Computer History in the Making

	June 5, 2007
Your Update from the Directory for IT Newsletters	132,451 Subscribers
Computer History in the Making Do you remember the days of DOS? Are you a command-line junkie? Or, do you remember Peter Norton's best seller, "Inside the IBM PC"? If so, you might be dating yourself, but you will be in a perfect position to watch history in the making when it comes to this crazy world of IT Technology. For those of you who don't have a dog-eared copy of Peter Norton's book, it was one of the first clearly written descriptions of the APIs of a hot, new computer at the time - the IBM PC. It documented the calls available to any developer creating a desktop application. In addition, it documented the calls to Microsoft's DOS at a time when the world was producing thousands of budding developers. It was a must-have in your library if you were in the IT biz at the time. Now, fast forward to the present and open your browser to this webpage listing all the Google APIs. You are seeing history in the making. The APIs of yesteryear promoted by IBM and Microsoft are more and more irrelevant. The Google APIs are where it is all at. Look at the Google APIs carefully and you can see the calls to a personal computer BIOS or operating system like Windows XP or Vista are being replaced by web service offerings. Look a little further and you will see many of the common applications that you have installed on your computer at the present time could be replaced with Google's web-based apps. More importantly, from a user's viewpoint, it is becoming more and more difficult to see the functional differences between the APIs of yesteryear and those of Google. Complete browser screen refreshes are a thing of the past with AJAX and mashups multiply the powers of web-based APIs exponentially. It is a graphic illustration of the future and seeing the complete Google API listing summarized on one single web page has never made this more obvious. It is truly history in the making. Dale Janssen Web 2.0 Tools Subscribe Alert Archive TechNewsletters Advertise with us IT Humor Ethernet Quick Guide All “must know” Ethernet technologies on this portable guide for people who are studying, using and improving Ethernet technologies.
"Instant Messaging, VoIP, P2P, and Games in the Workplace: How to Take Back Control" Employees installing and using unauthorized applications like Instant Messaging, VoIP, games and peer-to-peer file-sharing applications cause many businesses concern. This paper looks at why it is important to control such applications, discusses the various approaches, and highlights how integrating this functionality into malware protection is the simplest and most cost-effective solution. Request >>>   White Papers and Research Reports Browse our extensive list of free white papers, downloads and podcasts to find the titles that match your skills and interests. Simply fill in the form and submit it. Choose from the topics below: Data Management Internet Information Technology Management Sales & Marketing Security Software & Development Storage Wireless Manage your projects with: MinuteMan Project Management Software Featuring Gantt (Timeline) and Pert Charts, Cost Tracking, a flexible Report Generator, and more.
Major Publishers Cert Mag CERTguide.com CertTimes.com CIO Magazine Computerworld ePro Magazine IBM iEntry Internet World InternetVIZ iSeries Network ISPworld.com ITtoolbox ITworld SiteProNews SunBelt Software Support Alert TechTarget ITproPortal VertMarkets IT Windows ITpro Windows Guide ProgramFiles ZATZ Publishing
You subscribed to receive this newsletter as networking.world@gmail.com. You were sent this offer because you previously registered at TechNewsletters.com. We take your privacy very seriously. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter click here. Please be advised that this may restrict your ability to use the TechNewsletters.com website. If you have further questions or concerns, contact us.