Historical Year for Web Hosting and Communications

This is an historical year of transition, from legacy web hosting systems to the Web 2.0 age :-).

Many changes have happened and more are on the way.

• From Dial up Networking to Cable, Wi-Fi and WiMAX.
• From a ASCII-JPG Viewer-Browser (Mosaic) to HTML, DHTML and AJAX then Online Applications.
• From Big Power Hungry Computers to Compact Low Power Netbooks and Thin Clients.
• From Command Line Programs to Windows, Linux, MAC - GUI. and now Touch and Tilt Interface!

It has been an evolution with a few mutations here and there. (iPhone)

There are three services i know are transiting to the new age. Two are as old as the internet and browser itself.

Compuserve - Netscape - AOL at OurWorld

"We regret to inform you that as of June 30, 2009 the CompuServe OurWorld service will no longer be available....."

Geocities Hosting Free - Yahoo at Geo FAQ

"Please note that you must either upgrade or download your files before October 26."

And then a recent service of Google called Google Pages which is moving to Google Sites. Here the pages are moved to the new service by google itself.

Here is a list of free hosting alternatives. These are some i know, there are many more.

• Google Sites
• Blogger of Google
• Webring WebSpace
• Ripway

There have been such historical events before, change has always been good, it made this world a better place - Read More

Online Accounting for SOHO and Small Business

I have used quicken from Win 3.1 days. It ability in automating accounting and reporting is something phenomenal. I used it in unconventional ways also, where just its reporting capability was needed. This was years back.

Now that many Apps are moving online, something a bit beyond the Quicken Online, an API perhaps may help. Could not locate such a feature, hence this feedback.

If the Full Quicken Software is hosted online and only the Web API is leased to Accounting Service Providers. The Developers with the Service Providers can develop Adobe AIR Software that run on Thin Clients like these Nettop-and-Servers. These just have the minimum Linux OS to fire up Adobe AIR.

So, on Startup, the Screen just shows the client AIR screen in which entries are made or reports taken, depending on that client's configuration. This way the developers just need to learn using an Accounting Web API, on Adobe AIR. The Quicken Software is always up to date as it is on their servers. The complex process of bookkeeping, need not be studied for designing the clients. Only the Simplicity of the I/O design and the Power of the Remote API provider defines the service results.

In this Method, the Rich Experience and Capabilities of the Software Company, which is its IP; is well protected. Only the API is deployed, not the binaries.

• Quicken Software
• Quicken Online
• Adobe AIR

Embed a Google Web Tool in a Page

Embed a Google Web Tool in a Page

Google Docs Presentations

"Embed Google Docs presentations into your webpage so visitors can watch them directly on the page."

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It would be very useful to have another Web Element for Web Designers.

An Ultra-Light 30px Toolbar on top of a Web page. This will have a Myriad of (layman) User Selectable Features from Google Services and JavaScript Tools. (for Developers, it can be programmable or api). Manageable or Dynamically Configurable for Logged in users. A SSI - CGI type of Server Side Generated Toolbar can help inserting the toolbar in all pages without updating html.

Suppose i add this code to the html of my website after selecting the tools i need; i will find a 30px toolbar at top of every page, blending closely with the site theme. A logo and link to the website home page will make every toolbar unique .

These are Features for the Site Toolbar, which i think may improve the usability and interactivity of a Website for its Audience.

• Google Translate for Website Google Translate Gadget.
• Custom Search Engine or Site Search as selected by Visitors.
• Site Navigational Aid - Home Button, JS / History Breadcrumb.
• Ability to start a Online Web Chat Session Google Talk Chatback.
• Community, Comment and Feedback Controls - Google Connect.
• Calender, Site Feed Subscribe, Send Message, Ajax Animated.
• Post it Like Page Note or Marker on any Page via SearchWiki.
• Small Menu of pages of site, like About, Privacy, Contact etc.

Anantha Narayan delabs

Note - June 26 2009 Started, June 27 2009 Ended

Google Wave - From MultiMedia Shoutbox to Office Workflow Visualization

Google Wave - Web Communication and Collaboration

Right from a MultiMedia Shoutbox to Office Workflow Visualization, many things are possible. From what i learnt so far, you could probably even make use of this for Creating Live Dashboards or Visual Office Terminals; as a Simple Front end for Google Apps and Other Business Processing and Monitoring Software in the Background.

I would like to say more in context of my science. It could be a Web Based LabView, but for Office and Business Apps.

See Also

• Google Wave Federation Protocol
• Google Wave Developers blog

Another Wave from Google

Wonder Wheel and other New Search Features

Below you can see the Wonder Wheel in action on a Chrome Browser. After your usual keyword search, click on the 'Show Options' link on Top-Left, this unfolds an ajax menu, wonder wheel is on that list. 'Google Images' was the keywords i tried; then clicked 'clipart' balloon and then 'animal clipart' balloon to get the screen below, with that Green Elephant.

You can Zoom the image or See the Entire Album for this blog.

From Web Deuce

Google Chrome Browser

Google Chrome Browser

I am now quite happy with Chrome Browser, The usability is excellent. I have tested on my XP with Zone Alarm and other protection software. The upgrade and Installation happens only when all the protections are disabled briefly. iTunes, Firefox and Quicktime upgrades dont need these protections disabled, when upgrading. I still use Firefox for 90% of my Browsing.

"Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier."

Chrome Browser Feedback

From Web Deuce

Embedding JS-CSS in a Webpage Template

Now many third part scripts like Stats, Ads, Videos, Gadgets and Ajax elements are available for embedding in the template of a service or community-network template page.

Average user cannot tackle code snippets and inadvertently introduce errors, while adding the code to his template html source.

More important is that this snippets will change syntax as the webapps evolve and the service api changes or even new web standards.

It may be best to make this snippet invisible to users and available to programmers if needed. Even the code coming on the browser client html makes the page cluttered and there is a bandwidth element too.

A new HTML tag may help clean the clutter and leave the snippet at the server. It is similar to embedding images ..

<xgz src="http://service3-api.net/ads-kb.gz" />

The xgz tag is for gz compressed xhtml code analogous to "img src" for embedding images. The gz file has CSS-JS and XHTML code that is current to that service and account.

The Browser decompresses the gz and renders the page and effects as designed. The Browser View source just shows the xgz tag for every code-embed. Expanding the element gives more details. As this code is at host, it cannot be modified or tampered by any user.

The best part of this is, some code gz can be password protected so the code wont unzip or render for user browsers that are not logged in. The password protection of code gz can also protect the code to some extent. Which may be the DHTML or AJAX IP of creative web designers.