http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/03/02/i-dont-get-ajax-homepages It's all spinning wheels and self-doubt until the first pot of coffee. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:20:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3-9771 hourly 1 http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/03/02/i-dont-get-ajax-homepages/comment-page-1#comment-7329 l.m.orchard Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:28:30 +0000 http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/03/02/i-dont-get-ajax-homepages#comment-7329 <p>Eh, even if I had the source, I don't think I'd care. It's just another form of the "lots of tiny windows on a page" portal that I thought we'd left back in the 90's. I'd build a Dashboard or Konfabulator widget before I build a web portal widget. Every other use of a portal I can think of, I'd rather see in a less cramped UI.</p> Eh, even if I had the source, I don’t think I’d care. It’s just another form of the “lots of tiny windows on a page” portal that I thought we’d left back in the 90’s. I’d build a Dashboard or Konfabulator widget before I build a web portal widget. Every other use of a portal I can think of, I’d rather see in a less cramped UI.

]]> http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/03/02/i-dont-get-ajax-homepages/comment-page-1#comment-7328 Bob Aman Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:22:47 +0000 http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/03/02/i-dont-get-ajax-homepages#comment-7328 <p>What if the AJAX homepage was something you had the source code for, you ran it on localhost or on your own server and it encouraged hacking?</p> What if the AJAX homepage was something you had the source code for, you ran it on localhost or on your own server and it encouraged hacking?

]]> http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/03/02/i-dont-get-ajax-homepages/comment-page-1#comment-7318 Dean Edwards Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:30:40 +0000 http://decafbad.com/blog/2006/03/02/i-dont-get-ajax-homepages#comment-7318 <p>I agree. AJAX homepages are like those useless gadgets you can buy: an umbrella with a torch in the handle, a kettle that is also a radio, etc.</p> I agree. AJAX homepages are like those useless gadgets you can buy: an umbrella with a torch in the handle, a kettle that is also a radio, etc.

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