Klik will be the heir of apt-get?
klik provides an easy way to download and use software for most major distributions. There are currently 3 distributions which have the klik client preinstalled: Kanotix, openSUSE (SLICK enhanced), and CPX-MINI.
Homepage of Klik.
NetBeans IDE 5.0 introduces comprehensive support for developing IDE modules and rich client applications based on the NetBeans platform, the new intuitive GUI builder Matisse, new and redesigned CVS support, Weblogic9 and JBoss 4 support, and a lot of editor enhancements.
Try out the new GUI builder. It rocks!
Announcement here.
ZDNet.com presents an article with a list of websites using AJAX/Web 2.0 technology. Many of them are office software. I’ve tried some and I’m impressed, but most of them are in an early stage.
I tried:
The article from Blink. says that Microsoft guys have ported their site to “Wibdey”. Download Center was already ported since June.
This is an interesting tutorial about web caching. It allows browser to retrieve content from the “closest” source without requesting it to the original server. It reduces the load traffic and speeds web navigation. Two examples of caches are browser’s cache (available to one user) and proxy servers (available to many users). Designing optimal caching for a website could bring benefits.
Key new features of MySQL 5.0 come in three groups:
- ANSI SQL standard features formerly unknown to MySQL
- ANSI SQL standard compliance of existing MySQL features
- New MySQL Storage Engines, Tools and Extensions
The new ANSI SQL features include:
- Views (both read-only and updatable views)
- Stored Procedures and Stored Functions, using the SQL:2003 syntax, which is also used by IBM’s DB2
- Triggers (row-level)
- Server-side cursors (read-only, non-scrolling)
ANSI SQL standard compliance of existing MySQL features includes:
- Strict Mode: MySQL 5.0 adds a mode that complies with standard SQL in a number of areas in which earlier versions did not; we now do strict data type checking and issue errors for all invalid dates, numbers and strings as expected
- INFORMATION_SCHEMA: An ANSI SQL-compliant Data Dictionary for accessing metadata, in parallel to the MySQL specific SHOW commands
- Precision Math: A new library for fixed-point arithmetic, giving high accuracy for financial and mathematical operations
- VARCHAR Data Type: The maximum effective length of a VARCHAR column has increased to 65,532 bytes; also, stripping of trailing whitespace no longer occurs
New MySQL Storage Engines, Tools and Extensions are:
- XA Distributed Transactions
- ARCHIVE Storage Engine for storing large amounts of data without indexes in a very small footprint, intended for historical data that may be needed for future audit compliance (Sarbanes Oxley or otherwise)
- FEDERATED Storage Engine for accessing data Ãn tables of remote databases rather than in local tables (only in MAX version)
- Instance Manager: a tool to start and stop MySQL Server, even remotely
Read the announce.
You can find all info here.
Newsforge writes a report the about KDE 4:
KDE 4 is a chance to experiment and introduce new concepts and applications that do more than build on the strength of KDE’s existing architecture. Just as KDE 3 brought major transformations in that architecture, developers are looking to KDE 4 to transform the desktop experience and enable a surge in third-party application development. With a KDE 4 release not likely to happen for at least another year, the developers have plenty of time to experiment.
Hkepc reports the new AMD processor, Athlon 64 5000+, codenamed Windsor. It has L2 cache of 1MB for each core and a 2,67GHz frequency clock, thanks to the 333MHz bus clock.
Web site optimization (WSO) is the process of reducing web site size and complexity to maximize website performance. Website optimization can also include search engine optimization, pay per click optimization, and conversion rate optimization (getting more traffic and sales) as part of your overall site redesign process.
Here.
Lightning 0.1 (Target release date: November 2005)
- No known dataloss bugs
- Basically functionality usable as dogfood with local database & WebDAV calendars
- Project Page: Calendar:Lightning:0.1
Taken from here.
The removal of the advertising banner and licensing fee is
made possible by a gradual increase in revenues from search
and service partners, including a new revised search
agreement with Google. The extended contract with Google
includes a search revenue deal, marketing support and
technical cooperation. Opera expects this contract to
increase the revenue per user.
More here.
Newsforge reports the facts of Google Summer:
Link to Google Summer Code.
Google Toolbar for Firefox is not beta anymore. If you installed it, update it via Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Update Now.
Taken from Google Blog.