Defining Web 2.0 – At 3 Levels
Web 2.0 – almost everyone have heard the term – but few are sure about its meaning. Unfortunately, it cannot be defined easily. People in […]
Opinion
Human Generated Spam
I am looking at some spam I received at LinDesk. These are not your average spam – they are real good. I even let one […]
A Secret Source for Great Free Icons for your Desktop and Web Apps
Desktop and Web application needs icons. Icons make the app more usable than an all-text application. If you are building a desktop application, your framework […]
AGPL License
AGPL or Affero General Public License Version is a new License released by FSF. This is aimed at Web Applications. The GNU GPL allows people […]
Hacker: The ‘Correct Meaning’ – And Why its Wrong
Ever been to a LUG meeting where a member uses the term ‘Hacker’ when they should have said ‘Cracker’? The others crucify the poor soul […]
Tk Verses Gtk(And Python verses Tcl)
Back when I was using Windows, I searched for some language that would let me create GUI application. I knew C++ – but creating a […]
Case Sensitivity in URLs
I am an open source guy – so naturally I prefer the flagship OSS software Apache to the proprietary Microsoft IIS. But there is one area where IIS does a better job than Apache – the case sensitivity of URLs.
Between Web Application and Desktop Applications
There is a distinct line between web application and desktop applications. But over the last few years, this line is becoming thinner. Due to faster […]
Choosing a License
As you may know, I publish a lot of code for others to use. Often I forget to specify a license for the code – […]
Nexty 2 will use PHP 5
The next version of nexty is coming out very soon – and unlike the last version, Nexty 2 will require PHP 5. The main reason […]