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Web Bookmarking Services - Diigo

2011-09-08T10:47:00.000-04:00

Now Delicious has gone (at least off my list). I have used Delicious for a number of years - it had great API services and easy login - that's what I am looking for. But the recent sale makes its login independent, or isolated - it no longer uses Yahoo's login - I just cannot remember another password. So I begin to search for another replacement. My criteria are simple: Offer web APIs, at least

Introduction to Business Data Visualization

2011-05-01T11:50:00.000-04:00

I did this teaching presentation for a campus visit to SPSU. The topic is about business data visualization, what I am always intereted in. Just want to share it, particularly the SSCOPE features I summarized. Bellow is a preview of the slides. Please click on the "full-size" view button on the lower right corner to get better experience (e.g. links are enabled, etc.)

Site Map 2.0

2011-03-12T11:57:00.000-05:00

Just some casual thoughts about the new site map features for better information organization, search, and share: Structured and separated from its presentation: this makes it searchable. The search based on the structure is much more effective and efficient than search the whole page. Google site map is on the right track. Multi-perspectives (path): the structure of the site map should reflect

Web Hosting Experience (updated)

2010-12-14T07:45:00.003-05:00

I have tried several web hosting companies (Windows platform, shared hosting) since 2006: GoDaddy, 1and1, webhost4life, and recently Arvixe. They all have their own advantages, as well as disadvantages. Below is a brief comparison of their shared hosting of the middle level plan (as of Dec 2010 and to the best of my knowledge and experience). Arvixe - As many websites (domain and subdomains) as

SSCOPe Properties in Information Visualization Design

2010-10-22T05:58:00.000-04:00

How do we incorporate data and information (values and meanings) into a visualization that is clear, meaningful, and easy to understand? To achieve this goal, one of the basic information visualization design considerations is to effectively use visual elements and visual properties. Visual elements are the basic building blocks in a chart or diagram to visualize data items. The most fundamental

Google Wave Stopped

2010-08-05T08:06:00.000-04:00

[8/4/2010]Google announced that it no longer continue the project of Google Wave.I am a little surprised at this news first, but then I quite understand its situation and Google's plan with it. I have been a user of this application for some time, and also tried to introduce it to my students in a class about collaboration. I do like some of the unique features in Google Wave, such as clean

Free XML/XSD/XSLT Tools (Updated)

2010-07-24T11:17:00.001-04:00

I have tried and used a number of free XML/XSD/XSLT editors and just want to share my experience. If you have a different view or a better free tool to suggest, please let us know. Recommended comprehensive XMLPad: a pretty powerful XML/XSD/XSLT editor; providing multiple views for XML content. But sometimes there is ad. XMLFox: a nice tool to view and edit XML schemas (and XML content) with

Who uses ASP.Net?

2010-07-13T10:22:00.007-04:00

I am preparing an advanced web development course based on ASP.Net. The first question coming to mind (and probably students want to know) is:Who uses ASP.Net?I did a quick research and below is part of the list:Large company site:http://dell.com/http://www.costco.com/http://www.nestle.com/http://www.jcpenney.com/http://lego.com/http://match.com/http://www.monster.com/http://www.morningstar.com/

New Google Web Elements

2010-05-03T12:22:00.000-04:00

[05/03/2010] New Google Web Elements ReleasedA web element is a small region of content or service provided by Google and you can embed it into your own website, including your blog site here. There are some new and interesting web elements, such as a virtual keyboard (check out http://www.google.com/webelements). Try some of them in your own blog site (the group project) and see if there are any

Bye Floppy Disks and Drives

2010-04-28T17:10:00.000-04:00

[04/25/2010] Sony delivers floppy disk's last ritesSony announced last Friday it will end the domestic sales of floppy discs in March 2011. Considering that Apple iMac eliminated the floppy completely in 1998, Dell dropped the floppy as standard equipment on one of its Dimension desktops in 2003, and I have not purchased floppy drives for all my desktops since 2000, I am a little surprised at

Facebook Docs

2010-04-22T02:54:00.000-04:00

[04/21/2010] Facebook, Microsoft Partner on 'Docs' Sharing FeatureSo you like Google Docs, or you like Office more. Now, what about Microsoft Docs? If you are a Facebook user, you can now test drive Facebook Docs, powered by Microsoft. Is it gonna be a Google Docs killer?Try Facebook Docs http://docs.com/ and see if you like it. Don't forget to check out the new features (Drawing and Form) in

Google Docs and Office Discussion Summary

2010-04-10T20:54:00.000-04:00

As usual, I summarized our discussion on Google Docs, Zoho Docs, and MS Office here:Most people (if not all) like the idea of web based document editing and management.Many people do realize that their pros and cons clearly.I roughly categorized and counted your opinions, as shown in the following chart. Of the people who prefer Google Docs, 19 of them specifically prefer Google Docs over Zoho

The Project Cartoon (updated)

2010-04-07T11:57:00.011-04:00

I created my version of the project cartoon on http://www.projectcartoon.com/ (updated!)System Development Life Cycle 101 (Office Live)This set of pictures show basic SDLC phases in the "Tree Project Cartoon" way.

iPad Begins to Sell, and the future of the publishing and media business

2010-04-05T09:28:00.000-04:00

[04/04/2010] The iPad arrived in Silicon Valley last Saturday, and an estimated 700,000 iPads bought on day one.We have talked about slate PC and iPad (as computer hardware) earlier this semester. This week we are talking about e-commerce and m-commerce. This is where information technologies (like slate PC and iPad) have brought us many changes, and to some businesses, the change is huge. For

Virtual Meeting/Conferencing

2010-03-29T15:05:00.000-04:00

Sounds familiar? SecondLife again?[March 21, 2010] VenueGen lets businesses stage quick and easy virtual meetings.Check out VenueGen's demonstration at DEMO Spring 2010 conference.Yes. This time it might work. Compared to video conferencing, virtual meetings may be better in many aspects. For example, you don't need web cams; you don't need to make yourself look good at home; and you don't worry

Online File Storage

2010-03-21T09:41:00.000-04:00

PC World [2/23/2010] : Google Docs Online File StorageI know many of you do not have a USB drive, or just worry about it will get lost (we have seen many cases already). Here is one solution to check out if you always have the Internet connection: online storage.The online storage service is getting popular these days to replace emailing files to yourself. Here are several options (free service)

HTML Link with Target to a Div

2010-03-18T08:17:00.000-04:00

Last time I mentioned about a new trend in the web navigation mode based on within-page navigation: http://cubicle-h.blogspot.com/2009/05/web-between-page-based-navigation-and.htmlCurrently scripts and plug-ins need to be used to realize such a behavior. But it would be good to have this as a built-in feature of HTML and directly supported by browsers. Here is my thought:The current tag has