Entries in category Ajax

Atlas demo with Europe map

I've been playing around a bit with the April CTP release of Atlas, Microsoft's upcoming framework for Ajax applications. I've done a small live demonstration with ASP.NET 2.0 which show a basic map display with pinpointed locations. The pins show some of the largest cities in Europe. It's very simple...

May 03, 2006 | Comments for Atlas demo with Europe map (0)

Join the hive

The interest in online multiplayer games is ever increasing and attracts new gamers every day. Beside giant worlds such as World of Warcraft and Eve Online which requres installation of large amounts of software on the client system there now exists a lightweight alternative. Hive7 is an Ajax-based virtual online...

April 02, 2006 | Comments for Join the hive (1)

Ajaxian redemption

Ok, maybe I sounded a bit harsh in my lastest post. In my humble opinion, Ajax is actually a great technology when applied in a proper manner. For instance, have a look at the latest version of Windows Live Local. They stuffed a van with ten cameras and drove along...

February 23, 2006 | Comments for Ajaxian redemption (0)

Ajax for the masses

This morning I read an article in the magazine Computer Sweden and grew somewhat irritated. The article complains about Swedish web sites being outdated since they're not using "new" technologies such as Ajax. First, Ajax is not exactly new, since the technology has been around since 1998. It's very hyped,...

February 17, 2006 | Comments for Ajax for the masses (4)

Ajax debunked

After having seen a couple of months with the word Ajax buzzing everywhere, I believe it's time to clear a few things out. Ajax is a term coined by Jesse James Garrett at San Francisco-based company Adaptive Path in February 2005. It is commonly described as "asynchronous Javascript and XML"....

August 22, 2005 | Comments for Ajax debunked (2)

Google Suggest is only the beginning

I'm really starting to get addicted to the new Google Suggest function, another gem added to their ever-increasing bag of tricks. This nifty thing provides auto complete in your web search. It's actually quite straightforward stuff. A condensed javascript disables the browser's auto complete in the search field and defines...

December 14, 2004 | Comments for Google Suggest is only the beginning (0)