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    Project IDX is a browser-based development experience built on Google Cloud and powered by   Codey , a foundational AI model trained on code and built on PaLM 2. It’s designed to make it easier to build, manage and deploy full-stack web and multiplatform applications, with popular frameworks and languages. Project IDX is also built on   Code OSS , so it should feel familiar no matter what you’re building.   Ref: https://idx.dev/  https://developers.googleblog.com/2023/08/introducing-project-idx-experiment-to-improve-full-stack-multiplatform-app-development.html 

    Previously named OpenTF, OpenTofu is a fork of Terraform that is open-source, community-driven, and managed by the Linux Foundation.   Ref: https://opentofu.org/

  1. AWS has introduced Amazon VPC resource map, a new feature that simplifies the VPC creation experience in the AWS Management Console. 2. VPC Resource Map is a tool that displays all your VPC resources and their connections in a visual format on a single page, providing you a clear understanding of your VPC architecture. 3.It shows the interconnections between resources within a VPC and the flow of traffic between subnets, NAT gateways, internet gateway and gateway endpoints. 4. With VPC resource map, you can quickly understand the architectural layout of the VPC, including the number of subnets, which subnets are associated with the public route table, and which route tables have routes to the NAT Gateway. 5. Amazon VPC resource map is now available in all AWS Regions including the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions where Amazon VPC is available, and you can start using it today. Ref: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-visualize-your-vpc-resources-from-amazon-vpc-creation-experience/ ...

  Webpod is a tool for deploying websites and apps on any cloud and any server. With everything from a simple static site to a full-stack web app, Webpod makes it available in minutes. 1. It lets you deploy your Node.js, React, and Vue apps seamlessly, anywhere, on any cloud, or any VPS. 2. With just a few clicks, your web app is ready to go live without the complexity of server setups, configuration and alike. 3. Its also scalable and flexible. URL: https://webpod.dev/  

The Pencil Maker took the pencil aside, just before putting him into the box. "There are 5 things you need to know," he told the pencil, "Before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be." "One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone’s hand." "Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil." "Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make." "Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside." "And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write." The pencil understood and promised to remember, and went into the box with purpose in its heart. Now replacing the place of the pencil with you. Always remember them and...

Once upon a time all feelings and emotions went to a coastal island for a vacation. According to their nature, each was having a good time. Suddenly, a warning of an impending storm was announced and everyone was advised to evacuate the island. The announcement caused sudden panic. All rushed to their boats. Even damaged boats were quickly repaired and commissioned for duty. Yet, Love did not wish to flee quickly. There was so much to do. But as the clouds darkened, Love realised it was time to leave. Alas, there were no boats to spare. Love looked around with hope. Just then Prosperity passed by in a luxurious boat. Love shouted, "Prosperity, could you please take me in your boat?" "No," replied Prosperity, "my boat is full of precious possessions, gold and silver. There is no place for you." A little later Vanity came by in a beautiful boat. Again Love shouted, "Could you help me, Vanity? I am stranded and need a lift. Please take me with you."...

It was the first day of a school in USA and a new Indian student named Chandrasekhar Subramanian entered the fourth grade. The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some American History. Who said 'Give me Liberty , or give me Death'?" She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Chandrasekhar, who had his hand up:?'Patrick Henry, 1775'he said. 'Very good! Who said 'Government of the People, by the People, for the People, shall not perish from the Earth?'' Again, no response except from Chandrasekhar. 'Abraham Lincoln, 1863' said Chandrasekhar. The teacher snapped at the class, 'Class, you should be ashamed. Chandrasekhar, who is new to our country, knows more about our history than you do.' She heard a loud whisper: 'F*** the Indians,' 'Who said that?' she demanded. Chandrasekhar put his hand up. 'General Custer, 1862.' At that point, a student in the back said, 'I'm gonna puke.' The teac...

An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the World. So he bought a plane ticket and took a trip to China. On his first day when inside a church in China while taking photographs ,he Noticed a Golden Telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read "$10,000 per call". The American, being intrigued, asked the priest who was using and for what The telephone was used for.The priest replied that, it was a direct line to heaven and for $10,000 you could talk to God directly. The American thanked the priest and in Next stop in Japan. There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the Same golden telephone with the same sign under it. He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in China and He asked a nearby nun what its purpose was. She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he Could talk to God. "O.K., thank you," said the American. He then traveled to Pakistan , Srilanka , Russia , Germany and France .. In eve...

OpenPlug is a Flex-based mobile SDK for Windows Mobile, iPhone, Android and Symbian. OpenPlug which was recently aquired by Alcatel-Lucent has thrown a contest called 100 Apps in 100 days. For this, Alcatel-Lucent has exposed a number of telecommunications APIs at openapiservice.com and openapilab.com.The contest is thrown to the TopCoder community to build 100 apps in 100 days using these APIs and there over 100 prizes to be won by developers, totalling over $165,000 in prizes!. And Alcatel-Lucent is making available, for FREE, the use of OpenPlug to members for the duration of the competition. To enter, register as a TopCoder member, register for the contest and build your application. Schedule Registration Opens September 1st at 10:00 PM EST 25-day Milestone September 26th at 10:00 PM EST 25-day Milestone October 21st at 10:00 PM EST 25-day Milestone November 15th at 10:00 PM EST Submission Deadline December 10th at 10:00 PM EST More more details, go to http://...

Strategic Investment to extend processing footprint, support processing strategy and create more value for customers in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Mumbai, 30 September 2010: MasterCard Worldwide and ElectraCard Services today announced that MasterCard has taken a 12.5% stake in Pune headquartered ElectraCard Services (ECS), a leading provider for credit and payments management. The investment in ECS bolsters MasterCard’s overarching global processing strategy by further extending MasterCard’s product offerings and enhancing services across the full spectrum of the processing value chain not only in Inida but also in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. Founded in 2006, ECS provides third party processing services and software for credit, debit and prepaid cards and EFT switching solutions to banks across 25 countries. ECS’ electra suiteprovides depth and capabilities to process in real time a variety of payment transactions. In India, ECS is the larges...

Twiends.com is a new service which allows you to promote your profile on their community. By signing up you get hundreds and thousands of twitter followers, facebook fans, and website visitors to your profile. To Sign up for free visit here .

Plusmo is a mobile widget platform provider. It's a FREE service that lets you run cool mobile widgets on your phone. Users from more than 125 countries and 100 mobile phone service providers use Plusmo everyday and there are over 20,000 widgets available on Plusmo. Launched in June 2006 and currently averages about a 100 million mobile page views monthly. AT&T Acquires Plusmo to Further Mobile Applications Strategy. Check out for more info @ http://plusmo.com/

1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111 9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 Brilliant, isn't it? And look at this symmetry: 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321 Now, take a look at this... 101% -From a strictly mathematical viewpoint: What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? ...

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Efficiently upload galleries of images, pdf, videos, swf and other visual materials for clients to review. With Vyoopoint your design presentations maintain your brand by adding logos, header graphics and custom text colors. You can even set up the web address to be a subdomain of your company website, like http://review.yourdomain.com for example.

The HTML5 test score is only an indication of how well your browser supports the upcoming HTML5 standard and related specifications. It does not try to test all of the new features offered by HTML5, nor does it try to test the functionality of each feature it does detect. Despite these shortcomings we hope that by quantifying the level of support users and web developers will get an idea of how hard the browser manufacturers work on improving their browsers and the web as a development platform. http://www.html5test.com/

ELIPS Studio is a cross-platform mobile application SDK based on Adobe's Flex Builder. It leads the next generation of mobile application development environments and tools. Now software developers and creative designers can quickly develop for mobile some rich, connected or non-connected applications... and deploy them on any mobile platforms they want. ELIPS Studio is equally valuable for experienced mobile application developers who want extra productivity, and for Adobe Flash / Flex and web developers who want to reuse their RIA / RDA assets and create rich mobile applications. Generate native apps out of a single ELIPS Studio code base for Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, Symbian and more... How it Works: ELIPS Studio allows to code your app in ActionScript which cross compiles it to c++ and publishes to as Native apps. Check out a few Screencasts here http://www.openplug.com/resources/gallery . The latest update is that Alcatel-Lucent has acquired OpenPlug.

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Wish you and your family Happy New Year 2010. H appy times with friends and family A bundant time for relaxation P rosperity P lenty of love when you need it the most Y outhful excitement at life's simple pleasures N ights of restful slumber (you know - don't' worry be happy) E verything you need W ishing you love and light Y ears and years of good health E njoyment and mirth A ngels to watch over you R embrances of happy years!