Fixing bad XML, any recommendations?

I am using Text_Diff classes of PHP to generate differences between two XML documents. The output is not always valid XML – tag nesting is not always correct. This happens because my source files are XML and have their own tags. When Text_Diff inserts its own <ins> and <del> tags around the changed text, it […]

Next ring the telephone!

We have seen breakthrough innovations in communication media and technologies. From letters to emails and IM. From books to blogs and Twitter posts. I believe transformation is coming in the way we use our telephone. Convergence of devices, portable numbers, voice mail transcription, SMS integration – it’s all coming. Keep your ears open for: Google […]

Notification Components in Flex

If you are building a Flex application, you may need a way to show messages to the user. The usual way to do this is via Alerts. Alerts can be quite distracting and generally avoidable. Another alternative is to have a status message area (like a status bar) and show messages there. But an even […]