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Re: Section 508 Question and Scripting languages

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From: Joshue O Connor
Date: Jan 9, 2006 10:20AM

> LG already has the internet fridge:

Great. I'll ditch my laptop!!

>> I think AJAX is truly amazing when used as a 'bonus' layer. You often
>> see it used as THE layer to interact with the data, though, and that's a
>> risky proposition, IMHO.

Interesting. Darrel, Do you know any good resources for more info on AJAX
that you would like to share??

Josh



Austin, Darrel wrote:
>>>Coupled with this is the phenomenal growth of Web 2.0 elements like
>>>RSS Feeds which show us that the content, and the ability to manage
>>>and control it is more important to the user than the presentation.
>>
>>As John indicates the days of the Browser could be numbered
>>or at least, its monopoly as the preferred method for users
>>to access content.
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> I gave a presentation a few years ago talking about that very issue. In
> fact, it's been going on for some time.
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>>We already have such a diverse range of
>>PDA's, and other mobile devices that the ability to
>>effectively manage this content (going forward) hangs on that
>>content being "structured".
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> Absolutely! The list of common non-desktop-browsing devices that access
> web data is getting rather long:
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> - newsreaders
> - PDAs
> - cell phones
> - compact laptops
> - Apple's Sherlock
> - Apple's iTunes
> - Apple's Widgets
> - Yahoo's Widgets (Konfabulator)
> - (and I'm sure there are more...suggestions?)
>
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>>Perhaps as the alternative user agents flourish these scripts
>>will be expanded to cover additional agents. However, we need
>>to recognize that the "web of the future" may be engaged on
>>the side of a toaster or microwave oven or on devices that
>>haven't been invented yet.
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> LG already has the internet fridge:
>
> - http://www.lginternetfamily.co.uk/fridge.asp
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>>I suppose the thrust of my post is that I am curious about
>>the place that scripting languages have in the "Brave New Now".
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> I think AJAX is truly amazing when used as a 'bonus' layer. You often
> see it used as THE layer to interact with the data, though, and that's a
> risky proposition, IMHO.
>
> -Darrel
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