Within the past couple of months I’ve taken note of some interesting tools that rely heavily on JavaScript and HTML to allow developers (particularly web) to create mobile phone applications.
Entries Tagged as 'OpenSource'
PhoneGap
April 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Apple · Mobile Technology · OpenSource · Programming · Software · Tech Blogroll · Tools
Mozilla Labs Bespin
February 13th, 2009 · No Comments
Mozilla Labs is working on an interesting project called Bespin.
Tags: OpenSource · Programming · Tech Blogroll
The 12 Days Of EFF
December 17th, 2008 · No Comments
in light of everything the EFF has done in 2008 it’s only fitting they get a song dedicated to their accomplishments.
Tags: OpenSource
Cloud Computing Landscape
December 13th, 2008 · No Comments
I’ve been fascinated by the idea of computing in the cloud for at least half a decade…
Tags: Business · Microsoft · OpenSource · Software · Tech Blogroll
Mozilla Labs Concept Aurora
August 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Jesse James Garrett, co-founder and president of Adaptive Path and lead designer of Aurora explains in this concept video how our future web browsing experience might change. This is part 1 of a series of concept videos that was created by Adaptive Path in partnership with Mozilla Labs. Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on [...]
Tags: OpenSource · Programming · Software · Tech Blogroll
Development Visualization: Apache & Python
June 15th, 2008 · No Comments
I am a fan of both Apache and Python. I just came across this interesting visualization about developers committing to the code base of open source projects. From the site: This visualization, called code_swarm, shows the history of commits in a software project. A commit happens when a developer makes changes to the code or [...]
Tags: Art · OpenSource · Programming · Software · Tech Blogroll
Firefox 3
June 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Even though Firefox holds only 20% of the browser market it has been on a steady up-rise, second of course to Internet Explorer. On June 17th Firefox will be officially released and Mozilla Corp is hoping to set a 1,000,000 downloads in one day record. Rafe Needleman points out that Google actually foots the bill [...]
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Google Street On Android
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
I’m am super impressed by the built-in compass feature of Android, especially when combined with something like Google’s own street view. Just watch the video to judge for yourself. Sphere: Related Content
Tags: Business · Hardware · Mobile Technology · OpenSource · Software · Tech Blogroll
YubiKey
June 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
I’m impressed by this little device called the Yubikey which is the creation of a company called Yubico. The Yubikey is a tiny form factor USB authentication device which produces a one time password for authentication purposes. Essentially the Yubikey acts like a keyboard and auto enters passwords which are 32 characters in length (8 [...]
Tags: Business · Encryption · Hardware · OpenSource · Security · Software · Tech Blogroll · Tools
A Paranoid Post
May 24th, 2008 · No Comments
First of all, be clear about what type of hacker your referring to… please! The general term “hacker” can refer to different groups of computer professionals, and so often it is confused by the “press” “White Hats” are “good hackers” they try to fight “Black Hats” who are generally criminals… most Linux users are “Hackers” [...]
Tags: Hacking · OpenSource · Security · Tech Blogroll