.0, Parrot, open source, dynamic language, perl, python, ruby, tcl, Lisp, Basic, scripting, JVM, lightweight code

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Instant Graphs on MS Excel

You can add an instant graph on your Excel Worksheet. Just use the REPT (Repeat) function and bind to any column to get the graph.

You can visit this link for further information.

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Thursday, August 10, 2006

Auto inline MP3 player Greasemonkey script

A handy music player Greasemonkey script inserts
a play button next to any MP3 file you happen upon on the web so you can listen before you download. You can visit this link to know more. You can get the javascript from Inline Player User Script

Tags: script, javascript, greasemonkey, download, listen, player

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Windows XP 15 Minute Tune-Up

A fine-tuned Windows XP PC can run quite fast even it's seriously lacking in the memory and CPU department. Before you chuck out your PC to buy a new one, try stripping some of the rust that's built-up over the years; the results may surprise you. Before you dive into your PC, it is absolutely critical that you determine what is slowing it down. Ignoring a bad hard drive could lead to catastrophic damage with data loss. Lack of sufficient RAM completely limits a PC's performance. Spyware and malware could be having a circus inside your OS - just like in 90%+ of other PCs online. There are other causes for PCs to run slow, but these are the most common.
Want to tune up your Windows-XP...then check out this link
Tags: windows-xp, memory, cpu, tune-up. RAM, pc, slow down, lack, drive, tweak

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Clickdensity web site click heat map

Clickdensity displays a heat map over your web page that shows which links visitors click the most. It just adds a javascript to your webpage which keeps track of the clicks clicked on the whole web page. This helps to know where the users are clicking the most of the area in the webpage. It helps in placing the Google-Adsense ads. I just registered a free trial version to my blog. If you want to know more information you can visit the article on LifeHacker. You can also visit the website Clickdensity.com
Tags: webpage, links, visitors, javascript, lifehacker, adsense, google, ads, trial, free, blog

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How to make shadows on the wall

When there was no power in the night, in the candle light i used to try to make shadows on the wall. I used to try different shadows by twisting and changing my hands and i used to get unexpected shadows. That was exciting when i unknowingly get a meaningful shadow. Here

How was that..? If you want to find some more visit this link.
Tags: make, shadows, wall, night, light, candle

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Ten Ways to search with Technorati

Unlike Google, which sorts its results by relevance, blog search engine Technorati scours the "live web," retrieving content almost as it is updated. Technorati combs the blogosphere for what's popular right now and helps you stay on top of real-time happenings...and that's just the tip of the Techno-iceberg. Keep reading for more ways you can use Technorati to monitor the world of weblogs.

An article which suggests the Ten best ways to search with Technorati is worth looking and makes search easier. You can find the article at Ten Ways to search with Technorati

Happpy Searching.....

Tags: google, Technorati, Search, Ways, relevance, blog, Search engine, weblog

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Adding AJAX to a website step by step

Nowadays, AJAX is the buzz word and everyone wants to know about AJAX. Here i recently looked a post which explains how to add AJAX to the website. You can find the post at Adding AJAX to a website step by step. So Ajaxians, AJAX your website.
Tags: AJAX, website, buzz, word

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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

AJAX for the Java Developer

AJAX definitely has the buzz right now, but it might not be the right thing for you. AJAX is limited to the latest browsers, exposes browser compatibility issues, and requires new skill-sets for many. There is a good blog entry by Alex Bosworth on AJAX Mistakes which is a good read before you jump full force into AJAX.
While many developers will encounter AJAX via an existing framework, you may choose to dig deeper or provide functionality above and beyond what is provided. Java is a great fit for AJAX! You can use Java Enterprise Edition servers to generate AJAX client pages and to serve incoming AJAX requests, manage server side state for AJAX clients, and connect AJAX clients to your enterprise resources. The JavaServer Faces component model is a great fit for defining and using AJAX components. A Java developer that would like to add AJAX functionality to an application should read this article on FAQ's on AJAX for Java.
Tags: ajax, java, framework, clients, components, blog, JEE, pages, JSF, kit

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Add a Google Map to any web page in 30 seconds

1) Go to WikiMapia.org site and find a part of the map that you need.
2) Click WikiMapia at the top right corner and choose map on your page link.
3) Move and resize frame you see to desired view, adjust view setting if needed and copy given html code to your page or blog.

For more information [Link]

Tags: wikimapia, google, map, page, blog, html code

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Play Pinball While Installing XP

While installing Windows XP, you have to watch the bars going the screen and have to read the Microsoft Xp features and messges. Instead you can play pinball while installing XP. Just follow these steps...

1. Just after you enter the Product key, the pinball application would be copied, or sometimes after "copying files" is like 3/4 of the way done then you can enter:

SHIFT-F10 for command prompt
cd \
cd "Program Files"
cd "Windows NT"
cd Pinball
pinball.exe

Thats it ...play pinball while installing XP.

Tags: windows Xp, pinball, installing, playing, program files, product key

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Ten Ways to search with Technorati

Unlike Google, which sorts its results by relevance, blog search engine Technorati scours the "live web," retrieving content almost as it is updated. Technorati combs the blogosphere for what's popular right now and helps you stay on top of real-time happenings...and that's just the tip of the Techno-iceberg. Keep reading for more ways you can use Technorati to monitor the world of weblogs.

An article which suggests the Ten best ways to search with Technorati is worth looking and makes search easier. You can find the article at Ten Ways to search with Technorati

Happpy Searching.....

Tags: google, Technorati, Search, Ways, relevance, blog, Search engine, weblog

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