Four links to get you up and running with Git. A web-focused Git workflow Using Git specifically for web development. How to install Git on a shared host Installing Git on your shared hosting plan so that you can use it for web-focused development. Git Is Simpler Than You Think An overview of the structure [...]
[9 Sep 2011]
Winer’s explanation is purely speculative, and some might call it a conspiracy theory. But it points to a big issue for free speech in the cloud: what happens if one, smaller customer criticizes a bigger customer? In the Web 1.0 era, if you got kicked off a Web host you just found another. Today, the [...]
[29 Dec 2010]
The guide is simply a review of privacy policies, to the extent we’ve been able to find them, plus additional information we received directly from Adobe and the Internet Archive. We haven’t been able to do independent testing to verify how these e-book providers work in practice. Also, in discussing whether individuals are linked to [...]
[7 Dec 2010]
One of the best outcomes from November’s Wave Protocol Summit was a proposal for Wave to enter the Apache Software Foundation’s incubator program. Apache has a fantastic reputation for fostering healthy open source communities that create great software. Last week, that proposal was accepted, and we’re spinning up the project infrastructure so that the community [...]
[7 Dec 2010]
From the Zoho blog: We have many Google (and Google Apps) users using Zoho applications and integration between Google and Zoho Apps is increasingly becoming one of the most requested features. We previously integrated Zoho and Google at Sign-on level (both Google & Google Apps) and now, we are extending this integration to the application [...]
[2 Dec 2009]
PHP developer Chris Shiflett posted some easier-to-follow instructions for compiling Git from source on Snow Leopard. Git, of course, is the new hotness in version and source control with both command-line and GUI interfaces such as Gitnub, GitX, and SmartGit available. I use SVN, hosted by Springloops with Versions at the day job, but we’re [...]
[2 Nov 2009]
UPDATE: Turns out, I wasn’t wrong. I was just clairvoyant . WorldMate is working on an Android version of its application. Hrm. It appears I was wrong about a WorldMate application for Android. I managed to find an unused download page (by typing “android site:www.worldmate.com” in Google) that listed Android as an option. I assumed [...]
[30 Jul 2009]
Want to use a web app suite, but give control over your data’s fate Google or Zoho? Take a look at OpenGoo. OpenGoo is a mash-up of sorts, combining several open source projects and packages — such as Reece Calendar, Slimey (presentations) and FCKEditor(text editing) — into one suite. [Via OStatic]
[29 Jul 2009]
Theresa Carpenter Sondjo of Appfrica has an excellent post about working offline, particularly in cybercafes or locations where an internet connection is not available. Mac users can replace XAMPP with MAMP.* For portable apps, there’s the OS X Portable Apps suite. If you need an offline blogging tool, you can try the ScribeFire extension for [...]
[28 Jul 2009]