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XMLStarlet – Process XML at the Command Line
XMLStarlet is an open source command-line utility to format, transform, fix, and edit XML using a set of simple commands. Start by downloading the code (source or binary) here. Once configured and installed, XMLStarlet is available using the xml command, with options to list the current directory in XML, delete nodes that match an XPath […]
Read MoreWS-Alphabet Soup
As someone once said, the good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from! Developers building sophisticated applications around web services need to be familiar with many standards. Right now, savvy developers need to know something about SOAP, HTTP, XML, and perhaps XSLT. As the clients and services become more mission […]
Read MoreConnect Via Books
The new Connect Via Books site is a social networking tool built around common interests in any number of books. After registering at this site and entering in the list of books that you own, the site will let you search for other members with the same books, using your location and other options to […]
Read MoreMAB – Mozilla Amazon Browser
MAB is a Rich Web Application to search products on all 6 Amazon-branded sites (com, ca, co.uk, fr, co.jp), showing results in a handy interface, typical of desktop programs. MAB lets you search within one window without distracting you with plenty of images and texts not concerning what you are effectively looking for. MAB can […]
Read MoreCorrelates.com – Compare Two Products
Correlates.com is a comprehensive shopping site that allows you to locate any two Amazon products and compare them side by side in the same window. That way you don’t have to keep switching between windows to see how the details of one product compare with the details of another. The last 25 items you looked […]
Read MoreAWS Wins a Codie Award
Hundreds of software and information industry executives honored their peers at the 20th annual SIIA Codie Awards banquet at Universal Studios Globe Theatre. In its first appearance at the event, Amazon Web Services took home the award for “Best Web Services Solution”, which AWS evangelist Jeff Barr proudly accepted on behalf of the team. This […]
Read MoreAWS Java DAO Integration Project
There’s a new AWS Integration project on sourceforge.net. Here are the goals: The AWS Integration project provides a Java DAO layer to client applications making the Amazon Web Services (AWS) even easier to use, especially for J2EE developers. Using the integration API, you don’t have to work with the web services directly, or even through […]
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