Archive for the 'Rich Internet Applications' Category
A Day Without Flash
Closed Published July 28th, 2006 on Digital Backcountry - Ryan Stewart's Flash Platform BlogI got to thinking about what a day without Flash would be like, and it isn’t pretty. Maybe you can assume that other technologies would fill the void, but just sit back and see how pervasive Flash has become.
Using Goowy means that without Flash, I’d be without email.
No more checking out the previous day’s sports […]
Tara Hunt Starts to Get it - Browsers Are Dead
Closed Published July 27th, 2006 on Digital Backcountry - Ryan Stewart's Flash Platform BlogInteresting post over at HorsePigCow predicting the demise of the browser (along with a pretty swanky cemetery picture). She has some good thoughts about why browsers are dead and why they’re being misused today. I’ve always felt that we are doing too much within the browser. Ajax is a great technology, but it relies too […]
IBM on Technology options for RIAs
Closed Published July 26th, 2006 on Digital Backcountry - Ryan Stewart's Flash Platform BlogI just caught this great article on IBM on Technology options for Rich Internet Applications. It covers what I would consider more non-traditional technologies like XUL and Xforms, and the author provides a much different take on RIAs than I usually see.