AlbanyWiFi.com

Western Digital yesterday announced a new miniature USB hard drive storage device which can reportedly store as many as five two hour feature length movies, 1,700 digital photos, 1,500 songs or thousands of documents. The new WD Passport Pocket Drive is priced at $129 and should be available now.

news.designtechnica.com/article9945.html

One thing I see popping up over message boards is people want to reuse the XMLHttpRequest Object instead of creating a new instance every single time. Some developers think this will help in memory leaks. I have not tested it in any way to see if it really helps. But I thought that I would show you it is possible to reuse the same object over again and again with Internet Explorer.

ajaxian.com/archives/the-xmlhttprequest-reuse-dilemma

In their ever-continuing quest to release one Ajax application a week, the folks over at AjaxLaunch have posted their latest creation - AjaxSketch.

ajaxian.com/archives/ajaxsketchcom-web-based-flowchartingdiagraming-application

NO JAVASCRIPT
JUST CSS
AND IT VALIDATES !!!

www.cssplay.co.uk/menu/lightbox.html#flower8

Once again, DevArticles is back with a new project that I’ve seen many people ask for as a way to keep on top of their email no matter where they are - an Ajax-enabled POP3 client. This article is the first of a three part series to create a simple app that can grab the messages from your mail server.

ajaxian.com/archives/building-a-web-based-ajax-pop3-client

This tutorial examines the different layout properties available in CSS: position:static, position:relative, position:absolute, and float.

barelyfitz.com/screencast/html-training/css/positioning/

I’m a huge fan of IPCop. It’s a great firewall distro that makes administration a snap using a slick web interface. My goal was to use IPCop and an easy-to-use VPN client to allow access to my LAN while away from home.

thinkhole.org/wp/2006/03/28/ipcop-openvpn-howto

The much-anticipated new version 1.1 of Ruby on Rails hit the streets with fanfare a couple of days ago.  And while even I am wary of the hyperbole that sometimes surrounds Ajax and Web 2.0, I’m very pleased to say that Ruby on Rails is the genuine article.  Rails has become one of the real success stories in Web development in just the last year.  Built by 37signals’ charismatic David Heinemeier Hanson and a host of contributors, Ruby on Rails has ascended to near-mainstream status nearly overnight.

web2.wsj2.com/ruby_on_rails_11_web_20_on_rocket_fuel.htm

Lightbox JS is a simple, unobtrusive script used to overlay images on the current page. It’s a snap to setup and works on all modern browsers.

What’s New in Version 2.0

• Image Sets: group related images and navigate through them with ease
• Visual Effects: fancy pants transitions
• Backwards Compatibility: yes!

www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/

The search-engine giant has developed three technologies for offering wireless Internet access, and advertising, free of charge.

Story here.