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July 19, 2011  10:43 PM

Websites versus Web services, part 2



Posted by: Roger King
the Semantic Web, web applications, web services

In the previous posting, we took a shot at defining the term “web services”. We continue that discussion today.

The quiet growth of web services.

Since part of...

December 27, 2010  4:53 AM

Godaddy spam: 255 in 18 months



Posted by: Roger King
domain hosting, Godaddy, spam, Web 2.0, web applications

Godaddy: five stars.

I have a handful of domains that I have bought on the GoDaddy site.  They also host a few domains for me.  And I use one of their email accounts quite heavily.  Their servers are fast, their web mail interface is intuitive and visually pleasing,...


June 13, 2010  8:59 PM

2D and 3D animation: not just for artists



Posted by: Roger King
animation, desktop applications, Flash, Javafx, QT creator, Silverlight, Swing, web applications, XML

Animation is everywhere.

 

I teach an introductory 3D animation class...


April 2, 2010  10:41 PM

More on ‘the Moron App’ called Mozy: What can go wrong with a web app



Posted by: Roger King
advanced Web apps, Web 2.0, web applications

In my last blog posting I detailed my frustrations with Mozy, the offsite backup utility. Rather than being a great example of what modern


March 28, 2010  8:57 PM

Mozy sure likes to mosey along: a Web 2.0 app with mixed results



Posted by: Roger King
Rich Web Apps, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, web applications, web services

A popular class of web apps. One of the more popular offsite backup services is Mozy. I have two accounts, with each one supporting two computers. One on...


October 18, 2009  10:37 PM

Personal Information Management Applications and Web 3.0



Posted by: Roger King
advanced Web apps, databases, information, media applications, Multimedia, note-taking, notebooks, rich internet apps, tagging, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, web applications

This blog is devoted to the discussion of Semantic Web and Web 2.0/3.0 technology. ...


October 3, 2009  9:12 PM

Multimedia: The Problem of Subtle Semantics



Posted by: Roger King
3D animation, 3D modeling, advanced Web apps, automating Web searches, blob data, continuous data, databases, information, Multimedia, rich internet apps, Semantic Web, smart search engines, tagging, Text, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, web applications, Web development, Web development frameworks, XML

The challenge of the Semantic Web. We’ve looked at the emerging Semantic Web technology in the previous postings of this blog. The idea is to have a far, far smarter Web, one where the process of finding and interpreting and making use of far flung information can be largely...


April 19, 2009  2:31 AM

There are Web apps and then there are Web apps.



Posted by: Roger King
evernote, Filemaker, Glide, SMIL, the Semantic Web, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, web applications, XML

In our continuing series on Web 2.0/3.0 and the Semantic Web, we have looked at one simple, yet impressive Web application, called


April 13, 2009  3:27 AM

Mega Media Apps: A Huge Challenge for Web 3.0



Posted by: Roger King
3D animation, 3D modeling, blob data, codecs, continuous data, Maya, media applications, Video, video containers, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, web applications

What Are Web 2.0 and Web 3.0 Apps? In our continuing series on Web 2.0/3.0 and Semantic Web technology, we've discussed one particularly...


April 2, 2009  5:59 AM

Full Text searching: cleaver heuristics for managing large web-based document collections.



Posted by: Roger King
databases, documents, full text, full text searching, Multimedia, MySQL, SMIL, SQL Server, the Semantic Web, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, web applications, XML

There is an explosion of technology for supporting sophisticated forms of media on websites and in web applications. In our continuing series on


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