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Adobe Flex, as we all know is a collection of technologies released by Adobe Systems for the development and deployment of cross platform rich Internet applications based on the proprietary Adobe Flash platform. So if you are interested in learning some basic concepts of this future technology then go ahead & check out the free Flex in a week program by Adobe. Continue Reading »

Firefox has a cool little easter egg, just type in about:robots in the address bar & you will find robots greeting you with a special message. The title of the page reads Gort! Klaatu barada nikto!, wondering what it means. According to wikipedia Gort! Klaatu barada nikto! originates from the Cold War-era science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). In the film, the phrase, Klaatu barada nikto, was used by Helen Benson to stop the robot Gort from destroying the Earth. Klaatu is the name of the humanoid alien protagonist in the film. Here is a quick view of the page.. Continue Reading »

Who doesn’t know about TinyURL, the popular URL shortening service that is used widely to share links over email, IM’s etc. Here is another URL shortening service launched by Betaworks that goes by the name of Bit.ly. It is still in its nascent stages but it will give a close competition to TinyURL with its advanced feature set. Continue Reading »

Google unveils their new 3D virtual world by the name ‘Lively‘. It is a Web-based project that is similar to Second life. Lively allows users to create highly personalized 3D rooms on the web. Users will have their own 3D avatars and custom characters. Photos & videos can also be embedded on the walls of the 3D virtual rooms. These rooms can also be  embedded on a website or a blog through a code snippet. Continue Reading »