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Macromedia's Renaissance man
Kevin Lynch claims that when it comes to interactivity, Web application design is still in the Dark Ages - but there are innovations coming through which promise to drag web development into the 21st century. Read more »
Yahoo and Google attempt to improve the browser
A year after Google launched its Gears project, Yahoo has decided to make your browser better, too. Read more »
Mozilla 1.0 unleashed
More than four years after its inception, the open-source browser is ready for the public. And its impact could go beyond browsing Read more »
Macromedia's troubles freeing Flash
The software maker faces challenges in getting developers to support Central, a year-old plan to free its Flash format from dependence on a browser. Read more »
BrowserPlus escapes Yahoo walled garden
Yahoo has improved its BrowserPlus technology for more sophisticated Web applications and now lets other Web sites besides its own use it, the company said. Read more »
Adobe to launch AIR 1.0
Adobe Systems on Monday is set to finally release Adobe Integrated Environment software, which is on the leading edge of a movement to make Web applications act more like traditional desktop applications. Read more »
Adobe to take wraps off Creative Suite 3
Adobe Systems has launched Creative Suite 3, a showcase for the company's merger with rival Macromedia that is designed to smoothly combine Web design with content creation. Read more »
Black Hat with a Vista twist
Black Hat is not just about breaking and entering this year as Windows Vista and IE7 come under the spotlight. Read more »
Chills at Microsoft's security huddle
Microsoft likes to keep its friends close -- and now that security companies are its foes, it may well want to keep those even closer. Read more »
KDE developers focus on accessibility
Developers behind the next version of KDE, an open-source Linux desktop environment, are trying to make their software more accessible to people with disabilities, a conference has heard. Accessibility is a major theme at the KDE Community World Summit, currently taking place in Ludwigsburg, Germany. On 22 and 23 August the summit held a Unix Accessibility Forum, bringing together developers and people with disabilities. Read more »
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Creating cross-platform browser event handlers
Handling browser events in a cross-platform environment requires careful design. See how browser events are handled in HTML and JavaScript. Read more »
Creating reusable Web components for Mozilla
Reusable components are the foundation of modular design in programming. In this article we'll explore Mozilla's component design capabilities through XBL and custom implementation. Read more »
Modularise Web design with DHTML behaviours
DHTML behaviours allow a surprising degree of modularity in site designs, simplifying updates and alterations. Here's how to use this strategy. Read more »
Builder's JavaScript QuickStart Tool
Get a solid foundation in JavaScript in this download which includes explanations of common tasks, strengths, weaknesses, and the best uses for this powerful scripting language. Read more »
To Flash or not to Flash
Flash can be an effective content delivery tool but when should and shouldn't Flash be used on the Web? Builder.com investigates further. Read more »
Improve site speed by preloading content
A key aspect of Web application performance is site response time. Here's how to boost performance by using DHTML and JavaScript to preload data. Read more »
JavaScript supports object-oriented development
Java and JavaScript are unrelated, but they do share object-oriented development features. Learn more about object-oriented JavaScript in this article. Read more »
Develop a VoiceXML solution using BeVocal
VoiceXML (VXML) is a markup language like HTML. The difference is that a phone browser rather than a Web browser renders VXML. Get started with this article. Read more »
Avoid problems when redirecting via drop-down lists
One of the most important skills a developer needs is the ability to debug and fix problematic code whether it is their own or another developer's handiwork. This article shows how to solve a problem involving redirection and drop-down lists. Read more »
Qt: Cross-platform futures in a mobile world
Benoit Schillings is chief technologist for Qt Software (originally Trolltech). Based in the Bay Area around San Francisco, he sets the direction of the company's cross-platform application deployment product. Read more »
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Fennec: Firefox for Mobile reaches alpha
-- Mozilla has released Firefox for Mobile alpha code, codenamed Fennec, to users of the Nokia N810 and N800 Internet tablet. We take a look at the features of Fennec. Read more »
StartupCamp Melbourne: The review
-- StartupCamp Melbourne looks to have produced just as interesting ideas as the Sydney event which immediately preceded it, but the Victorian start-ups appear to have stumbled during execution. Sydney 1, Melbourne 0. Read more »
Spry Game
-- At this year's Adobe WebDU conference in Sydney, Greg Rewis gave a presentation on Spry 1.6, the AJAX framework. Read more »
Adobe MAX conference: Sneak Peaks, Sound Treats
-- To close MAX 2006 Adobe gave delegates at the conference a sneak peek at some upcoming technologies and products. Read more »
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