Web Design in a Browser (with Ajax)
Ajaxian and Valleywag are talking about the “Google is building a browser-based web page editor” rumor. We (Homestead) delivered a browser-based (Ajax) web site design tool last year at Demo 05. We call it SiteBuilder Lite. SBL is compatible with our primary editing tool, SiteBuilder, and is usually a user’s first stop for customizing their site after selecting one of over 2000 professionaly-built QuickSite designs as a starting point.
As with SiteBuilder and the rest of our product line, we’ve been updating SiteBuilder Lite every month or two to keep it fresh and to give more value to our customers. I’ll be interested to see what Google comes up with and whether or not they’ll be able to catch up to us.
Vista’s Live Previews of Open Windows(used in Flip 3d and Taskbar Mouseovers) ARE Accessible to Developers!!!!
This is great news! It means anyone can build really cool Flip 3d/Alt-tab replacements, etc. Kam VedBrat says:
We actually do have an API in Windows Vista that allows you to take the contents of one window and present them in another Window. This is what is used in the live previews that show up in the tooltips over taskbar buttons, and can be used by developers in their own creative ways.
So, Kam, thanks for the news! Now, can you post some sample C# that uses the previews to get us started? 🙂
Garry’s Mod used to create a Rube Goldberg Device
Long ago, Garry’s Mod appeared as a way to use the Half-Life 2 engine to create your own scenarios, complete with physics. Make linked to this one minute twenty second video of a Rube Goldberg Device created with Garry’s Mod. It’s beautiful.
John Tokash 