A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application.
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- The elephant in the room: SOA and the economy
- We've all been distracted by events in the economy over the past few weeks, and let's face it, it makes for a very large elephant in the room when we talk about SOA. All debates about REST, SOAP, Java, .NET, JSON, ESBs, WOA won't mean a thing...
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- The Apple II is baaaaccckk (via emulator)
- In the Friday nostalgia department, TechRepublic's John Sheesley has unearthed an emulator for the Apple II. All you need is a browser and you're off to memory lane. Sheesley writes: Unlike the TRS-80 Model I Basic emulator page, the Virtual Apple site doesn't use a Java...
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Opera bitten by 'extremely severe' browser bug
- Buried in the flurry of feature-related news surrounding the release of Opera 9.6 is the fact that the update fixes an "extremely severe" vulnerability that could expose Opera users to code execution attacks. According to an Opera advisory, which is not mentioned anywhere in Opera's giddy press...
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Alarm Clock (exe)
- Alarm Clock is a utility which can be used to setup an alarm easily. Alarm Clock supports speaking text and playing .wav file. Snooze operation is supported by the Alarm Clock. Alarm can be previewed easily. Trial version does not have a reminder / nagging popup screen. Voice of Text...
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- SaleBid (jar)
- SaleBid is a computer program/software to analyze the results of the sale bid done by using closed envelopes. The program facilitates the evaluation of the results of the sale bids to find the bidders who gave maximum proposals and to determine which goods got which proposals. Easy to use environment...
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
- AdSense for Games: Could RIAs be next?
- AdSense for Games: Could RIAs be next?Where do they cook up these numbers?25% of internet users play games. Okay, does that mean they play the little cutesy web games, or the massive online games like WoW, or multiplayer PC games, or any kind of game at all? Does it count...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Digital Web Business News: Weekly Report - Oct. 8, 2008
- There are an incredible amount of startups and established companies who are releasing tools and practices for digital Web strategies for businesses on a weekly basis. Since I cannot cover them all I have set out to prepare a weekly snapshot of digital Web news that impacts businesses of all...
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Changing open source terms bad move in a recession
- Changing open source terms bad move in a recessionOpen Source flawed modelIf a car manufacture engineers a car, it does not release its blue-prints for free. If an architect designs a house he or she does not release his plans for free. The equivalent of an engineering blue...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Seesmic snags Washington Post
- Seesmic snags Washington PostEase of use = good user experienceAt some point during Debate08 someone tweeted about a BBC page what was collecting an impressive number of comments on the event. I popped over there and noticed a "Contribute by Video" link. Having only very recently started with Seesmic I...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- StarQuest (zip)
- StarQuest is a command line turn-based science fiction game which features multiple enemy types, star bases, weapons, and levels. After defeating the different enemies for 10 levels, face the boss and fight for humankind. NOTE: This game requires installation of the Java Runtime Environment. This version is the first release...
- Software downloads 2008-10-08
- Webcam hijack demo highlights clickjacking threat
- [ UPDATE: The details are out. Lots of unresolved clickjacking issues] A security researcher in Israel has released a demo of a "clickjacking" attack, using an JavaScript game to turn every browser into a surveillance zombie. The release of the demo follows last month's...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we are
- Consumers might not be ready for netbooks, but we areand then in 2015...after a generation of high school leavers are very familiar with Linux and other FOSS apps, businesses will be able to start switching to Linux without the need to retrain new starters.Then in 2020 when this generation are...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failedSimpleDo you really think that MS decided to do that on its own? Would that really make sense for them to make it alot more complicated? MS did not want to do that, their own emails to each other prove that...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- Data Processing scores big success! Linux loses, again!
- Data Processing scores big success! Linux loses, again!Wrong title, MurphIt should be "IT N00bs at large in Canada" or something along those lines :)Also funny they switched to a windows server. "Oh, we understand windows, cause we use it at home! let's try that! Oh no use! Oh no, what...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- JCODER Lite (exe)
- JCODER Lite free Java IDE is an Integrated Development Environment IDE for Java developers. It allows you to compile and debug your Java program from the editor environment, as well as browse through your classes. You will get all the tools you need to create professional programs: project management, wizards,...
- Software downloads 2008-10-05
- Blood in the water and open source on the tracks
- Blood in the water and open source on the tracksConsolidationYou've noticed, then, that the number of banks has been decreasing. And that the survivors are able to make substantial profits.True of the software industry as well, as you imply. Smaller companies of value are likely to be bought...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Android has power of a clean sheet
- Android has power of a clean sheetMaybe Android is a big deal?When I first started seeing stories about Android, I figured it was an iPhone wannabe. But, more and more it sounds like my kind of device (os?).This could be the killer app (os?) for phones/PDAs/mp3 players/image viewers.Wow.The key...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Cybercriminals syndicating Google Trends keywords to serve malware
- Cybercriminals syndicating Google Trends keywords to serve malwareLarge networks are increasingly...being used to comprimise the Internet. These commercial networks are too large to be managed by hands-on real people and are being managed by technology. Things are only going to get worse. If these networks can't be properly managed they...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Microsoft says crisis will impact tech
- Microsoft says crisis will impact techGround Control to L.E.M. Apollo13 Gemini has returned to Canada:Tom Hanks Impersonator,"Aren't we glad Houston didn't say San Fransico. That fire would wipe-out the SSA and put fourteen million Americans out of their homes."" I wonder how my trailer park is doing?"Wrong!!What's needed is NOT...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
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