What is AJAX? Asynchronous JavaScript and XML – AJAX – is what you use to create truly dynamic websites. Ajax is the bridge between application and presentation layers, facilitating lightning fast, instant application of data from the end user to the host and back to the end user. It dynamically changes the data displayed on [...]
I remember when I got started in computing. For the morbidly curious it was officially “a long time ago” and I’m afraid that’s all I’m going to say other than to note that a major source of inspiration for me was the movie TRON, or more specifically the computer graphics in that movie (naturally I’m [...]
Let me start by saying this… I hate Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). I really do. Internet Explorer 6 was born on August 27, 2001. The browser was released in conjunction (well, a little after) with Windows XP as a major upgrade from Internet Explorer 5.5. From those humble beginnings in 2001, IE6 has continued to [...]
With the advent of cloud computing, processing power is coming under the microscope more and more. Last year, you could just buy a 16-core system and be done with it, for the most part. If your code was a little inefficient, the load would be high, there really wasn’t a problem. For most developers, it’s [...]
Q4U – Y don’t finance guys blog much? If j00 post “IAAA” and talk of KPIs, EVA, and other TLAs, readers think listening to this llama is a CWOT and say “CYAL8R”. CMIIW but hosting demand r0x0rs. The SMB market sk00lz all else but there are other factors. I’ll mention just a couple here: I’ll [...]
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