Blogging Toolbox: 120+ Resources for Bloggers
An aspiring blogger can be overwhelmed with the vast amount of resources, tools, and advice for bloggers available on the net. While in no way definitive - there’s simply too much going on in this space to cover it all - we did our best to bring you a comprehensive list of blogging resources, which should be equally useful to beginners as well as veteran bloggers. Enjoy.
40+ Firefox Add-ons for High Speed Blogging
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
fFree legal documents and free business documents
docstoc is a user generated community where you can find and share professional documents. Find free legal documents and free business documents. Upload your documents for all the world to share.
Business Idea Analysis Worksheet -- good thing you can view them full page with out website, print and download ( if you register )
Business Startup Expense Worksheet
Docstoc is designed to be a shared repository of commonly used forms and documents
java interview questions -- big doc with 60 page questions in printable and savable form
Naming your business
Business Idea Analysis Worksheet -- good thing you can view them full page with out website, print and download ( if you register )
Business Startup Expense Worksheet
Docstoc is designed to be a shared repository of commonly used forms and documents
java interview questions -- big doc with 60 page questions in printable and savable form
Naming your business
Friday, October 26, 2007
good blog serach
Make a frame with these site seraches java script with radio button to select serach and display result in the bottom. It will be very productive instead of going to search all those sites .. Think about it ..
With these searches you get best info on a given keyword 'firefox' , SeZ , bangalore ..
Techcrunch search
Sadanapalli
Life beyond code
With these searches you get best info on a given keyword 'firefox' , SeZ , bangalore ..
Techcrunch search
Sadanapalli
Life beyond code
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
user defined web links page
we all need categorization of web links into groups for quick access and productivity. One simple way is have a small app where
a. user can define a category and links under them
b. once saved the app will generate the self contained html file will all links and tabs , css etc..
c. users can clone another user if they like someone's links page
d. simple file based DB
e. on hover on category shows sub-category links ( see saved UI tools in googledocs ) and also on hover loads pages either in same window or new
f. provide options for LEFT or TOP menu ..
a. user can define a category and links under them
b. once saved the app will generate the self contained html file will all links and tabs , css etc..
c. users can clone another user if they like someone's links page
d. simple file based DB
e. on hover on category shows sub-category links ( see saved UI tools in googledocs ) and also on hover loads pages either in same window or new
f. provide options for LEFT or TOP menu ..
enterprise Mashups , enterprise Ajax
Well this is what the pre web 2.0 world used to call SoA a.k.a Service Oriented Architecture. Appying a Serivce Layer to your legacy applications so that the presentation layer could use those services over the Enterprise Service Bus, without knowing the complexity of the underlying applications.
If you check out JackBe’s customers page, you’ll see that Citigroup uses Presto for “Tax Collection, Bank Tellers, Credit Workflow, Branch executives, Insurance Quoting/Sales and eBanking”; the Defense Intelligence Agency uses it to “paint a picture of situational awareness across various intelligence data sources, using a paradigm of drag-and-drop and bookmarking of the resulting briefing in a private workspace for future use and sharing”;
Ian. There is a software solution out there that specializes in creating data feeds. www.kapowtech.com Create APIs for any web asset.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Bob Parsons 16 rules
Bob Parsons credits 16 rules for propelling him from humble youth to his role today as CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com.
U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and received the Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and a Purple Heart Medal, BS in accounting,
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A serial entrepreneur, Parsons' first endeavor was Parsons Technology, a software company he started in his basement in 1984, after teaching himself how to write computer programs. After creating the company’s initial software, MoneyCounts and Personal Tax Edge, Parsons used direct mail marketing to sell these and subsequent products.
When Parsons Technology was sold to Intuit, Inc. in 1994 for $64 million dollars, the company had nearly 1,000 employees, $100 million in annual revenue and three million customers. At the time, Parsons Technology sold more than 100 products, was releasing a new product or significant product upgrade every six days, and was sending more than six million pieces of direct marketing mail each month.
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers."
2. Never give up.
Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity.
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think.
There's an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: "The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed."
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be.
Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of "undefined consequences." My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, "Well, Robert, if it doesn't work, they can't eat you."
5. Focus on what you want to have happen.
Remember that old saying, "As you think, so shall you be."
6. Take things a day at a time.
No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don't look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7. Always be moving forward.
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8. Be quick to decide.
Remember what General George S. Patton said: "A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow."
9. Measure everything of significance.
I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven't examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anybody push you around.
In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you're doing as anyone else, provided that what you're doing is legal.
13. Never expect life to be fair.
Life isn't fair. You make your own breaks. You'll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14. Solve your own problems.
You'll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you'll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: "You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others." There's also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: "A wise man keeps his own counsel."
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16. There’s always a reason to smile.
Find it. After all, you're really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time!”
U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and received the Combat Action Ribbon, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and a Purple Heart Medal, BS in accounting,
ooo
A serial entrepreneur, Parsons' first endeavor was Parsons Technology, a software company he started in his basement in 1984, after teaching himself how to write computer programs. After creating the company’s initial software, MoneyCounts and Personal Tax Edge, Parsons used direct mail marketing to sell these and subsequent products.
When Parsons Technology was sold to Intuit, Inc. in 1994 for $64 million dollars, the company had nearly 1,000 employees, $100 million in annual revenue and three million customers. At the time, Parsons Technology sold more than 100 products, was releasing a new product or significant product upgrade every six days, and was sending more than six million pieces of direct marketing mail each month.
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone.
I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers."
2. Never give up.
Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working, doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity.
3. When you’re ready to quit, you’re closer than you think.
There's an old Chinese saying that I just love, and I believe it is so true. It goes like this: "The temptation to quit will be greatest just before you are about to succeed."
4. With regard to whatever worries you, not only accept the worst thing that could happen, but make it a point to quantify what the worst thing could be.
Very seldom will the worst consequence be anywhere near as bad as a cloud of "undefined consequences." My father would tell me early on, when I was struggling and losing my shirt trying to get Parsons Technology going, "Well, Robert, if it doesn't work, they can't eat you."
5. Focus on what you want to have happen.
Remember that old saying, "As you think, so shall you be."
6. Take things a day at a time.
No matter how difficult your situation is, you can get through it if you don't look too far into the future, and focus on the present moment. You can get through anything one day at a time.
7. Always be moving forward.
Never stop investing. Never stop improving. Never stop doing something new. The moment you stop improving your organization, it starts to die. Make it your goal to be better each and every day, in some small way. Remember the Japanese concept of Kaizen. Small daily improvements eventually result in huge advantages.
8. Be quick to decide.
Remember what General George S. Patton said: "A good plan violently executed today is far and away better than a perfect plan tomorrow."
9. Measure everything of significance.
I swear this is true. Anything that is measured and watched, improves.
10. Anything that is not managed will deteriorate.
If you want to uncover problems you don't know about, take a few moments and look closely at the areas you haven't examined for a while. I guarantee you problems will be there.
11. Pay attention to your competitors, but pay more attention to what you’re doing.
When you look at your competitors, remember that everything looks perfect at a distance. Even the planet Earth, if you get far enough into space, looks like a peaceful place.
12. Never let anybody push you around.
In our society, with our laws and even playing field, you have just as much right to what you're doing as anyone else, provided that what you're doing is legal.
13. Never expect life to be fair.
Life isn't fair. You make your own breaks. You'll be doing good if the only meaning fair has to you, is something that you pay when you get on a bus (i.e., fare).
14. Solve your own problems.
You'll find that by coming up with your own solutions, you'll develop a competitive edge. Masura Ibuka, the co-founder of SONY, said it best: "You never succeed in technology, business, or anything by following the others." There's also an old Asian saying that I remind myself of frequently. It goes like this: "A wise man keeps his own counsel."
15. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
Lighten up. Often, at least half of what we accomplish is due to luck. None of us are in control as much as we like to think we are.
16. There’s always a reason to smile.
Find it. After all, you're really lucky just to be alive. Life is short. More and more, I agree with my little brother. He always reminds me: “We’re not here for a long time, we’re here for a good time!”
open infrastructure for a vertical business
What is PawSource?
my note: good example of JSF, Web services implementation with free open code and learn from. This can be appllied to any business case where you are building web services to your business with out spending 100s of hours this is ready to read , and modify to user specific industry.
Credibility: Todd has 25+ years in the software and standards creation industry
(from FAQ ): PawSource is focused on helping build the standards for the pet industry and the implementation of components that are given away (as in free) with all documentation and source code for others to use
Hosted application on web
PawSource is a pet-industry specific open-source project that was created to provide a free and open infrastructure for pet related businesses.
The PawSource data / protocol standards and prebuilt components provide existing pet web sites the infrastructure to access any other PawSource enabled web site.
All PawSource code is free and open-sourced.
How PawSource Differs from Current Sites.
About
FAQ
screen shots
seems JSF based app - url shows .faces
screen 2
my note: good example of JSF, Web services implementation with free open code and learn from. This can be appllied to any business case where you are building web services to your business with out spending 100s of hours this is ready to read , and modify to user specific industry.
Credibility: Todd has 25+ years in the software and standards creation industry
(from FAQ ): PawSource is focused on helping build the standards for the pet industry and the implementation of components that are given away (as in free) with all documentation and source code for others to use
Hosted application on web
PawSource is a pet-industry specific open-source project that was created to provide a free and open infrastructure for pet related businesses.
The PawSource data / protocol standards and prebuilt components provide existing pet web sites the infrastructure to access any other PawSource enabled web site.
All PawSource code is free and open-sourced.
How PawSource Differs from Current Sites.
About
FAQ
screen shots
seems JSF based app - url shows .faces
screen 2
Monday, October 22, 2007
US vs. Europe Wireless usage
US vs. Europe Wireless usage
I would like to point out that the above numbers are subscriptions and not the actual number of subscribers — often a point of contention. It’s also worth nothing that a lot of folks in Europe are pre-paid customers and that people have a habit of carrying more than one SIM card. Lastly, the comparison between the U.S. and Western Europe is going to get more interesting once we have complete information for 2007
I would like to point out that the above numbers are subscriptions and not the actual number of subscribers — often a point of contention. It’s also worth nothing that a lot of folks in Europe are pre-paid customers and that people have a habit of carrying more than one SIM card. Lastly, the comparison between the U.S. and Western Europe is going to get more interesting once we have complete information for 2007
2007-Q3 VC Investments
Despite the seasonal summer slowdown, the venture capital community maintained its furious investing pace in the third quarter, investing $7.1 billion, down just slightly from $7.2 billion in the second quarter.
* U.S.-based venture capitalists invested $206 million in 31 deals in China, down 52 percent from the second quarter, when $429 million was invested in 38 deals. Also in the quarter, U.S. venture capitalists invested $248 million in 22 deals in India vs. $119 million invested in 18 companies during the second quarter.
my notes: - Notice China down big way India catching up , is this just one quarter thing?
- india's share is 3.5% of total VC money not bad
- india's 248/22 ~ 10 million average VC money per company , that is huge money for indian startup companies
* Internet-specific companies took in $1.1 billion via 195 deals in the third quarter, a 17-percent rise, on a dollar basis, over the second quarter, when $903 million went into 160 deals.
* Media and entertainment saw $509 million go into 96 deals, an increase in terms of both deals and dollars from the second quarter, when $464 million went into 77 deals.
* Seed and early-stage investing dollars in the third quarter fell 15 percent, to $1.4 billion in 305 deals from $1.7 billion in 395 deals in the prior quarter.
* U.S.-based venture capitalists invested $206 million in 31 deals in China, down 52 percent from the second quarter, when $429 million was invested in 38 deals. Also in the quarter, U.S. venture capitalists invested $248 million in 22 deals in India vs. $119 million invested in 18 companies during the second quarter.
my notes: - Notice China down big way India catching up , is this just one quarter thing?
- india's share is 3.5% of total VC money not bad
- india's 248/22 ~ 10 million average VC money per company , that is huge money for indian startup companies
* Internet-specific companies took in $1.1 billion via 195 deals in the third quarter, a 17-percent rise, on a dollar basis, over the second quarter, when $903 million went into 160 deals.
* Media and entertainment saw $509 million go into 96 deals, an increase in terms of both deals and dollars from the second quarter, when $464 million went into 77 deals.
* Seed and early-stage investing dollars in the third quarter fell 15 percent, to $1.4 billion in 305 deals from $1.7 billion in 395 deals in the prior quarter.
web Notes , documentation , HTML help pages
this realplayer help has the best HTML help system i have seen so far at this url . If url changes later in future find 'product help' page from Real player web site. Study JS code behind the help page. This help format , content layout should be industry standard. http://i.realone.com/product/help/rp11/en/R1P.htm
it has
a) instanat serachble ( for each key stroke )index
b) rank based serach
c) glossary
d) all of them integrated with nice 'MS outlook ' like left side MENU. cool
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Nice category Menu from adobe labs - It looks clean and simple ( may be need little bigger font )
This is also best way of explaining a new language or new frame work all in one page. It is in one page so user do not get lost.. easy to grasp all the aspects of a frame work in one place .. ( this spray is found from aptana ..)
This google menu category based list is great and it is clean - http://code.google.com/more/#label=New&product=android
- wow great way of listing category items , simple and clean google way ..
Any company documentations can be this simple and clean to access documents , Ask people to enter information in xml file and have a program to generate the final file UI like this
SUN JSF documentation
-Sun JSF documentation page :
- Neat item lists with no a,b,c,d hard coded no numbers and good font, best example of documentation for tech developers at this SUN JSF url.
- Look at html view source it is great , no hard code a,b,c or numbers. List items can be added dynamically. Good example of no sweat 'developer notes'
- you need to have those div class="pSmartList1" pSmartList2 etc along with .css fiels
abiword
- abiword help pages are simple html page, very lean menu with div css based left menu
- you can have one page for each section with 'listing all sections' on top of page , and having #secNum2 as hrefs .. this gives basically one page for each topic
- how to see , install abiword, go to 'Help->Help Contents'
- you can also search for other help systems on internet (further validate )
it has
a) instanat serachble ( for each key stroke )index
b) rank based serach
c) glossary
d) all of them integrated with nice 'MS outlook ' like left side MENU. cool
---------
Nice category Menu from adobe labs - It looks clean and simple ( may be need little bigger font )
This is also best way of explaining a new language or new frame work all in one page. It is in one page so user do not get lost.. easy to grasp all the aspects of a frame work in one place .. ( this spray is found from aptana ..)
This google menu category based list is great and it is clean - http://code.google.com/more/#label=New&product=android
- wow great way of listing category items , simple and clean google way ..
Any company documentations can be this simple and clean to access documents , Ask people to enter information in xml file and have a program to generate the final file UI like this
SUN JSF documentation
-Sun JSF documentation page :
- Neat item lists with no a,b,c,d hard coded no numbers and good font, best example of documentation for tech developers at this SUN JSF url.
- Look at html view source it is great , no hard code a,b,c or numbers. List items can be added dynamically. Good example of no sweat 'developer notes'
- you need to have those div class="pSmartList1" pSmartList2 etc along with .css fiels
abiword
- abiword help pages are simple html page, very lean menu with div css based left menu
- you can have one page for each section with 'listing all sections' on top of page , and having #secNum2 as hrefs .. this gives basically one page for each topic
- how to see , install abiword, go to 'Help->Help Contents'
- you can also search for other help systems on internet (further validate )
Friday, October 19, 2007
CTrader
MinGW ("Minimalistic GNU for Windows") is a command-line C/C++ compiler
- Install this worked exactly mentioned at this url http://csjava.occ.cccd.edu/~gilberts/mingw/
- http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/gnu/mingw/?fisel=mM -- installed MinGW-5.0.0.exe from this url
- path was set by itself after install else do it : PATH=C:\MinGW\bin;
modifications to code
a) removed last line str SUB from files
b) main() return int instead void , changed exit(0) to return 0; in main
c) add "int" to const MAXT = 1500;" in trdsim2.cpp
d) compilation: g++ examp1.cpp trdsim2.cpp -o a.exe
C++ tutorial
- Install this worked exactly mentioned at this url http://csjava.occ.cccd.edu/~gilberts/mingw/
- http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/gnu/mingw/?fisel=mM -- installed MinGW-5.0.0.exe from this url
- path was set by itself after install else do it : PATH=C:\MinGW\bin;
modifications to code
a) removed last line str SUB from files
b) main() return int instead void , changed exit(0) to return 0; in main
c) add "int" to const MAXT = 1500;" in trdsim2.cpp
d) compilation: g++ examp1.cpp trdsim2.cpp -o a.exe
C++ tutorial
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Tutorials and Training Materials
This great tutorial material taught by Marty Hall is now free to access. Marty Hall is the author of Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, More Servlets and JavaServer Pages, and Core Web Programming from Prentice Hall and Sun Microsystems Press.
Java language
- good power point slides on each java topic
- Advanced Servlet and JSP
- Ajax: An Introduction & Tutorial
- Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) Review and Exam Prep
JSF - Java Server Faces
- good power point on each topic
- A Simple JavaServer Faces Application
- JSF Tapestry comparision
After several years as the leading Java web application framework, the reign of Apache Struts appears to be drawing to an end. Indeed, the action-based model on which Struts is based is no longer regarded by many as ideal for Java web application development. While Struts and many other Model View Controller (MVC) frameworks from the early 2000s are largely operation-centric and stateless, the frameworks emerging most strongly are component-based and event-driven. The leading contenders in this space are the new "standard", JavaServer Faces (JSF), and Strut's cousin from the Apache Jakarta project, Tapestry.
- Comparing Web Frameworks
Matt Raible has a new presentation in which he compares a sprinkling of web frameworks. He discusses the technical, and political merits of Struts, Spring, Tapestry, WebWork, and JavaServer Faces. Do you agree with his conclusions?
discussion
Software Testing -
Test Framework Comparison -- see whole section of article under "Testing"
Java language
- good power point slides on each java topic
- Advanced Servlet and JSP
- Ajax: An Introduction & Tutorial
- Sun Certified Web Component Developer (SCWCD) Review and Exam Prep
JSF - Java Server Faces
- good power point on each topic
- A Simple JavaServer Faces Application
- JSF Tapestry comparision
After several years as the leading Java web application framework, the reign of Apache Struts appears to be drawing to an end. Indeed, the action-based model on which Struts is based is no longer regarded by many as ideal for Java web application development. While Struts and many other Model View Controller (MVC) frameworks from the early 2000s are largely operation-centric and stateless, the frameworks emerging most strongly are component-based and event-driven. The leading contenders in this space are the new "standard", JavaServer Faces (JSF), and Strut's cousin from the Apache Jakarta project, Tapestry.
- Comparing Web Frameworks
Matt Raible has a new presentation in which he compares a sprinkling of web frameworks. He discusses the technical, and political merits of Struts, Spring, Tapestry, WebWork, and JavaServer Faces. Do you agree with his conclusions?
discussion
Software Testing -
Test Framework Comparison -- see whole section of article under "Testing"
TCS To Develop New IT Park In Adibatla, Hyderabad
Why Hyderabad is important for IT Companies in the TCS management words itself
“Hyderabad is one of the important and potential areas for TCS because of the availability of talented people. ,” he said
“Hyderabad is one of the important and potential areas for TCS because of the availability of talented people. ,” he said
Developer tools , Development tools
FireShot is a Firefox extension that creates and edits screenshots of web pages.
Unlike other extensions, this plugin provides a set of editing and annotation tools, which let users quickly modify captures and insert text and graphical annotations. Such functionality will be especially useful for web designers, testers and content reviewers
This section describes tools that improve productivity of a software development programmer.This solution watch Blog has ton of tools reviewed, check it out when required
CrossLoop – Simple Secure Screen Sharing - Remote PC
good desktop search, works good with email search etc.. - allow to cache 1 day
Aptana Studio -- HTML/CSS/JavaScript Development
-- Pre-included popular Ajax libraries
-- Iphone, Ruby on Rails development IDE , It is Eclipse plugin, CEO former JRun creator
web development tools
professor-x x-ray: view CSS, HTML source on same page:
- both tools together are great if you have 2 screens side by side
- http://www.designmeme.com/2006/06/19/professor-x-extension-for-firefox/
Selenium is a test tool for web applications. Selenium tests run directly in a browser, just as real users do. And they run in Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Firefox on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. No other test tool covers such a wide array of platforms.
http://technology.amis.nl/blog/?p=1077
http://www.openqa.org/selenium-ide/
http://www.openqa.org/selenium-ide/
Firebug : https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1843/ -- great
FireBug lets you explore the far corners of the DOM by keyboard or mouse. All of the tools you need to poke, prod, and monitor your JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax are brought together into one seamless experience, including a debugger, an error console, command line, and a variety of fun inspectors.
( asr: walk over by pointing cusor on UI and see HTML soruce tree, Layout info and CSS style for each high lighted element on the screen )
webdeveloper: firefox extension , great is shows forms, form fields, CSS ( can see how depth is form element ), image info
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=60 -- find at this url , read reviews people love it .
-- have this webdeveloper as docked menu on the top of Firefox browser, you can view CSS, Forms, Information (table depth useful), Cookies this gives lots of info about the page.
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1843&application=firefox
FireBug is a new tool that aids with debugging Javascript, DHTML, and Ajax. It is like a combination of the Javascript Console, DOM Inspector, and a command line Javascript interpreter asr: seems eqivalent of Httpwatch tool for IE
HTTP headers
http://livehttpheaders.mozdev.org/
The goal of this project is to adds information about the HTTP headers in two ways:
First by adding a 'Headers' tab in 'View Page Info' of a web page.
Second by adding a tool in the 'Tools->Web Development' menu to be able to display http headers in real time (while pages are being downloaded from the Internet.
Third by letting you edit request headers and replay an URL (beta). Look for the Replay button in the live window!
( see in tools menu )
free or Open source good productivity tools
30 Essential Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows
http://digg.com/software/30_Essential_Pieces_Of_Free_and_Open_Software_for_Windows_4
-- good they covered Filezilla ( FTP s/w) , word processor abiword ..
ftp: http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client -- filezilla seems free
smartFTP
putty : remote SSH ( secure shell ) client
IM:
Trillian: The Ultimate Chat Program
browsers:
firefox, extensions: IE-Tab, googlesearch ( editable results)
falsh:
FusionCharts
editors:
notepad++ (excellent with color coding and tabs )
Jedit - has remote FTP file editing, can use as HTML editor , Perl Editor ....
Eclipse - java IDE
Nvu (MS frontpage equi http://www.nvu.com/ )
firefox - web developer plugins : great for CSS source code view on mouse over , HTML etc.. simply great
http://www.timelyweb.com/free/pathnames.html -- copy pathname
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2004/PL2004FILEUTILITIES.php -- this also worked ...
http://camtech2000.com/Programs/cpypth10.zip
file search:
Agent Ransack ( much faster than microsoft file manager search )
wingrep - more versatile than agent Ransack
google desktop
prog lang:
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PHP , Look for Ruby/PHP firendly editors probably same NotePad++ or Jedit ( plugins?)
DB :
MyphpDB? , Mysql
caching:
jboss cache,
Interview questions, You can get answers to some work related tech questions from these answers
java interview questions
Unlike other extensions, this plugin provides a set of editing and annotation tools, which let users quickly modify captures and insert text and graphical annotations. Such functionality will be especially useful for web designers, testers and content reviewers
This section describes tools that improve productivity of a software development programmer.This solution watch Blog has ton of tools reviewed, check it out when required
CrossLoop – Simple Secure Screen Sharing - Remote PC
good desktop search, works good with email search etc.. - allow to cache 1 day
Aptana Studio -- HTML/CSS/JavaScript Development
-- Pre-included popular Ajax libraries
-- Iphone, Ruby on Rails development IDE , It is Eclipse plugin, CEO former JRun creator
web development tools
professor-x x-ray: view CSS, HTML source on same page:
- both tools together are great if you have 2 screens side by side
- http://www.designmeme.com/2006/06/19/professor-x-extension-for-firefox/
Selenium is a test tool for web applications. Selenium tests run directly in a browser, just as real users do. And they run in Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Firefox on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh. No other test tool covers such a wide array of platforms.
http://technology.amis.nl/blog/?p=1077
http://www.openqa.org/selenium-ide/
http://www.openqa.org/selenium-ide/
Firebug : https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1843/ -- great
FireBug lets you explore the far corners of the DOM by keyboard or mouse. All of the tools you need to poke, prod, and monitor your JavaScript, CSS, HTML and Ajax are brought together into one seamless experience, including a debugger, an error console, command line, and a variety of fun inspectors.
( asr: walk over by pointing cusor on UI and see HTML soruce tree, Layout info and CSS style for each high lighted element on the screen )
webdeveloper: firefox extension , great is shows forms, form fields, CSS ( can see how depth is form element ), image info
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=60 -- find at this url , read reviews people love it .
-- have this webdeveloper as docked menu on the top of Firefox browser, you can view CSS, Forms, Information (table depth useful), Cookies this gives lots of info about the page.
https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1843&application=firefox
FireBug is a new tool that aids with debugging Javascript, DHTML, and Ajax. It is like a combination of the Javascript Console, DOM Inspector, and a command line Javascript interpreter asr: seems eqivalent of Httpwatch tool for IE
HTTP headers
http://livehttpheaders.mozdev.org/
The goal of this project is to adds information about the HTTP headers in two ways:
First by adding a 'Headers' tab in 'View Page Info' of a web page.
Second by adding a tool in the 'Tools->Web Development' menu to be able to display http headers in real time (while pages are being downloaded from the Internet.
Third by letting you edit request headers and replay an URL (beta). Look for the Replay button in the live window!
( see in tools menu )
free or Open source good productivity tools
30 Essential Pieces Of Free (and Open) Software for Windows
http://digg.com/software/30_Essential_Pieces_Of_Free_and_Open_Software_for_Windows_4
-- good they covered Filezilla ( FTP s/w) , word processor abiword ..
ftp: http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client -- filezilla seems free
smartFTP
putty : remote SSH ( secure shell ) client
IM:
Trillian: The Ultimate Chat Program
browsers:
firefox, extensions: IE-Tab, googlesearch ( editable results)
falsh:
FusionCharts
editors:
notepad++ (excellent with color coding and tabs )
Jedit - has remote FTP file editing, can use as HTML editor , Perl Editor ....
Eclipse - java IDE
Nvu (MS frontpage equi http://www.nvu.com/ )
firefox - web developer plugins : great for CSS source code view on mouse over , HTML etc.. simply great
http://www.timelyweb.com/free/pathnames.html -- copy pathname
http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2004/PL2004FILEUTILITIES.php -- this also worked ...
http://camtech2000.com/Programs/cpypth10.zip
file search:
Agent Ransack ( much faster than microsoft file manager search )
wingrep - more versatile than agent Ransack
google desktop
prog lang:
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PHP , Look for Ruby/PHP firendly editors probably same NotePad++ or Jedit ( plugins?)
DB :
MyphpDB? , Mysql
caching:
jboss cache,
Interview questions, You can get answers to some work related tech questions from these answers
java interview questions
Programming Code , Code Examples
Good programming code: gives quick idea on concepts, refresh your code memory
good java code example by category
HTML CSS examples
see this google public source code Search , excellent features.
- search JS files having XMLHttpRequest string
- search java package with keyword 'store'
- you can also see Fortran lang code ( check advanced search )
good java code example by category
HTML CSS examples
see this google public source code Search , excellent features.
- search JS files having XMLHttpRequest string
- search java package with keyword 'store'
- you can also see Fortran lang code ( check advanced search )
elance work
elance work: Once you design and have a prototype with simple html files , you can give work to elance ( to IIT ) with reference to UI like weatherbill.
- Have n number of screens with logic to be developed in JSF/Tapestry
- give books/articles on Tapestry shown below
UI Frame works: seems contenders are JSF and Tapestry:
Tapesty:
- apache is behind it, seems it is next generation of struts ( as I read no more new development on struts, seems like subversion to old CVS )
- books
- Have n number of screens with logic to be developed in JSF/Tapestry
- give books/articles on Tapestry shown below
UI Frame works: seems contenders are JSF and Tapestry:
Tapesty:
- apache is behind it, seems it is next generation of struts ( as I read no more new development on struts, seems like subversion to old CVS )
- books
web 2.0 UI used by startup comapnies
Here is some innovative on weatherbill
0/ UI validated and praised by techcrunch in a article on this company
1/ categorization dropdown, neat 'one level up' in list itself ( you can add in on top like cat1->sub cat1.1-> sub cat 1.1.1 as user clicks)
2/ quote page shows only few essential fields as user fills it show more fields
3/ calculates quote and displays no page refresh
3/ weather station google map selection
0/ UI validated and praised by techcrunch in a article on this company
1/ categorization dropdown, neat 'one level up' in list itself ( you can add in on top like cat1->sub cat1.1-> sub cat 1.1.1 as user clicks)
2/ quote page shows only few essential fields as user fills it show more fields
3/ calculates quote and displays no page refresh
3/ weather station google map selection
Startup info
Tools/Utilities based startups
1. croosloop - Simple Secure Screen Sharing , Connect Any Two PCs on Earth
got funded $3 mil for
* Build Your Credentials and Track Your Sessions
* Share Feedback and Testimonials
* Promote Your Expertise Anywhere on the Web
2.Aptana - The Aptana Studio Community Edition provides a full-featured web development environment.
- Jrun (first servelet engine) creator is the founder
- great dev tool for ajax , CSS, rapid web development
This www.crunchbase.com site has very valuable information on all most all credible startup companies , here is run down on a sample company netvibes
1/ query - the query 'netvibes' on the site gave a) comapny info, b) realted companies ( good to see how many other are in this space ).
2/ once you go inside company it gives people, funding
3/ other techcrunch articles on this company ( on right hand side) which gives all the info related activities for this company , space and competators
1. croosloop - Simple Secure Screen Sharing , Connect Any Two PCs on Earth
got funded $3 mil for
* Build Your Credentials and Track Your Sessions
* Share Feedback and Testimonials
* Promote Your Expertise Anywhere on the Web
2.Aptana - The Aptana Studio Community Edition provides a full-featured web development environment.
- Jrun (first servelet engine) creator is the founder
- great dev tool for ajax , CSS, rapid web development
This www.crunchbase.com site has very valuable information on all most all credible startup companies , here is run down on a sample company netvibes
1/ query - the query 'netvibes' on the site gave a) comapny info, b) realted companies ( good to see how many other are in this space ).
2/ once you go inside company it gives people, funding
3/ other techcrunch articles on this company ( on right hand side) which gives all the info related activities for this company , space and competators
Startup info
This www.crunchbase.com site has very valuable information on all most all credible startup companies , here is run down on a sample company netvibes
1/ query - the query 'netvibes' on the site gave a) comapny info, b) realted companies ( good to see how many other are in this space ).
2/ once you go inside company it gives people, funding
3/ other techcrunch articles on this company ( on right hand side) which gives all the info related activities for this company , space and competators
1/ query - the query 'netvibes' on the site gave a) comapny info, b) realted companies ( good to see how many other are in this space ).
2/ once you go inside company it gives people, funding
3/ other techcrunch articles on this company ( on right hand side) which gives all the info related activities for this company , space and competators
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
weatherbill
http://www.weatherbill.com/
asr: - useful business idea, must have bought weather forecasting algorithms
- dozens of people may know/have access to these weather alogrithms and idea of linking with hedge trading in the backend
- founder resume is good: David friedberg
* Corporate Development & Business Product Manager at Google
* Late Stage Tech Investor at Concert Capital Partners
* Tech M&A at Broadview International
- Took star investors in first round (skype founder) etc..
January tech crunch story
Weather Derivatives Provider WeatherBill Takes $12.5 Million More taken $12.5 million in a round led by New Enterprise Associates and Index Ventures
Total funding for Weatherbill to date is now $16.5 million. ( so the first round was $4 million )
asr: - useful business idea, must have bought weather forecasting algorithms
- dozens of people may know/have access to these weather alogrithms and idea of linking with hedge trading in the backend
- founder resume is good: David friedberg
* Corporate Development & Business Product Manager at Google
* Late Stage Tech Investor at Concert Capital Partners
* Tech M&A at Broadview International
- Took star investors in first round (skype founder) etc..
January tech crunch story
Weather Derivatives Provider WeatherBill Takes $12.5 Million More taken $12.5 million in a round led by New Enterprise Associates and Index Ventures
Total funding for Weatherbill to date is now $16.5 million. ( so the first round was $4 million )
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
ICICI Venture to float $2 bn real estate fund
The fund from the country’s largest private equity fund (it manages assets of over $2.5 billion in a diversified portfolio) comes just 18 months after it launched a real estate fund of $500 million. Of this, it has already invested 70 per cent in various projects.
The private equity fund is planning to operate in the entire value chain of the real estate business and will now use part of the cash from the fund to build a land bank. It has also decided to buy and manage completed properties — commercial and residential — and sell them later
ICICI Venture joins other majors such as Morgan Stanely, Citigroup, HDFC, J P Morgan, and Kishore Biyani that hope to cash in on the realty boom by floating real estate funds.
The private equity fund is planning to operate in the entire value chain of the real estate business and will now use part of the cash from the fund to build a land bank. It has also decided to buy and manage completed properties — commercial and residential — and sell them later
ICICI Venture joins other majors such as Morgan Stanely, Citigroup, HDFC, J P Morgan, and Kishore Biyani that hope to cash in on the realty boom by floating real estate funds.
25 more SEZs planned in State
Six are to be developed by APIIC and 19 by private parties
Twenty-five more special economic zones (SEZ) in the State involving allotment of 9,250 acres of land near Hyderabad and other urban agglomerations have been formally approved by the State Government. With this, the total number of SEZs in the State will swell to 70, nearly a half of the 154 SEZs (154) already established or in the pipeline in the entire country.
The Centre has already notified 45 SEZs in Andhra Pradesh, covering an extent of 13,665 acres, most of which lie around Hyderabad. It is likely to issue a notification for the 25 new SEZs soon.
Out of the new SEZs, six are being developed by the A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation. These include four facilities for information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services in Warangal, Kadapa, Chittoor and East Godavari districts, and one each for leather and building products in Nellore and Prakasam districts.
Of the remaining 19, six are to be developed and promoted by private parties including Rahejas, Lahari Infrastructure, Genpact India, Parswanath and Dr. Reddy Labs in the vicinity of Hyderabad while three are going to be set up in the State capital itself by GMR and WIPRO. The other SEZs will come up in different districts.
Twenty-five more special economic zones (SEZ) in the State involving allotment of 9,250 acres of land near Hyderabad and other urban agglomerations have been formally approved by the State Government. With this, the total number of SEZs in the State will swell to 70, nearly a half of the 154 SEZs (154) already established or in the pipeline in the entire country.
The Centre has already notified 45 SEZs in Andhra Pradesh, covering an extent of 13,665 acres, most of which lie around Hyderabad. It is likely to issue a notification for the 25 new SEZs soon.
Out of the new SEZs, six are being developed by the A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation. These include four facilities for information technology (IT) and IT-enabled services in Warangal, Kadapa, Chittoor and East Godavari districts, and one each for leather and building products in Nellore and Prakasam districts.
Of the remaining 19, six are to be developed and promoted by private parties including Rahejas, Lahari Infrastructure, Genpact India, Parswanath and Dr. Reddy Labs in the vicinity of Hyderabad while three are going to be set up in the State capital itself by GMR and WIPRO. The other SEZs will come up in different districts.
SEZs defy critics, begin to deliver the goods
Since the SEZ Act was notified in February 2006, 22 SEZs have been up and running. In the last financial year (2006-07), these SEZs collectively exported goods worth Rs 33,000 crore, roughly 6 per cent of India’s total exports of Rs 5,71,641 crore.
This year, according to commerce ministry projections, SEZ exports will more than double to be Rs 67,088 crore. “Next year, exports from SEZs will easily cross Rs 1,00,000 crore,” the official predicted.
Officials also pointed out that 52,000 people have found employment in the new SEZs set up after 2005.
“In most of these zones, employees are from the nearby villages and towns,” an official said. Employment is projected to rise to 2.1 million by December 2009.
VBC, My Home, EIH plan Rs 600 cr 5-star hotel
"Trident Hilton Hyderabad" in Madhapur:
VBC, My Home, EIH plan Rs 600 cr 5-star hotel
We have recently entered into a lease agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government for a long lease period of 66 years and paid an upfront fee of Rs18 crore for the 4.5 acre land,” Rama Rao told Mint, adding that the company has to offer 3% of the hotel revenues to the government under the agreement.
A special purpose vehicle titled Golden Jubilee Hotels Ltd was incorporated to execute the 20-storied hotel project and civil works were commenced last week. The hotel project with 500 suites and 140 service apartments is estimated to involve an investment of Rs 600 crore.
It would be executed through debt and equity components of 60% and 40%, respectively. The company has already tied-up the debt with banks that include State Bank of Hyderabad, Canara Bank and Union Bank of India.
Rama Rao said VBC group would hold an equity stake of 42%, My Home group 42%, while East India Hotels would have the balance 16% equity.
VBC, My Home, EIH plan Rs 600 cr 5-star hotel
We have recently entered into a lease agreement with the Andhra Pradesh government for a long lease period of 66 years and paid an upfront fee of Rs18 crore for the 4.5 acre land,” Rama Rao told Mint, adding that the company has to offer 3% of the hotel revenues to the government under the agreement.
A special purpose vehicle titled Golden Jubilee Hotels Ltd was incorporated to execute the 20-storied hotel project and civil works were commenced last week. The hotel project with 500 suites and 140 service apartments is estimated to involve an investment of Rs 600 crore.
It would be executed through debt and equity components of 60% and 40%, respectively. The company has already tied-up the debt with banks that include State Bank of Hyderabad, Canara Bank and Union Bank of India.
Rama Rao said VBC group would hold an equity stake of 42%, My Home group 42%, while East India Hotels would have the balance 16% equity.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
Mobile Buyouts
Nokia Buys Navteq For $8 Billion, Bets Big On Location-Based Services.
- This is also the second megabillion dollar buyout in the maps (LBS) space. Earlier this year, Dutch GPS device maker TomTom bought Tele Atlas for $2.8 billion.
- Nokia, Trimble Strike LBS Deal
- This is also the second megabillion dollar buyout in the maps (LBS) space. Earlier this year, Dutch GPS device maker TomTom bought Tele Atlas for $2.8 billion.
- Nokia, Trimble Strike LBS Deal
Mobile Stats
Mobile usage Stats: - great stats site, it has stats for most IT categories -- link came from gigaom.com article
4 mln users to access mobile maps in 2007
The number of mobile subscribers accessing maps and downloading routes using their mobile handsets in Europe and the USA is expected to grow from 4 mln users in 2007 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60.8% to reach 43 mln users in 2012. Revenue from subscriptions and advertisement is expected to reach 512 mln euros by 2012 from 96 mln euros in 2007, a CAGR of 39.8%.
Youth to account for 30% of mobile subscribers and 25% of mobile revenues in 2008
According to In-Stat/MDR, the 18 to 24 cohort had nearly twice the affirmative response rate when questioned about interest in wireless entertainment services, such as wireless gaming. Looking at the services that had more potential business applications, we see less of a variance between the youth cohort and the larger market. The youth market will account for over 25% of wireless revenues and nearly 30% of subscribers by 2008
This blog section records real consumer business apps on Mobile devices:
Samsung has 50% of South Korean mobile phone market
- 350 phone models available in South Korea have music-playing functionality, while 159 models enable users to perform bank transactions and make payments with their phone. In 2006, more than 16 mln mobile phones were sold in South Korea. Samsung was the market leader in 2006, with about 50% market share, followed by LG and Pantech, In-Stat says.
4 mln users to access mobile maps in 2007
The number of mobile subscribers accessing maps and downloading routes using their mobile handsets in Europe and the USA is expected to grow from 4 mln users in 2007 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60.8% to reach 43 mln users in 2012. Revenue from subscriptions and advertisement is expected to reach 512 mln euros by 2012 from 96 mln euros in 2007, a CAGR of 39.8%.
Youth to account for 30% of mobile subscribers and 25% of mobile revenues in 2008
According to In-Stat/MDR, the 18 to 24 cohort had nearly twice the affirmative response rate when questioned about interest in wireless entertainment services, such as wireless gaming. Looking at the services that had more potential business applications, we see less of a variance between the youth cohort and the larger market. The youth market will account for over 25% of wireless revenues and nearly 30% of subscribers by 2008
This blog section records real consumer business apps on Mobile devices:
Samsung has 50% of South Korean mobile phone market
- 350 phone models available in South Korea have music-playing functionality, while 159 models enable users to perform bank transactions and make payments with their phone. In 2006, more than 16 mln mobile phones were sold in South Korea. Samsung was the market leader in 2006, with about 50% market share, followed by LG and Pantech, In-Stat says.
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