Ruby on Rails (RoR) and rest of World

Yukihiro Matsumoto introduced *Ruby *in the year 1993 and was officially released in 1995. Ruby is a dynamic interpreted language that has many strong features of diverse languages. It is a well-built Object oriented programming language which also has single inheritance as in Java. Ruby offers a feature called as mixins.

Mixins users can easily import methods from multiple classes using modules. Ruby has the scripting feature similar to the Python and Perl. The Object oriented concept from C++ and Java also sustains the consistency of programming in addition to maintaining the security of code. Ruby is open source and one does not need to pay anything to use it as Ruby is used worldwide by everyone.


 

David Heinemeier Hansson designed *Rails* framework in the year 2004.* *It was developed under MIT License system and as a result made *Ruby on Rails*an open source and free to be execute by everyone.

David Heinemeier Hansson is a partner at 37signals, produced popular Ruby on Rails as mentioned earlier. David Heinemeier Hansson from his work on Basecamp, a project management tool by 37signals separated the application’s supporting and created code that he could use and re-use for software.

David Heinemeier Hansson released Rails as open source in the year July 2004, but did not share entrust rights to the project until February 2005. In the year August 2006 the framework reached a landmark when Apple declares that it would ship Ruby on Rails with Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard" that was released in the year October 2007.

 Ruby and Rails are frequently speak of together though they both have their individual existence and can very well go without each other. The reason behind is that Ruby is the base foundation for Rails. They share parent and child relation. Ruby is parent and Rail is the child.


Ruby on Rails, repeatedly abbreviated to Rails or RoR, is an open source web application framework for the Ruby programming language. It is planned to be applied with an Agile development methodology which is used by web developers for speedy development.


Ruby on Rails is described as a full-stack web application framework, written in Ruby. In addition, the Ruby on Rails movement really needs to be viewed in the circumstance of web development in general if it is to be fully treasured.

Ruby assists a programmer to be a better developer by giving better understanding of the code. Ruby creates programming easy for developer with available idioms and conventions. Ruby constructs debugging quite an easy task for the programmer when working with Rails.


When Ruby on Rails (RoR) compared with other programming languages and development environments, Ruby on Rails is a very competent way of developing booming web applications in a shorter time. This is one vital reason why Ruby on Rails has attained an important position in programming.

Awesome Reaction made Google to Seal Invitation for Google+

Just day before Google did go to public with its striving and motivated budge to announce a social tool of its individual, Google+. Just as delicacies of Google’s most recent endeavor in progress dripping out, all social networking fan or in other words devotees out there waited to have hand on it. A number of were just unadorned and inquisitive to perceive if this ‘Facebook competitor’ actually had it in it to beat the ‘700 million users’ giant – the Google.

  

Positioning it elsewhere for ‘limited trial’, access to Google+, in any case cultivate a hardly any hours ago, was in the hands of the foremost wave of adopters who were prearranged the flexibility by Google, themselves to send out invitation to others.

Google comprehended it quite later that leasing the requested out and the method was a dazzling blunder. What pursued subsequently can be anyone’s speculation. Powerless to include the ‘mad rush’ that followed, Google establish it most excellent to impulsive the invite services. In a blog post, Vic Gundotra, Google Engineer said that, “We've stopped the invitation mechanism for the night. The stipulation is quite high for us. We require doing this cautiously, and in a prohibited technique. Thank you all for your curiosity!"

For at this moment this will stay, hope most of them must have got the Google+ invite.

Firefox 7 Version to cut off 'http://' from Navigation Toolbar

Open source outfit Mozilla has determined to not to use the ‘http://’ URL prefix in Firefox version 7 of the web browser that is going to be launched on September 2011. This particular version Firefox 7 does not appear with the URL prefix. As an alternative, users purely perceive the subdomain of the URL.

The browser furthermore highlights the www., sequentially to call attention to the core address of the website and give users a reasonable proposal about their location. Conversely, the web browser maintains to demonstrate the secure ‘https://’ prefix when relevant in order to offer better security to users.

 

Firefox is not the foremost web browser to get exonerate of the prefix. Rivals such as Google Chrome and Opera abandoned the URL prefix some time ago, but similar to Firefox they also demonstrate the secure URL when it is being used.

Firefox 7 has long way to go, as recently Mozilla did come up with the version 5 and made clear that it will no longer give any support to the version 4, which made most of corporate angry of Mozilla decision. Mozilla came down soon that we are going after best and the best will not only benefit corporate but to any users.

Google announces Swiffy that convert Flash files to HTML5

Apple iOS device users really get bug off with their devices, when they see there is be deficient in of Flash support. This concern has been overshadowing iOS devices in view of the fact that from the starting itself. Google, one of Adobe’s partners has moved forward and prepared a Flash to HTML5 converter.


The product is known as Swiffy and it is a service that permits users to contribute on a Flash file and then convert the same to HTML5. The service is in near the beginning stages and it is at this moment not able to convert problematical Flash files without any hiccups into HTML. This states that for now, Flash games and programs are very much doubtful to function.



The converter allocates Flash files to be converted and also can be seen on whichever browser that supports SVG, Javascript and CSS3. The end product is hardware accelerated by several modern day browsers.

Till now Google didn’t declare nor gave any indication that this will be predominantly be practical and useful for Apple iOS users, but developers should have simple in converting their content and advertisers, their ads to HTML5 with relative effortlessness. Adobe do have an application that do convert Adobe Air content to HTML5, but it is bad that they don’t have anything to convert native Flash content.

Google has stopped Health and Power Meter Projects

Google Inc. declared that it is stopping out two of its very determined projects that may locate feet grip in market share. The Internet Search giant, Google has declared the blackout of Google Health and Google Power Meter, as both the products showed unpopular response from the users ever since their launch in the year 2008 and 2009 correspondingly, as per report provided by well sourced.

"Both were based on the design that with added and improved details, people can create smarter selections, whether in consideration to running personal health and wellness, or saving money and saving energy at home”, Aaron Brown the senior product manager at Google Health in an official blog post.

As per to the blog post, Google Health will stop working on January 1 2012 on the other hand users will be still competent enough to download their records sequentially to transmit their files to a number of other host in anticipation of same day next year.



Moreover Google’s Power Meter which was announced to facilitate users to carry on a trail of Internet based draw on of energy at homes will be entirely shut down on September 16, 2011.

Google is disappointed with the services as they wished them to reach some sort of position but lacked and didn’t reach to that point. Google still did manage to make the services felt on the market map of the sectors such as health and energy.

LinkedIn Announced LinkedIn App for Android

LinkedIn has declared its LinkedIn app for Android devices. The app is by now has been present for iOS devices, which permits LinkedIn users to access customized news related to industry and other product and services. Also, Android users can download the app from the Android Market.



LinkedIn offers users with news divided into categories, top news on LinkedIn and news that is based on connections, products and industry services. It plans at serving users that will make them updated with what’s going on in their industry and outside world and also look into what has been shared and talked about in real time.

Android users can spigot on an article to view a short summary of it and also view it again for reading or viewing complete story from its source. They can also share articles or send them directly to their connections.

Sounds good and interesting for techie people. From now getting news will be easy and interesting.

Facebook Credits Starting in India from July 1 2011

Social networking giant, Facebook has declared that very soon its innovative service, Facebook Credits, which has been launched in more than 11 countries is now coming to India.

Beginning from July 1, 2011, Facebook Credits from Facebook proposes itself to be alternative payment substitute on the social networking giant site for users. The payment preference would be supported by Live Gamer. Facebook credits would permit users to purchase virtual currency and virtual goods that are being made accessible to them in their Facebook apps.



The only problem for users that the credit service doesn’t allocates payment in Indian Rupees, may be in future this problem will be rectified. Therefore, users would have to buy 50 credits for $5.

In India, the credit service can be used through MOLepoints, Moneybooker, Western Union Quick Pay.

Microsoft upgrades and improves Hotmail, HTML 5 for Users

Microsoft Corp. keeps on to exertion towards building its email service, Hotmail, for enhanced and viable with every upgrade. The Redmond based giant on Thursday unveiled a collection of further features and twists for its free email service, Hotmail in array to develop its work and routine creation of it more user friendly features.

Microsoft has showed a number of keyboard shortcuts analogous to those in Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook, which is producing the service further friendly for users of revealed email services. The upgrade has also enhanced menus in the email on a right click allowing users to reply, forward or reply the entire amid other things without problems.

  

Also, it has also enforced upon the Back command. Users can currently and simply convalesces their message via the deleted folder if Back key is pressed by mistake.

“As most of the users must have seen that very recently Microsoft has began to provide speed developments that merges elegant programming with the finest of HTML5 to make inbox super fast. More will be revealed soon from the Company”, stated Dick Craddock, general manager of Hotmail in a company’s blog post.

Twitter Users will only Operate Latest Website Version

Twitter has released an announcement, which states that old Twitter is no more and from now onwards new Twitter will be the only version that users will access.

Words from the mouth of Twitter are "You will automatically update to latest Twitter very soon".

As most of users didn’t change to new version and continued with friendly old version must have seen a yellow color banner stating to users to switch to new version.

 

Twitter from now will not ask users to switch as they have implemented new version to all users. This will be happening very soon. Twitter did announce the release of this latest interface for Twitter about nine months ago. Conversely, bundle of twitter users must be thinking when this is going to happen.

There are many technical difficulties that the latest twitter have, as per some complains from the latest twitter version users. Twitter will first rectify all the technical snags and difficulties and then will make complete transformation to new and latest version of Twitter for all users. After twitter transform to latest version and did find any new or old technical and or other difficulties cropping up then website will shift to old original version when the latest version feels the heat of problems or some bad code.

Google planning to invest in US $102 Million in Wind Energy

As Google has inclined to green energy from many years, now Google is thinking of to provide $102 million in a wind farm project in the United States to turn into one of the prevalent clean energy investors in the world. The Mountain View, California based web search engine announced on Wednesday morning that it will spend $102 million in to the Alta Wind Energy Center that being developed by Terra-Gen Power. Google also declared the venture in its Green blog.

   

The company by now provided $55 million in the similar project in May this year, fetching its entire investment in green projects to $780 million.

“The project attaches a confirmed and demonstrated wind resources during a clean- power transmission line, which will assist California congregate its determined and motivated renewable energy objectives. We've at the present invested $157 million in 270 megawatts of sanitary, wind energy production at AWEC,” said Rick Needham, director of green business operations at Google.

As most of you don’t know that even Citigroup has also declared a further investment of $102 million for the second phase of the Alta Wind Energy project.

As per to the information that these will be accessible, when the project is finished and it will produce 1,550 megawatts of power, which is almost double the capacity of the principal accessible plant in the US.

Google buys SageTV to improve Google TV Content

In a proposal to provide the content on Google TV a strong energy intake needed, so the search engine giant, Google has purchased the media software maker, SageTV. The SageTV offers features such as digital video recorder and media center software, but also known as for its ‘place-shifting’ technology that it supplies to its users, by means of which they can watch media remotely.

As per piece of information, as to the conjecture, it is this incredibly service - place-shifting that encouraged Google to buy SageTV. Google has been apparently functioning on developing the content on Google TV, and also this purchase was the subsequently logical step in that track.

 

Google’s TV service lets users to contact the internet, in addition to scan via television listing. The SageTV buy out approaches after more than a few content purchases that Google has completed to improve content on its Google TV service. These purchases take in: NBC, Netflix, Amazon, among others.

Facebook Coming up with Skype 5.5 Beta for Windows Versions

Skype has freshly declared the latest put up of Skype 5.5 for Windows with the most important feature being deeper Facebook incorporation. Skype says that with Skype 5.5 they would keep on conveying people mutually each time they are separated by launching a simple method to hook up with family and friends on Facebook.



At the present message their friends on Facebook unswervingly from within Skype. Skype asserts that with the latest Facebook contacts tab surrounded by Skype one can notice the Facebook contacts they desire to chat with online and then begin an IM conversation right from inside.

Skype 5.5 Beta has lots of new features and that are as follows:

Facebook Instant Messaging – This feature helps users to chat with Facebook friends unswervingly from Skype itself.

Facebook Contacts Tab – This latest tab in Skype itself is devoted to Facebook contacts.

'Like' and comment on Facebook status – User can exercise the Facebook News Feed inside Skype to ‘like a friend’s status or comment on without log in into Skype.

New Call Control Toolbar – This new version of Skype there will be redesigned graphic icons.

Call Phones Section – Advance developments to the saving of a phone number in the ‘Call Phones’ section.

Visual Improvements – This one can hold a call.

Google added 5 new India languages to Google Translate

Google on Tuesday announce the addition of five more Indian languages that is very much in use not only India or Bangladesh but also in other part of World in free Internet translation service - Google Translate. Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu are the five languages that were added to Google Translate, taking the numbers of languages to 63 that is supported by the California based firm's online service.

Translation of the latest additional of languages were in "alpha" form as it needs more polishing and more research on way, Google research scientist Ashish Venugopal alleged in a blog post.



"If any one of user observe incorrect or missing translations for any form of  languages, please correct us; we will be happy to correct the mistakes and learn the new form, your feedback will help us graduate novel languages from alpha status," Venugopal said.

"Google anticipate that the announcement of these latest alpha languages will help you enhanced the understanding the Indic web and persuade the publication of original content in Indic languages," he added. Google also made software for fonts used in the languages obtainable for download.

Google Doodles Showcases Summer Solstice in June 21 2011

Google doodles showcases the longest day of the year, which is falling today at northern hemisphere. The date is June 21st which is summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and winter solstice in the south and this is the period of longest daylight.

The sun achieves the northernmost pinnacle at the Tropic of Cancer. Numerous cultures around the world identify solstice with rituals, holidays, festivities and other traditions, as it's seen as a time of fertility.




The Google Doodle is designed by Tokyo artist, Takashi Murakami. His technique of art is called "superflat" and is consequent from anime and manga.

In contrast to today’s Google Doodle there are many other Murakami works that incorporates the albumwork for Kanye West's album, "Graduation" and also he did had an exhibition of his artwork at the Palace of Versailles in France, where he filled up 15 rooms with his sculptures.

Google is going to digitalize 250,000 books of British Library

The rich and very precious collections dating from 17th to 18th Century texts are accessible to the world through British Library.  As the news have been circulating that British Library has signed contract with Google to digitalize the texts of the books and exhibits the collection.

The contract states that around 250000 most precious text will be digitalize on Google for just free reading – no copy – copy will be disabled.

As per my well sourced information the very first digitalized online reading text would be Spanish inventor Narciso Monturiol's campaign for one of the world's first submarines dating back to 1858 and a guide about French Queen Marie Antoinette. And also comprises of the period of French Revolution, invention of rail and telegraph, the British Industrial Revolution, the Crimean War and more.

   

The calculated partnership is being called over by both Google and British Library as a shift in the direction of safeguarding culture and history for posterity and generating consciousness among people about their historical backdrop during the incorporation of historic documents with modern media.



The British library has also declared partnership with IT firm BrightSolid for the digitization of 40 million
pages of text to be made available for free on Google.