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May 09 2010

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Apple is developing a Flash alternative (and has been for almost a year).

Posted by Brad McCarty Follow Brad McCarty on twitter on May 8th, 2010

It was only a matter of time, but the announcement has been made: Apple is developing a Flash alternative.  Oh, but wait, the “matter of time” was apparently last summer.

Yep, the entire tech industry has known about this for a year, and yet nobody has seemed to have latched onto it.  However, Apple Insider is giving a heads up as of today.  Now, let’s take a look at what is and what could be.

The product, named Gianduia is a browser-side code written in Javascript.  Its purpose is to provide rich content applications without the need for client-side plugins. Ideally, Gianduia will be used for Apple’s retail customers in order to create applications for them.

Apple has already been showing solid examples of the code.  In fact, the  Genius Bar reservations system, as well as the One-to-One program Internet interface are both done with Gianduia.

There’s the argument, of course, of HTML5 and changing standards.  However, Gianduia is proving that rich content is already capable of being produced even before the Internet makes the switch to HTML5.

Gianduia within HTML5 will very likely be the proverbial straw that breaks Adobe’s back for Flash.  In HTML5, objects that are already an integrated part of the page can be manipulated across the canvas, instead of having to be in their own containers.

Gianduia will take this one step further by offering developers the chance to truly code meaningful applications, inside of a customizable canvas, all while maintaining integration.

Our own @Alex said it best: the end user will decide when it’s time for Flash to die, just as it did with BASIC.  If you’re asking me, I’m hearing a death march…

[Post Script: I'm not a coder.  As such, I don't fully understand what this is capable of and what it is not, other than what I'm reading.  That said, even without being a coder, I can still see the significance of it.  This is not a flame intended for either side, but I think that it's a serious chance for Apple to provide interactive applications without having to rely on Flash.]

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Apple is developing a Flash alternative (and has been for almost a year).

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How apple would explain sexuality to kids-very clever

March 09 2010

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THE NEW DORK - Entrepreneur State of Mind (Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys Spoof) | Grasshopper.com


http://grasshopper.com - This is a Pantless Knights tribute to our favorite entrepreneurs (who are all "new dorks"). It's a spoof of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind," from the guys behind Grasshopper.com (thank you!). We made it because there's a new type of dork that is cooler than ever. Look at tech entrepreneurs, hipsters, Computer Science Barbie - they're all super popular new dorks! Don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe!

Get the FREE SONG in mp3 here:http://pantlessknights.com/The_New_Do...

-beau, peter and david
the pantless knights

CREDITS:
Created by Pantless Knights / Seedwell.com
Produced by Beau Lewis, Peter Furia & David Fine
Directed by David Fine
Camera by Peter Furia
Line Produced by Kimi Milo
Lyrics by Beau Lewis and Peter Furia
Vocals by Paavo Steinkamp & Jacqueline Becker -http://youtube.com/jacquelinemusic
Starring Paavo Steinkamp & Alison Mei Lan
Instrumental and Song Mix by Jeff Kite
Special guest - TGIF Crew -http://youtube.com/tgifcali

LYRICS:
Now Im in the blogosphere, Now I'm in the twitterverse
Fans get so immersed, But I'm a nerd forever
I'm the new Zuckerberg, And since my website
I been cookin dough like a chef servin killa-bytes
Used to be the basement, Back at my mom's place
Buildin web traffic so that we could sell an ad space
Make way for the, One man businesses
Bail outs finished with, White collar criminals
New sega genesis, Entrepreneur time
Makin big plans, To dominate the online
Yeah, I'm on YouTube, this is one man
Sharin' google revenue, With songs on my webcam
Science is the new art, Databases day to day
Geeks spreadin' sheet smarts, Hustle, make the data pay
I could be in Valleywag plus Geekologie
Tell from my avatar, That I'm most definitely

The New Dork,
Social networks - what dreams are made of, There's nothing you can't do
Now you're the New Dork
This V.C. money is brand new, The geek is now damn cool
Let's hear it for new dorks, new dorks, new dorks

Catch me up in Techcrunch, Right on the homepage
Hell, I'm on Gizmodo, In a photo bout a phone craze
And Im up in Mashable, weekend trip to New York
Bar pitty, 1oak, parties full of New Dorks
Now I'm pitchin business plans, From the backs of napkans
Micro-lend to Africans, Monetize Kazakastan
Catch me up on linked-in, Dog, C.E.O.
You can see where I be, With the I.P.O.
Now I'm up in skinny jeans, Now a hipster's lurkin'
Used to be a reject, But now I'm steady jerkin'
Now my glasses mainstream, Now the girlies eyein me
Popular kids copy me, The new swag is irony
Comin' from the small time, Girls couldn't find me
Now I scale models, Like I climb on top of Heidi
Start big trends, with tweets that I pass on
You should follow me, cuz I'm friends with Ashton
CHORUS

FACEBOOK
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TWITTER
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January 11 2010

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