Google Native Client? Runs C++ code in a browser? Sounds interesting.
http://www.insideria.com/2008/12/google-native-client-a-game-ch.html
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IE8 Beta goes public – and what are those new features?
Or to be more specific, what the hell are the “Accelerators” and the “Web Slices”?
You can download the Internet Explorer 8 Beta from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/default.aspx. Overall, it’s quite an interesting update – and most noticeably it shows a distinct push on the innovation front. Since I’m talking about it, I’ll go over a few of the noticeable new features, and then get onto the specifics of the “accelerator” and “web slices” features.
The real Computer Monster
I got sent this earlier and found it amusing, so what the heck – enjoy!
Or view it on YouTube: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gdAKgJDahzw
Desktop Mashups?
It’s a fast-paced industry, with Digital Production studios (like us) transforming all manner of content from clients into wide variety of other formats. We’ll take school textbooks for example and transform them into interactive textbooks, or spreadsheets of contact details and translate them into Google Map pages. A labour-intensive task? It doesn’t have to be, if you’re clever about things (and a little flexible, and willing to get your hands dirty with alien programming languages).
Most companies have crossed into the realms of digital (who even works with paper anymore?) but that doesn’t mean that they are using formats that are compatable with web development – quite the opposite – they’ll mostly be Word documents, Excel spreadsheets or Powerpoint presentations. Likewise, images you’re supplied will be full-resolution megapixel camera shots, not web-optimised graphics. So, just how do you turn work around in an efficent, reliable way – in the easiest way possible for both you and the client?
No updates? I’m working on it.
Eesh, how quickly two weeks go by – and its been even longer since I wrote anything new. I’m working on stuff, I promise. Blogging can fall by the wayside when you’ve got distractions like LittleBigPlanet or Spore you know.
I have been playing around with Flex and AIR again – I’ve got plans for a couple of tutorials or something like that – and hopefully very soon we’ll have a useful AIR application for download.
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