Learning about AJAX is one of things that’s been on my to do list for awhile. So thought now was as good as time as any to jump on the bandwagon! I’ve put together a couple of example pages and I’m beginning to get a basic understanding of how it all works.

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Microsoft recently announced a new piece of software called Silverlight. From what I’ve read so far, this is their version of Flash. Microsoft describes Silverlight as…

Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of Microsoft .NET–based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.

So I tried to install the beta version on my PC. Unfortunately, I immediately received the following error:

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Came across this interested post, which states, “Firefox OS: Why My Hard Drive & Software are Obsolete“.

Basically, the idea is that everything will eventually move online and we’ll no longer need a local hard drive with locally installed copies of your favourite software. And I do agree with the general thought that, yes, everything that can, will move online. But it’s a bit far reaching to think that the general public has any idea of this movement. At this point, Firefox is still the minority (although a popular one) and basing your entire technology life around the Firefox browser is a very techie thing to do.

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The next version of the Adobe suite of products is called Create Suite 3. This includes updates to the products I use, including Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Fireworks.

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Recently had a potential client ask me how they could setup their own online business. Specially, “how can we let people buy stuff on our site?”

Well, after some research, I’ve come up with the following list ecommerce platforms:

Expensive Options

> Microsoft’s Commerce Server

Commerce Server 2007 enables you to create full-featured Web business applications and extend your business across networks, while allowing you to integrate e-commerce solutions within your existing infrastructure.

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