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WEDJE - Widget Enabled DOM Javascript Embedding

Mike Davidson presents a solution to the ever-growing problem of widgets slowing down sites. [...]

BBC iPlayer launch soon

iPlayer will let you download programmes up to seven days after their broadcast date. Further information about iPlayer. [...]

HTML5 differences from HTML4

Anne van Kesteren describes the differences between HTML4 and HTML5. [...]

Feedburner bought by Google

Google just got bigger. [...]

Quick and dirty file conversion into PDF

As I didn't have the software, I converted some Microsoft Publishers files easily into PDF with this useful and free web service: PDF Online. [...]

Help keep accessibility and semantics in HTML

Roger Johansson explains that recent developments of HTML 5 (otherwise known as Web Applications 1.0) have taken a turn for the worse with moves towar [...]

Forward Towards the Past

Tommy Olsson shares his thoughts about the latest developments of HTML (known as HTML5). [...]

eBay Launches 'ToGo' Widgets For Any Listing

A very cool idea from eBay: find any listing and display it on your website! Check out the details at eBay To Go. More info about at Tech Crunch. [...]

RiverDocs Converter

RiverDocs Converter lets you transform unstructured, inaccessible documents into structured, accessible HTML documents. Review at Access 2.0. [...]

Alexa page rank widget

About 10 weeks ago I added the Alexa Page Rank widget to this site to see if my ranking would increase, in accordance with the rumours. After an initi [...]

Ten questions for Lachlan Hunt

More discussion on HTML5 and XHTML2 with Lachlan Hunt and Russ Weakley. [...]

Top Irish Web Apps

Overview of some top Irish Web Apps including nooked and Loudervoice. [...]

Open Id

Simon Willison talking about Open ID. [...]

The top 25 UK web 2.0 start ups

Another great list including:Last.fmDropSend [...]

5 Ways to SMS for free

Good list of free SMS providers with some extra tips in the comments [...]

The future of HTML

Very interesting interview between Vlad Alexander and Ian Hickson on the subject of HTML 5 and Vlad Alexander and Steven Pemberton on the subject of X [...]

Universality of the web widget

Netvibes have produced a Universal Widget API which will encourages publishers to author widgets using their software and thus extend the potential re [...]

A happy Vista customer

Christian Montoya details the elements of Microsoft Vista that work for him. [...]

LinkedInABox

LinkedInABox™ is a simple widget that can be embedded on any web page and provides a summary of your personal profile, as presented in your Link [...]

Not quite ready for Vista?.

Try these Windows XP resources. [...]

Tips for Writing Nicer Site Badges

Tips for writing nicer site badges (widgets). [...]

AOL Now Supports OpenID

What's interesting about this post at Slashdot about OpenID is the response to OpenID in the comments. [...]

PayPal security key

Add an extra level of security when you log in to your PayPal account by using the PayPal Security Key [...]

OpenOffice.org

If you are on a budget and need software like Microsoft Office components Word, Excel and Powerpoint then OpenOffice.org could be the perfect solution [...]

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