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Send iPhone/iPod touch Users Directly to iTunes

I have what may be a radical suggestion for the “always control you content” types, you should consider making a change to your show’s site: instead of providing an “iPhone friendly” version of your site, send iPhone and iPod touch browsers right to your iTunes listing. This accomplishes two things: it keeps you from having to find (or make) a good mobile version of your site, and it gives your visitors the ability to add your podcast to their device immediately and start listening right away. For those of you who missed it, the most recent set of new features for the iPhone included the ability to download...

jQuery/Server Side Tip on Detecting Ajax Calls

Can we detect when a request is made to our server via an Ajax-based call as opposed to a 'normal' request? In this entry I talk about how you can accomplish such a task with jQuery and ColdFusion.

Cloud Computing - an Excerpt from Cloud Application Architectures

The hallmark of any buzzword is its ability to convey the appearance of meaning without conveying actual meaning. To many people, the term cloud computing has the feel of a buzzword. In this excerpt from Cloud Application Architectures, author George Reese explains just what the cloud is—in terms anyone can understand—and why it has value to your organization. Read on to learn more about cloud computing.

Scott Barnes' Take on Silverlight 3

I've been knee deep in Silverlight lately, (which is why I have not stuck my head up to blog lately) and its all Microsoft's fault. Silverlight 3 has so many great features and the roadmap is looking so promising to me that I have been spending a lot of time wading through the features, some more mature than others, some just a glimpse of what is to come. What does SIlverlight 3 bring to the table? Hear it from someone who knows the leading tools from Adobe and Microsoft inside and out.

John Seely Brown, others on "Introducing the Collaboration Curve"

Very interesting observations at Bloomberg on the power of collaboration for education.

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