Firefox Extension: FireBug

Posted by jay on September 11, 2006 under Firefox Extensions | Be the First to Comment

FireBug is a very handy Firefox extension for debugging Javascript applications which lets you step through code one line at a time. And it is especially useful for debugging Ajax applications and lets you really see what is in the HTTP Request Packet and where things may have gone wrong.
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Online File Storage Reviews

Posted by jay on September 8, 2006 under Productivity, Web2.0 | Be the First to Comment

I recenty decied that I wanted to upgrade my hosting package. The FAQ’s recommends that you back EVERYTHING up before applying for the upgrade and that’s when I realized that a) I did not have a good back-up sloution and b) I did not have a file storage solution for my back-ups.

Since I work on gotfoo.org from both work and home I did not want to use a local storage solution. I wanted to be able to access a backup from anywhere. This lead me to invsstigate Online File Strorage services in search of a free solution.
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Wordpress Plugins: Ultimate Tag Warrior

Posted by jay on September 6, 2006 under Plugins, Tagging, Web2.0 | Be the First to Comment

Tags Tags Tags. I love Tags and I love Tagging. So the Ultimate Tag Warrior is a perfect one-stop-shop for your tagging needs.

When I was writing my post, Wordpress Plugins: Technorati I noticed that I had the UTA plugins in my plugins directory but I wasn’t using the plugin. I had UTW there for to support the SEO Plugin which, by the way is also very handy. I think I did tryit out at one point but at the time the concept of tags and tagging was lost on me. But now that I have discovered a new addiction to tags the UTW is the perfect enabler.
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The Ajax Experience Conference aka The Ajax Extortion Conference

Posted by jay on September 1, 2006 under AJAX, Rants, Web2.0 | Be the First to Comment

For about 5 seconds I was excited about The Ajax Experience Conference, not because it’s about Ajax but because it’s in Boston, until I saw the price to attend.

$1,250 If you pre-register before Sept 26.
$1,450 After that.

$1,250!! $1,450!!

For a conference!?

It’s not like this is TechED or the Hooters Waitress convention. It’s just Ajax.

This is obvisouly an attempt to extort just a bit more money before this over-hyped technology implodes.

What a rip-off: $1,450.
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