DWR- Easy Ajax for Java. The DWR (Direct Web Remoting) project is an open source solution released under the Apache license for the developers who wants to use AJAX and XMLHttpRequest in an easy way. It allows Javascript in a browser to interact with Java servlet that runs on the server. The servlet then processes requests that arrive from clients and sends back responses. The deployment of DWR is pretty simple. It comes with a single jar file and you need to add few lines in your web.xml. In... Read Full Story

MooTools - JavaScript FrameworkIf you are looking for an Object Oriented javascript framework then MooTools is for you. It is similar to Prototype and Scriptaculous but I feel MooTools is extremely well documented, more flexible and customizable and easy to use. It is compatible with IE6+, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Camino browsers.If you are new to MooTools, and need a guide to help you along the way, I recommend you to check out MooTools documentation. The documentation is extensive and it i... Read Full Story

Sometimes you delete important files and folders accidentally and are not able to recover them. For this Linux has a great capacity to secure your valuable information by making ur files immutable which even root user cant delete.Linux ships with a tool called chattr which can be used for this purpose.To make your “MyFolder” immutable use the following command,# chattr +i MyFolderAfter successfully completing the command, your folder will become immutable and even the root user will not be ab... Read Full Story

Stikkit - online web based simple note taker.Stikkit makes organizing your daily details as simple as jotting down a note or firing off email. Stikkit's "little yellow notes that think" talk to the productivity applications you already use, as well as to friends, coworkers and family, giving you a universal remote for your life.The interesting thing is it parses the content of the notes that you type. So if you jot any address it will be automatically added in your address book ... Read Full Story

SpongeCell New Ajax Calendar SpongeCell is an online web based Calendar which is built on Ruby on Rails. It has a nice drag and drop interface. It allows you to import iCalendar events which can be shared with your friends and contacts. It has a nice mobile interface. Above all it supports Natural Language Processing(NLP) wherein you can type a sentence like “Meeting at 10A.M” in the SpongeBar and it will be automatically added as an entry in the corresponding date and time that you have ment... Read Full Story

ChaCha - A Human Powered Search Engine. Chacha is another coool search engine with a standard search box. Type a query/keyword and you get back a set of results. But the most interesting aspect of Chacha is its people powered search engine. If you are not satisfied with the results you can request a chat session with a human search guide and get help to find what you are searching for. Though its not fair to compare with Google, its really FUN to have a play with it. On a similar note, try o... Read Full Story

Hakia - Meaning based Search Engine. If you’re bored using Google for Search, try out Hakia which is a meaning based search engine.The interface is similar to Google. The engine suggests you to enter not just keywords but a phrase or a question. So you can type a phrase like “What is the use of Ajax”.I would say the results were spot on. It uses Artificial Intelligence(semantic system) for searching rather than the conventional index. Hakia should do something spectacular for beating Google... Read Full Story

GotApi - Quick API Lookup Service. If you’re looking for a quick developer reference for CSS, HTML, JavaScript, XSL, Java, J2EE, Struts then GotAPI is for you. It uses AJAX technology to get a large collection of API’s all in one place. The interface is really nice. Try it out and Im sure you find it very useful when you’re struck with coding. Read Full Story

BiteMyPhoto - Easy Uploading Tool. If you are looking for a free Image uploading tool dont hesitate to try BiteMyPhoto. It is extremely easy to use, fast and makes uploading a lot easier. But on the other side I dont find any other unique feature(s) to mention here. It is just another free hosting service built using Ruby on Rails by a single man Bruno Miranda. There are lots of other image hosting services available. Some of them include Thumbq, Zoto, Photobucket, Dundoo, Imagehack, AllYouC... Read Full Story

Zoho Writer - Ajax Word Processor Zoho Writer is an Online collaborative web2.0 Ajax based word processor. You need not install anything on your computer, just signup and create documents online and access it anywhere and anytime. Zoho Writer supports Collaborative Editing means multiple users can work on the same document simultaneously. It supports import/export of documents with PDF, DOC, SXW, RTF, ODT, HTML and text file formats. With Zoho Writer you can also post documents to your blogs ... Read Full Story