What is AJAX?

If there is anything about the current interaction design that we can state as ‘fascinating’, it has to be an Ajax application. Ajax is a dramatic departure from the traditional page-based model, which requires an entire Web page to be reloaded for the information to be communicated between the client and the server.

While seemingly simplistic, AJAX opens doors for Web-application developers that had previously been shut. It relies on nothing but the built-in browser internals. No extra software needs to be distributed to users, making AJAX an attractive option for companies that are concerned about the security and logistical implications of distributing installed software to users. Read more…

I’ve been a huge fan of Meebo ever since the day they started, or rather since the day I heard about them. A website that enables you to chat using your Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, AIM and own Meebo account without having the software installed for these IRC’s. It’s simply brilliant, finally someone saw that people don’t always want to install messenger, or Google Talk..they want to use their accounts on any machine anywhere…the chat window is embedded in the actual web page, which can pop-out to create a pretty cool and similar looking window as the actual software-GUI. Read more…

Thanks to my friend who invited me to open an account with GMail few years back. I remember the first thing I noticed after logging in was that Google’s email had a simplistic interface, which I liked. The UI of GMail was drastically different than anything I’ve ever used for email before. Here are a few excellent advantages of having a Gmail account: Read more…