April 2nd 2007 Archives

Apr 2, 2007

What is RSS - Really Simple Syndication ?

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Programming Concepts, Technical Articles No comments

An RSS feed (also known as a RSS channel or XML feed) is a type of file format that lets websites syndicate their content.It is basically a standardized xml document containing basic information about a web site and its most recent content.
Most web logs allow their content to be available via RSS as they want [...]


Apr 2, 2007

What is del.icio.us ?

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Programming Concepts, Technical Articles No comments

del.icio.us is a social bookmarking service. del.icio.us users save, organize, and share their favorite web links with del.icio.us. It is a webservice which allows users to access , modify and present data in a way they deem fit. The “open source” concept applied to data is del.icio.us. Google maps is a good example . Google [...]


Apr 2, 2007

The Laws of Simplicity - Book by John Maeda

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Deep into My Mind, Programming Concepts No comments

I read an intresting book by John Maeda. There were lot of nice little comments which actually made a lot of sense . I have listed the comments i liked most in his book.
” When forced to wait, life seems unnecessarily complex”
“The process of reaching an ideal state of simplicity can be truly complex, so [...]