News About House of Hancock

(May 14, 2007) A free programming tool that allows anyone to create their own animated stories, video games and interactive artworks has been launched.

(May 14, 2007) Online sales of apparel, accessories and footwear reached $18.3 billion last year and should hit $22.1 billion this year, according to the Shop.org survey conducted by Internet research firm Forrester Research. Meanwhile, computer hardware and software, long the leader for nontravel online sales, moved into second place last year, at $17.2 billion. That was followed by sales of autos and auto parts, whose sales reached $16.7 billion, and home furnishings, which posted sales of $10 billion. Computer peripherals, which reached $1.5 billion in sales last year, were not included in the hardware and software category.

(May 14, 2007) In 1995, Sun Microsystems introduced Java as a way to endow Web surfing with fancy graphics and more sophisticated interaction than just basic pointing and clicking. By introducing JavaFX Script this week at the JavaOne conference here, Sun is trying to reinvigorate that original idea.

(May 14, 2007) CodeGear, the development tool company spun out of Borland Software, has created a product specifically for Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Rails is an open-source framework--an addition to the Ruby language--that has become a popular choice for building Web applications, particularly public-facing Web sites.

(May 08, 2007) Last week, editors began culling posts and running excerpts next to articles from reporters and newswires. The blog items, which appear in gray boxes, are still relatively few, but Wilpers said he thought the feature would grow.

(May 08, 2007) Sun Microsystems gave journalists a sneak peak at a new scripting language, Java FX, which it will introduce at the annual JavaOne show in San Francisco today. Java FX is a new extension to the Java platform that promises a consistent experience from desktop to handheld devices.

(May 08, 2007) This site builds off a TV ad that demonstrates the value of NYT content and services. The value proposition: "It`s about the journalism. Period. End of story." Take some time to explore that site and see how it`s not just marketing puffery -- it actually draws visitors into NYT content.

(May 08, 2007) Silverlight development tools allow designers using Microsoft Expression Studio and developers using Visual Studio to create RIAs for the web utilizing Windows Media Video (WMV) and SMPTE VC-1 video. Microsoft claim that Silverlight will allow support for a wide range of interactive video formats, from full- screen HD all the way to mobile phone and PDA devices.

(May 08, 2007) A security researcher known as Marsu has discovered a security issue in two graphics file formats, Bitmap and PNG. The flaw, announced via security website Secunia, shows that the image editing application Adobe Photoshop CS2, and possibly the new version of Photoshop, CS3, contain a security vulnerability that could potentially compromise users` computers.

(May 08, 2007) The blogger known as Vita recalls her stunned reaction to this blunt comment from a dinner-party guest. While his etiquette is dubious, the guest`s attitude exemplifies a general ambivalence towards blogging among Australians, particularly women. Still, after a long period of dormancy by global standards, there are signs that Australia`s women bloggers are beginning to bloom.

(December 06, 2006) What is Internet fax? It’s the twenty-first century version of traditional facsimile technology, which uses a scanner to convert a paper document to digital format, and sends it to a fax machine in another location which translates the digital information and prints another physical copy.