Numbers Everyone Should Know | High Scalability
This group of numbers is from Brett Slatkin in Building Scalable Web Apps with Google App Engine.
Link: Numbers Everyone Should Know | High Scalability
uTest To Launch AppGrader – Free Web App Testing (video)
In the video below, Doron speaks about a new product launch coming from uTest next month. It's called “AppGrader” and will allow startups to get free reviews of their web applications using a select set of testers in the uTest service. The information on the example Doron showed included usability reviews, first impression reviews, etc. Looks like it could be a win for both startups and uTest as startups get a chance to test the service with limited functionality for free and as the startup grows, they will come back to uTest for more involved bug testing.
via uTest To Launch AppGrader – Free Web App Testing (video) | CenterNetworks.
New Status Dashboard for Google Apps
We made a commitment last year to increase transparency and communication with Google Apps customers in several ways. We heard your feedback around the need for better communication when issues like yesterday's Gmail outage occur.
via Official Google Enterprise Blog: New Status Dashboard for Google Apps.
Introducing SimpleTracking.com – Track Packages via RSS
Track your DHL, Fedex, UPS, or USPS packages via RSS. Simply input your tracking number and you are given your own RSS feed you can use to track that package. Each RSS item represents a tracking update. They also have a Firefox add-on and mobile version as well.
Link: SimpleTracking.com
Principles and Patterns for Rich Interaction Design
As part of the release of their upcoming book, Designing Web Interfaces: Principles and Patterns for Rich Interactions, Bill Scott and Theresa Neil have published a full set of principles and patterns for rich interaction design. The first set consists of 12 Standard Screen Patterns and 100 examples of them in action. Get your hands on this great resource at the book's site.
Link: Functioning Form – 12 Standard Screen Patterns
Build flash online with “wonderfl”
wonderfl is a service where you can build a Flash (swf file) online. With wonderfl, you write Actionscript3 code in the html form on this website, and our server compiles your code.
Link: wonderfl build flash online
30-Level YouTube Game Debuts
YouTube’s ability to embed links and annotations within videos is leading new forms of interactivity.
Link: 30-Level YouTube Game Debuts
Gmail Labs: Gmail Adds Tasks to the iPhone, Mobile Browsers, and iGoogle
Google has just announced a new way to manage your Gmail Tasks from your mobile device or your iGoogle homepage.
Link: Gmail Labs: Gmail Adds Tasks to the iPhone, Mobile Browsers, and iGoogle
Introducing Google Sync
Google has wasted no time with their new ActiveSync license from Microsoft. They have launched Google Sync, a service that uses ActiveSync to keep Gmail contacts and Google Calendar information updated on any phone that supports the service. This is complete two way synchronization. New contacts you add from your phone will appear in your Gmail list and vise versa. The same goes for meetings created in your mobile calendard and Google Calendar.
Synchronize your contacts. Get your Google contacts quickly and easily to your phone. With Sync, you can have access to your address book at anytime and place that you need it.
Get calendar alerts. Using your phone's native calendar, you can now access your Google calendar, and be alerted for upcoming appointments with sound or vibration.
Always in sync. Your contacts stay synchronized whether you access them from your phone or from your computer. Add or edit contact information right on your device or on your Google account on the web.
It does seem that a few people have voiced some issues with Googles new service. Lifehacker is maintaing a good thread on Google Sync problems.
Link: Google Sync Beta for iPhone, WinMo and SyncML Phones
John Resig (jQuery) Interviewed on FLOSS Weekly (podcast)
John Resig is the creator, project lead and the head of the development team of the jQuery JavaScript library, released in January, 2006. For Resig’s day job he works as a JavaScript Evangelist for the Mozilla Corporation, where he does JavaScript testing, performance analysis, speaking, and writing.
Link: FLOSS Weekly 55: jQuery
