Henry

Age of Flying Cars

Its time for Flying Cars; CBS Network has an article on the status of flying cars. It features Moller Skycar, Air Scooter, CarterCopter, and Skyblazer.

I like the concepts of Skycar and Skyblazer. Skycar looks great, Its been described as a cross between a Ferrari and a Batmobile.

AJAX: A New Kid

Finally we have something, which can add a lot more flexibility and richness in developing web applications, AJAX is short form of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, which uses JavaScript, XMLHttpRequest, and DOM to interact with servers side without refreshing pages. GMail and Google Suggest are the best visible example of this kind.

Already we have support from all the major Web Frameworks, including Struts, Tapestry, etc, also there is new Framework called Echo2 based on this principle.

Above all, I am looking forward to JSF and AJAX Integration which is planned for JSF 2.0. I think, this can change the way we develop web application altogether.

It is not a complete desktop replacement, but something better than before.
Links:
Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications
Ajax using XMLHttpRequest and Struts
AJAX with Java 2 Enterprise Edition
JSF and AJAX
XMLHttpRequest in Practice

Am I a rare intellect? I think so!

I have seen an interesting quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson, it says "If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

So, I decided to compile the list of books, which I have read so far (excluding programming/technology related books), just to pat myself on the back

Here is my wonderful collection of handpicked books, in topics such business, religion, spiritual, philosophy, self-help, and technology.