The Future of the Internet?

Here is a thought-provoking video that presents a vision of what the Internet might become before the end of the century. Will Google eventually attain world domination? Will copyright laws be one day a thing of the past? Enjoy the show!

nonstandard property :: innerHTML (but is a de facto standard)

The innerHTML property is not part of the DOM. It isn't part of any standard. It is a proprietary addition created by Microsoft.

Normally, I wouldn't recommend using anything proprietary in JavaScript code (although the XMLHttpRequest object itself is a proprietary addition). However, the innerHTML property is exceptionally well supported, considering that it is nonstandard. It is, in effect, a de facto standard: it is supported in all the major browsers. The reason why innerHTML has been so widely adopted, without any endorsement from the W3C, is that it is very useful in certain situations.

DOM methods allow you to manipulate a document very precisely. You can create elements, attributes, and text, one node at a time. That is very powerful, but it is also quite time-consuming.

The innerHTML property uses brute force. If you read the innerHTML property of an element, you will receive a string of HTML. This is a read/write property, meaning that you can also assign a string of HTML to go inside an element.

Any HTML that was previously inside the element will be obliterated and replaced with the contents of the string.

Which you choose for your web app XML, JSON, or HTML?

If you are a Ajax developer you should know these three words XML, JSON & HTML (using innerHTML)

So which you will choose the best to get your data from server to manipulate on client browser? if you are not sure about this then read following article

What's Your Poison? XML, JSON, or HTML? by Jeremy Keith

which is a part of his book Bulletproof Ajax. The article is here:

As for my preference I use HTML as it is very easy way and safe also, read the article and decide what is best for you.

When Observing Users Is Not Enough

When observing users is not enough then read following article from Isabelle Peyrichoux

When Observing Users Is Not Enough: 10 Guidelines for Getting More Out of Users’ Verbal Comments

and learn what should be avoided and what should be adopted.

Opera 9.2 is out for lovers (all platforms)

Opera version 9.2 has been released. I’m sure everyone will find browsing faster and more enjoyable with Opera’s many new features

According to official opera blog:

9.2 is not only an important update with bug fixes and the new Speed Dial functionality, it’s also a milestone in spreading Opera to new users around the world: Opera 9.2 for Windows ships with 31 languages.

Download

Click here to download opera for Linux/UNIX, Window and Mac.

Copy MySQL database from one server to another remote server

Usually you run mysqldump to create database copy:
$ mysqldump -u user -p db-name > db-name.out

Copy db-name.out file using sftp/ssh to remote MySQL server:
$ scp db-name.out user@remote.box.com:/backup

Restore database at remote server (login over ssh):
$ mysql -u user -p db-name <>
How do I copy a MySQL database from one computer/server to another?

Short answer is you can copy database from one computer/server to another using ssh or MySQL client.

You can run all the above 3 commands in one pass using mysqldump and mysql commands (insecure method, use only if you are using VPN or trust your network):
$ mysqldump db-name | mysql -h remote.box.com db-name

Use ssh if you don’t have direct access to remote mysql server (secure method):
$ mysqldump db-name | ssh user@remote.box.com mysql db-name

You can just copy table called foo to remote database (and remote mysql server remote.box.com) called bar using same syntax:
$ mysqldump db-name foo | ssh user@remote.box.com mysql bar

This will not just save your time but you can impress your friend too ;).
Almost all commands can be run using pipes under UNIX/Linux oses.

MySQL connections can be made securely to a remote server via SSL. Just thought I would mention that as it is an additional option to consider. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/secure-connections.html

Web 3.0 : The future of Web APIs and Services

Read a thought about coming up Web 3.0

Web 3.0 : When Web Sites Become Web Services
Written by Alex Iskold

It is really good thought that how the web is walking towards Web 3.0
The increasing number of APIs and Web Servicing Tools. Switching from Desktop Applications to Web Applications. We are entering into a new era of Web - The Whole New World of Internet

p.s: Read more articles from Alax Iskold are here.

Ajax Video Tutorials by Stefan Mischook

Again very good video tutorials to learn AJAX at Killerajax.com by Stefan Mischook. These video tutorials are again from the network of killersites.com the same as Actionscript Videos and PHP Videos and all the videos are not free. Few basic videos are free just to get the quality & measure the contents of paid videos. But even if they are paid its worth for it and will not pinch out your pockets. Just $19.99 to download all the videos. I think it is worth to spend money on Visual Learning then purchasing a book and fondling pages around not getting everything.

Video Highlights (from site):

• Build a fully functional AJAX shopping cart.
• Learn about Free AJAX tools to speed up your AJAX work.
• Learn how to connect AJAX with PHP
• Overt 3 hours of videos.

So if you are willing to learn some AJAX you must check out Killerajax.com

p.s: it is also a part of killersites.com network

Actionscript Videos Tutorials by Santo Romano

Great video tutorials for learning Flash Actionscript 2.0 at Killeractionscript.com by Santo Romano. These video tutorials are same like found on Killerphp.com but the only difference is that all the videos are not free. Few basic videos are free just to get the quality & measure the contents of paid videos. But even if they are paid its worth for it and will not pinch out your pockets. Just $19.99 to download all the videos. I think it is worth to spend money on Visual Learning then purchasing a book and fondling pages around not getting everything.

Video Highlights (from site):

• Use HTML and CSS in Flash
• Enable the browser 'back' button in Flash
• Build a fast loading compartmental Flash site.
• Load external text files into your Flash movies.
• Build pre-loaders with Actionscript.
• Become familiar with universal programming concepts and techniques.
• Covers the same material taught in $300 classes!

So if you are willing to learn some Actionscirpt you must check out killeractionscript.com

p.s: it is also a part of killersites.com network

PHP Video Tutorials by Stefan Mischook

Stefan Mischook as done a great job by putting up some free video tutorials to learn PHP for starters at Killerphp.com

From Site:
This is a beginners website/course on PHP created for web designers who have little to no programming experience.
Where most other PHP tutorials and books assume you know programming (or at least, that's what is seems like ...) killerphp.com assumes you need to have things explained (and demonstrated) in non-nerd terms.

Videos are of great quality and loads fast. These videos are also featured in to 'Web Designer Magazine'. It is such a good resource for starters to learn about PHP in a visual way. So wait no more and go to killerphp.com and learn PHP.

p.s: Stefan is adding more videos very soon in his collection. And it is a part of killersites.com network