Pink for October

Well if you have only been reading in your feed reader, you may not have noticed that the site has a distinctly more… pink look. No, it’s not an accident. I promise my daughter didn’t attack my graphics with her favorite color. Indeed, it’s actually…

OpenLaszlo

I found OpenLaszlo recently and I am definitely intrigued. Laszlo (which I continually misspell Lazlo) carries the tagline an open-souce platform for rich internet applications. I think it definitely fits that description from what I’ve seen. Laszlo is powered by a language called LZX, the…

OpenSearch

An excellent article on the new OpenSearch technology from A9 can be found on Last-child.com, along with a full explanatoin of what the technology is, and how it can be used. I look forward to playing with it more in the future, and will post…

My Dream App

Most people, even the non-technical of the world, have had some invention idea that they think would make their lives easier or better. For those interested in computers, there is a contest going on to help you make your ‘Dream App’ come true. The site,…

Writely – Public Release

Well, Writely is back, and now re-open for public release. I wrote about Writely before since I was an early account holder. Writely has been closed to new users now for several months, but if you are interested in trying it out, you have open…

Microsoft Expression Web Designer

Microsoft has launched their Dreamweaver competition product in a free trial download. The new product is called Microsoft Expression Web Designer (MEWD). The Microsoft page touts the following as their most highlighted features of the product: Standards-based Web sites Sophisticated CSS-based layouts Extensive CSS formatting…