Technology and Development
Web Apps
Twitter shutting down basic authentication
Apr 25th
On June 30 2010, the @twitterapi team will shut down their basic authentication API, making OAuth their primary way to connect to Twitter application.
Twitter also provides a count down here with a screenshot:
Basically, connecting using OAuth provides better security than giving away username and password to a third party. OAuth provides connectivity to the Twitter API without giving away sensitive information.
There will be a lot of noise in the next few weeks or so (it’s only around 9 weeks away till OAuthcalypse as they call it) as a LOT of developers will be switching to OAuth before their time runs out.
More >jQtouch – create your iPhone application as a web application
Apr 24th
Yep, with just some web html/css/javascript knowledge you can create iPhone application. No joke! just trick. By using this JQtouch plug-in, you can create website that acts and behave just like a native iPhone application. I was pretty amazed at the idea, but it’s time to dig in and try it for yourself! I’m doing stuffs with it and I’d say I’m really impressed.
It can even store stuffs on your iPhone for offline viewing. Superb!
Note that I’ll be fiddling with this JQuery plugin in the next week or so, so you may expect some reviews and More >
Useful websites web developer should make use of
Oct 18th
There are quite a few tools lying around on the internet that helps the web development or web design process drastically. It will certainly strike inspirations and surely make your life easier while creating a website. In this post, I have compiled several websites that I have make use of in my progress.
Lorem Lipsum / Sample ContentYes, the awesome, the all known popular test text lorem ipsum dolor sit amen… something something… To simulate real text rendering on a webpage. If you don’t have this on a notepad lies on your desktop, this website is a blast. It More >
Huddle Review
Oct 11th
Huddle is my choice for web collaboration system as well as Project Management software.
I was in search of a free, powerful, easy to use, social collaboration software. And Huddle is my final stop, for now.
Huddle allows team members to share documents, and conduct various projects in a multi-agent, multi-user, central, online, collaborative environment. Huddle separates itself from basecamphq by offering a free for all time plan. Of course basecamphq was once offering a free package, but not anymore. Huddle was designed with internet collaboration totally in mind. The project manager can add and assign tasks to each of the team members More >
Dropbox Review
Oct 9th
I worked from different computers, I have several machines, not counting the ones I have to use at school labs for printing purposes. Last week, I had a wonderful invention of bringing my USB key everywhere I go by attaching it to my key-chain. Of course, I have a habit of needing my files everywhere I go and always have to have the most updated version of each and every files… I am a picky bastard when it comes to usability and efficiency in file storage.
For years, I have relied on Gmail to store my files due to the my More >
