Tiempos de Srirangan

I really am, I tell you. I am gonna rant about it big. Or maybe I just make a little talk at the upcoming New Delhi Barcamp. Be there.

More information: http://wiki.barcampdelhi.com

Yeah, it looks really nice. I see myself saving a few programming hours using this. Here is the project link: http://code.google.com/p/flexlib/ I would recommend checking out the component list at: http://code.google.com/p/flexlib/wiki/ComponentList

Open source and community driven, so it makes life all the more fun. Check it out, it is productive.

It has happened so many f'ing times, about time I keep this for reference.

show variables like 'max%' ;
set max_allowed_packet = 9999999;

As I have to rush out and get em some drinks, will keep this short and sweet. Building a new Flex app but can't find the right themes? It's about time you checked out Kuler: http://kuler.adobe.com/

Seriously, this one deserves its own blog entry. Can't believe how productive this will make you.

- Sri

PS: Don't forget to drop in a thank you to the authors color theme you use.

Looking back at 2007..

Aye's
Representational State Transfer
UML

Meh's
"Ajax"
Android
Flex w/ Actionscript

Nay's
Lazy coding habits
Fluctuating motivation levels
Repetitive work

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Looking forward to
My superb android project =P
Project Backoffice - Flex based web scrum project management app
More success
.. and maybe a better car! :D

A brilliant post on Seth Godin's blog, saving excerpts here for personal reference:

* Ads in the top and left portions of a page will receive the most eye fixation.
* Ads placed next to the best content are seen more often.
* Bigger images get more attention.
* Clean, clear faces in images attract more eye fixation.
* Fancy formatting and fonts are ignored.
* Formatting can draw attention.
* Headings draw the eye.
* Initial eye movement focuses on the upper left corner of the page.
* Large blocks of text are avoided.
* Lists hold reader attention longer.
* Navigation tools work better when placed at the top of the page.
* One-column formats perform better in eye-fixation than multi-column formats.
* People generally scan lower portions of the page.
* Readers ignore banners.
* Shorter paragraphs perform better than long ones.
* Show numbers as numerals.
* Text ads were viewed mostly intently of all types tested.
* Text attracts attention before graphics.
* Type size influences viewing behavior.
* Users initially look at the top left and upper portion of the page before moving down and to the right.
* Users only look at a sub headline if it interests them.
* Users spend a lot of time looking at buttons and menus.
* White space is good.

Furthermore, this: http://www.virtualhosting.com/blog/2007/scientific-web-design-23-actiona...

Google and 30 other top mobile companies have announced the formation of the Open Handset Alliance; and OHA is all set to release the Android SDK come November 12th 2007.

Android promises to be a spectacular way to develop usable, versatile and powerful applications for all sorts of mobile handsets. Android is to be the equivalent of Microsoft WPF for mobile devices - similar but better because it is open and free.

Links to watch out for:
-- http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/developers.html
-- http://www.diephone.com/

Useful course notes for Ajax Gui developers. Uploading for archival purposes.

Google Adsense in recent times has already introduced a number of new features and updates; and considering that it has been under maintenance for nearly six hours as I write, I'm starting to get a bit excited ... Does a new, exciting, sexy feature await us?

Paying a visit to Inside Adsense to get some feelers .. Ah, Western Union for a range of countries. Not bad. What else is up .. hmm.. Gadget Ads.. Holy sh!t, WTH is that? Quoting Google:

Today we launched Google Gadget Ads, customized "mini-sites" that run as ads on AdSense publisher websites. These ads are interactive, engaging, and will appeal to your users, simultaneously providing value to advertisers while getting visitors to stick around your site. The end result is that advertisers get more engaged users, users have a richer ad experience, and publishers opted in to image ads may see increased competition for their ad space.

That's about it, waiting for Adsense to be back up. Till then..

- Sri