Google, Yahoo and Microsoft partner to help webmasters

This was a surprise news. The competetors working together. That too Google,microsoft and yahoo. But it is true. They have decided to be partnered to simplify how webmasters and online publishers submit their sites' content for indexing in the companies' search engines.

A site map is a file that webmasters and publishers put on their sites to guide the search engines' automated Web crawlers in properly indexing their Web pages.
Site maps are particularly useful in highlighting to crawlers the dynamic Web content that is served up on the fly.

Crawlers generally index content contained in static Web pages without problems, but often they have difficulty with dynamic content, such as the one that is generated as a result of a search query.

Google, Microsoft and Yahoo will encourage other search engine operators, as well as makers of related software, like content management systems vendors, to support the protocol, they said.

The two sides of Bill Gates

There were two Bill Gateses on stage Wednesday at Stanford University: the philanthropist, and the hypercompetitive Microsoft co-founder and chairman.

While he spoke of prosperity not being a zero-sum game, he also espoused the need for Microsoft to outmaneuver rivals like Apple Computer, Google and Sony.

"We want to either be No. 1 or on our way to being number one," Gates said while speaking at the third annual TechNet Innovation Summit, hosted by a membership of technology CEOs.

Gates, whose comments came during a taped interview with TV host Charlie Rose, showed he hasn't lost any gusto for Microsoft's leadership in technology, despite having announced plans to relinquish his day-to-day role with the company by 2008 to concentrate on philanthropy.

For more on this, visit the site
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6135997.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed

Will Sun release OpenSolaris also under the GPL?

After releasing Java under the open source GPL license yesterday, Sun's senior vice president of software, Rich Green, hinted that the company might make the source code of the company's UNIX operating system available under the GPL license as well.

The availability of OpenSolaris under the GPL license would facilitate the inclusion of Solaris source code in the Linux kernel, something that can't be done with the CDDL license currently used by OpenSolaris.

Although many were skeptical last time Schwartz expressed an interest in licensing Solaris under the GPL, Sun has earned back credibility with the recent release of Java, and I think that the community will probably give them the benefit of the doubt this time.

By releasing Solaris under the GPL, Sun could finally eliminate the barriers that currently prevent interchange of source code between Linux and Solaris.

Java to be released under the GPL

Hi all..

There is a new from Sun today. They have agreed to release Java language under GPL licence. This means programmers would be able to use java language for free in their application.
The announcement just came after the much talked about Microsoft-Novel pact .

One point to note here is, Sun is releasing java under "classpath exception" license, which means
the developers are free to choose the licensing type of the programs developed by Java. Which means, they can use java for free, but can sell products developed using java, under any other license.

Sun said that this move is to increase the popularity of java among the developers community.

Sijith

Top 10 Ajax security holes (Things to look out before implementing Web2.0 apps with AJAX)

Hi all...

So we are all interested to make web applications like gmail and google maps. We all know that the idea behind these sites is AJAX . But we have to consider some security issues while working on this and if the developer is not knowing them, itwould be difficult to maintain the secured site. Here is an article which talked about the security things to be considered when you design an AJAX enabled application.

This is a must read for all developers who will be working on AJAX enabled web development modules.

http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=956

Ok then...bye for now..
sijith

Yahoo to offer instant messaging inside yahoo mail

That is a good news for yahoo messenger users. When the new version is completed, we would be able to do chatting using the browser right inside our mail windows (Similar to the way google does this). This is a major leap by them to keep with the innovation pace and to fight against their arch rival, Mr Google, who by any ways are attracting users to their email and other services.

I think this is a good move by yahoo in order for them to be in business.

For more details, read the below link

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=76924

Sijith

About Web2.0 global summit

Hi all..

Hope you all know about the global Web 2.0 summit going on in US.

If you want to know more info on this, please go to the below zdnet link.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/topic/Web+2.0.html

sijith

How to send mail using java and .net

Hi all..

Sending email is a very important part of any application. If the mail sending protocol is enabled in the server (This will be enabled by default when you buy the server) , we would be able to send mails to others using our program.

If you like to know how to send mail using java, click below. Here the 'send' method of the JavaMail API to send the mail.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/sample_code/tech/java
/jsps/ojsp/sendmail.html
http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=1163

If you like to send mail using .net , then go to the below link. Here we create a MailMessage object and then call the send method in SmtpMail class to send the mail.

For VB : http://www.codeproject.com/vb/net/SendMail.asp
For CS : http://www.codersource.net/csharp_sending_emails.aspx

And friends, I have a news today. Microsoft Corp. has upgraded its online mapping service to include three-dimensional tours of 15 U.S. cities, marking another step in its dogged pursuit of Internet search leader Google Inc.

Click the below link for more details on this news.
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov06/0,4670,MicrosoftMaps,00.html

Ok then...bye for now.
sijith

Do you want to work for google ?

Ever dreamed of becoming into google team. Do you have the talents to get into
the growing software company of the time. Just see what they are looking for and then decide to have them with you. Just start now.

They are looking for :

• People with broad knowledge and expertise in many different areas of computer science and mathematics.
• People with world-class programming skills.
• People with excellent communication and organizational skills.
• People who are passionate about their work and are great colleagues.
• People who enjoy working in a high-energy, unstructured environment on very small project teams.
• People with diverse interests and skills.

For more info, please visit the below google url

http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=about.html

What is RSS feed

RSS is a simple XML-based system that allows users to subscribe to their favorite websites. Using RSS, webmasters can put their content into a standardized format, which can be viewed and organized through RSS-aware software or automatically conveyed as new content on another website.

Creating an RSS feeder is explained in detail in this article from developer.com. Just try to create this and see how it works.

http://www.developer.com/db/article.php/3113931

And here is another article which talkes about how to create RSS feeds from vb.net 2005

http://www.developer.com/net/vb/article.php/3567141

Second Minor Firefox 2.0 Bug Found

A second minor bug found in the Firefox 2.0 Web browser will be fixed, but users shouldn't encounter much of a problem in the mean time, a Mozilla official said today.

The browser will crash if it visits a Web page that been intentionally coded with JavaScript in such a way as to target the bug, said Tristan Nitot, director of European operations for Mozilla.

"It's very unlikely that anyone would have put a similar page on any ordinary Web site," so users shouldn't be affected, Nitot said.

The problem can't be used to steal data from a computer, he added.

10 aspects of developing secure website

We all know that security is an important issue while developing application.
Especially when you develop e-commerce site. So here is an article which explains what are
the security issues to be considered while developing application.

I hope this help us in our application development.

http://www.developer.com/security/article.php/3589331

sijith

Microsoft in deal with Linux-maker Novell

In a move that could signal the start of a new spirit of cooperation between Microsoft and the open-source software movement, the US software giant has agreed to a wide-ranging pact with Linux reseller Novell Inc., the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Under the pact Microsoft will offer sales support for Suse Linux, a version of the operating system sold by Novell, the report said.

What is Web 2.0

Ok..there seems to be lot of news on the emerging of Web 2.0 and the end of Web 1.0. But what exactly is this Web 2.0 .

Web 2.0 refers to a supposed second- generation of internet based services such as social networking sites, wikis,communication tools — that let people collaborate and share information online in ways previously unavailable.

BeforeI go into more, let me give a quick comparison between Web 2.0 and Web 1.0

Web 1.0 Web 2.0

DoubleClick --> Google AdSense
Ofoto --> Flickr
Akamai --> BitTorrent
mp3.com --> Napster
Britannica Online --> Wikipedia
personal websites --> blogging
evite --> upcoming.org and EVDB
domain name speculation --> search engine optimization
page views --> cost per click
screen scraping --> web services
publishing --> participation
content management systems --> wikis
directories (taxonomy) --> tagging ("folksonomy")
stickiness --> syndication

For info, please go to this web site

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

Google buys wiki maker JotSpot

Google bought a California firm called Jotspot which makes wikis.

Wikis let people share things online, the best example of the genre being Wikipedia.

Google didn't say how much it paid for Jotspot. I will keep you all updated with
the latest happenings for this.

http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-6131024.html

Open source foundation (OSF)

Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials--typically, their source code.

Source code is available for free distrubution and we can make necessary changes.

Open source foundation is a foundation which helps to maintain an open source community and sell the idea of open source.

www.newsforge.com is a site which gives update open source news

For more information on open source, please check

http://www.developer.com/open/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source

Want to know how things work ? Check check this site

Hi all..

Recently I came across a very good web site. It is called http://www.howstuffworks.com/

It teaches us how things work. A really good site. There is a section completely dedicated for
computers. Some of the topics covered are :

1. How Computer Viruses Work
2. How Bits and Bytes Work
3. How C Programming Works
4. How can a totally logical machine like a computer generate a random number?
5. How Chess Computers Work
6. How does the e-mail notification in my Web browser work?

You can subscribe for newsletters from them by giving our email id (I have already subscribed to this site and they send me the latest things in the site).

You all could try it. The information it contains is so good and vast.

Ok then..have a nice day..bye
sijith

Intel Core Duo processor on first place in PC world top 100 products of 2006

Didnt u people hear the news. PC world released the top 100 products of the year and the first position goes to Intel core duo (That will be a good news to the Intel team).

Apple ipod nano got 4th place. Google earth is in 6th. Mozilla firefix 1.5 is on 12 the position.
Google search engine got 17th place while google desktop is on 47th rank. You tube is on 9th. meebo is on 65th rank.

I am surprised not to see google maps on the list while yahoo maps beta is in 56th position and Microsoft live local is on 39 .The map service from google using that cool AJAX technology is much better than yahoo and microsoft. But I should agree microsoft has also done a good job in microsoft maps in the http://local.live.com/

For the complete list please visit the below web site link.

http://pcworld.com/article/id,125706-page,13/article.html

ok then.bye for now
sijith

Oracle to have its Linux version

That is a really surprising news to me. Oracle being a database vendor is going to have it own version of Linux. According to the news sources, Oracle is going to have its version from the Red Hat Linux binaries.

Oracle, the giant database company, says it's now going to take Red Hat's software, remove the logos, and sell it for a lower price. And it will keep doing it:

After this news, the stock prices of Red hat has come down. But from the Red Hat Linux side,
they commented that this move from oracle is good for the open source community as a whole.

For more reading, use the below links
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3640331
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6130071.html

sijith

Microsoft and Mozilla head to head with IE7 and Firefox 2.0

Two competitors and in the ring again. Microsoft with their IE and mozilla with firefox 2.0.
Microsoft is inside the game with another web browser after a long wait. Without this release, firefox would have swiped away the growing browser market. Opera, and others are well beyond the popularity of firefox.

I have one more news .Starting on tuesday, you can create create subsets of the whole Google search engine, then do interesting things with them. In short, it's a way to carve off chunks of Google and customize them into a specialty search engine with a specific focus.

I created a sample one and it was lot of fun. wanna try for your self.then go to this link
http://www.google.com/coop/cse/

Ok then..bye for now
sijith