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Silverback
Spontaneou s, unobtru sive usability testing software for website designers. Capture screen activity,
Jul. 26, 2008 08:06 AM
Project Management as SaaS, P rogrammabl e Wikis and more
Two new interview podcasts to share (recorded by me and Ted) for the Bungee Line: Nate Bowler, C
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Defining The Open Web
Brad asked what the 'Open Web' is. Twice. My mum was always cross if she had to ask 3 times, so here
Jul. 23, 2008 07:00 AM
Quick: Find the Bug or Gotcha with named _scope
Think fast! Where's the bug? named_scop e :active, :condition s => & #91;"activ ated_at <= ?"
Jul. 23, 2008 02:42 AM
OpenAjax Publishes Future Browser Feature Wish List Results
What does the Ajax community want from future browsers? How are these different requests p rioritized
Jul. 17, 2008 09:57 AM
jQuery 1.2.6 out and it's even faster
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Jul. 6, 2008 02:40 PM
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Silverback
Spontaneous, unobtrusive usability testing software for website designers. Capture screen activity, video participant's reactions, record their voice, add chapter markers, and more. Free trial download for 30 days. Mac OSX software.
Posted: Jul. 26, 2008 08:06 AM
Kwik Surveys
Want to create quick and easy to use surveys for free? Kwik Surveys offers free and advertising-free online surveys and questionnaires. Survey results are instant and results are downloadable. You can send your survey via email, Facebook, YouTube, an
Posted: Jul. 24, 2008 07:26 PM
MeeMix
A personalized Internet Radio community which allows users to create and share personalized Internet radio stations and video channels for free.
Posted: Jul. 24, 2008 11:40 AM
Wildscreen.TV
A free, rich media publishing platform (online TV) for ambitious filmmakers from the fields of music, theatre, dance, art and film.
Posted: Jul. 24, 2008 11:33 AM
Now do this
A super simple web-based to do list.
Posted: Jul. 24, 2008 11:16 AM
Re-Text.Info
Enables realtors and landlords to communicate with passerbys at their properties 24/7. It lets users create text messages that are sent to prospective buyers upon request with a summary of their listing and a link to a mobile web page that provides m
Posted: Jul. 23, 2008 11:39 AM
Bizroof
An easy to use CRM and group calendar. It's not only a way to keep your contacts and communications with them centralized, but also a bridge to get everyone connected by sharing your schedules. Offers free basic accounts. For business, the service he
Posted: Jul. 22, 2008 04:42 PM
PodiPodi
The PodiPodi widget lets you offer your website visitors an increasing list of useful features and functions available with a simple keyboard shortcut. On a PodiPodi-enabled website, pressing shift-space activates the widget. Users can search Google
Posted: Jul. 22, 2008 11:41 AM
Ecovian
A green living community website for sharing sustainable living information and finding eco-friendly resources in major US cities. The site allows users to share green living tips, find great sources of local and organic food, natural clothing stores
Posted: Jul. 21, 2008 11:16 AM
Roxer
A free online service "where anyone can make stunning and fully functional web pages online using only a web browser. To rearrange content, just click and drag items where you want them. To change text, just click and type. To move content from one p
Posted: Jul. 21, 2008 11:05 AM
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RightScale Delivers Critical Cloud Computing and MySQL Database Management Capabilities
By Cloud Computing News Desk
x wrote: Note: while RightScale does provide the ability to scale to "infinite servers", it does so only for front-end webserver configurations and back-end "batch job" servers, not for databases. MySQL support seems limited to helping fail-over between Master and Slave datab...
Cloud Computing Update: ServePath Claims To Have the First Windows Cloud
By Maureen O'Gara
Michael Sheehan wrote: GoGrid was in private beta during that time. I don't want to split hairs here though. We do, however, offer both Windows and Linux cloud servers at the same price, a definite first! There is no extra charge for Windows instances. I believe that FlexiScale...
Marketing the Cloud Computing Paradigm Shift
By Cloud Computing News Desk
Steve Brown wrote: While the term definitely sounds like a buzz word, like the term "Web 2.0" I think it's here to stay. It's not so much that a clear definition can't be offered, rather that the market is in its infancy. So, how the idea of cloud computing will translate into ...
Cloud Computing - IBM's Got Its Head in the Clouds
By Maureen O'Gara
Jason Meiers wrote: After evaluating cloud solutions for building large SaaS utility application here's what I found out. Hope this helps. http://www.camsolutionsin c.com/Blog/bid/5995/It-s- a-Z-thang
Cloud Computing: The Nine Features of an Ideal PaaS Cloud
By David Young
Genome wrote: Speaking of non-proprietary clouds, the guys at Red Hat have released the first version of a project called Genome. This looks to be an open source project that makes Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and CentOS clouds using Xen, KVM, and commodity hardware. Her...
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By Cloud Computing News Desk
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By Cloud Computing News Desk
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