http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/19/wavemaker.instant.web.apps/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0808/wavemaker.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The folks at WaveMaker think big, calling their Visual Ajax Studio 4.0 web app development tool "a fundamental breakthrough" -- and they may just be right. In a demonstration for MacNN it took about three minutes to build a simple database web app -- something that traditionally takes a team of developers to manage the complex weaving of web and server functions. This could be especially good new... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/19/wavemaker.instant.web.apps/ Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/25/4d.web.20.pack.v112/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/4dweb20.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Developer 4D says it has published v11.2 of the Web 2.0 Pack, a combination of its Ajax Framework and For Flex packages. The suite is intended for developing rich Internet and desktop applications, and includes a variety of tools and plug-ins designed to simplify the process. Aside from Ajax and Flex, the software supports platforms such as AIR and Google Gears.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/25/4d.web.20.pack.v112/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:15:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/20/safari.beats.firefox.ie/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/28-safari-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Webkit's earlier reported adoption of the SquirrelFish JavaScript interpreter is paying off, as Safari takes the lead in browser rendering speeds. Zimbra writes that Apple's web browser led the pack ahead of Firefox and Internet Explorer, with the Yahoo-owned messaging company declaring Safari "Winner of the Browser Wars." The tests were performed using several incarnations of all browsers as they... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/20/safari.beats.firefox.ie/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/23/visual.ajax.studio.32/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0804/visualajax.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />WaveMaker has released the v3.2 update to Visual Ajax Studio, its development tool for both Ajax- and Java-based web applications. As with many visual tools, the software allows users to avoid entering custom code, forms or frameworks; VAS, though, is a free and open-source program, with a drag-and-drop interface. It is nevertheless intended for enterprises, and when combined with the Rapid Depl... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/04/23/visual.ajax.studio.32/ Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:20:00 GMT