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Hmong to English Language iPhone App Now Available

song — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:14:18 +0000

Annie Vang and I have been working on an iPhone app this year which translated over 3,000 words from English into the Hmong language. We submitted it recently and it finally got approved!

This application is the first Hmong to English translator available on the iTunes App Store. There are over 3,000 translated Hmong to English words, with more words being added in the next release. Type in your search term and the translator will find the closest match. Phrase support is coming in the next release. The Hmong dialect in this version is “White Hmong.”

If you were ever curious how to translate English into Hmong or vice versa, this app is now available! Go download it and rate it if you’d like!

Using Twitter’s @anywhere

song — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:58:33 +0000

I just returned from Twitter’s first Chirp conference and gained a lot of valuable information about Twitter’s upcoming features, business path, and future development plans. One of their new features is the @anywhere platform – an easy deploy system for bringing Twitter communication onto your own Web site. You simply embed some Javascript in your source code and it automatically links all Twitter usernames from their system within the context of your site. You can also do a number of other cool things such as hovercards, follow buttons, tweet boxes, and create user login and signup widgets.

Here is a test of @anywhere below.

Follow me on Twitter @songvang. I also reccomend following @twitterapi and @anywhere.

For more information on implementing @anywhere on your site, please visit http://dev.twitter.com/anywhere.

15 Technology and Development Conferences for Web Developers and Interactive Professionals

song — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:37:29 +0000

Here is my grand list of the top technology, Web design, and Web development conferences every Web designer, developer, Interactive media strategists and enthusiasts should try to attend for 2010. If it was physically and financially possible to attend all of them, I certainly would. They are excellent opportunities to hear industry leaders and experts speak and educate the masses on emerging Web technology trends and best practices in terms of Web strategy, design, development, usability, and accessibility. Many of them also include hands-on learning sessions/workshops and are excellent opportunities to network and meet like-minded individuals in the industry.

Conference	Date	Location	Web Site
Internet Retailer Web Design & Usability Conference	February 15-17, 2010	Orlando, Florida	IRWD 2010 Conference
The Future of Web Apps	February 22-24, 2010	Miami, FL	FOWA 2010 Conference
SXSW – Interactive	March 12-16, 2010	Austin, TX	SXSW 2010 Conference
Chirp – Official Twitter Developers Conference	April 14-15, 2010	San Francisco, CA	Chirp 2010 Conference
DrupalCon 2010	April 19 –21, 2010	San Francisco	Drupal 2010 Conference
Voices That Matter: iPhone Developers Conference	April 24-25, 2010	Seattle, WA	VTM 2010 Conference
W4A – Web Accessibility	April 26-27, 2010	Raleigh, NC	W4A 2010 Conference
WWW2010 – W3C	April 26-30, 2010	Raleigh, NC	WWW2010 Conference
The Next Web Conference 2010	April 27-29, 2010	Amsterdam	TheNextWeb 2010 Conference
Future of Web Design 2010 Conference	May 17-19, 2010	London, England	FOWD 2010 Conference
Web Visions Conference	May 19-21, 2010	Portland, OR	WebVisions 2010 Conference
TWTRCON2010	June 10, 2010	New York, NY	TWTRCON2010 Conference
E3 Expo	June 15-17, 2010	Los Angeles, CA	E3 2010 Expo Conference
An Event Apart	July 26-27, 2010	Minneapolis, MN	AnEventApart 2010 Conference
CES 2011	Jan 6-11, 2011	Las Vegas, NV	CES 2011 Conference

DrupalCon 2010

song — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:08:01 +0000

Although I enjoy the ease and simplicity of WordPress, Drupal is just so much more powerful. I’m getting more into Drupal development and customization and am very interested in attending DrupalCon 2010. I’m going to start planning my trip to San Francisco very soon. Who’s with me?

DrupalCon San Francisco
April 19th – April 21st 2010

http://sf2010.drupal.org/

Get Your Favorite Apps with Ninite

song — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 06:34:26 +0000

I recently purchased a new laptop computer and was scrambling the Web looking for all the browsers, utilities, and various other useful applications I use on a daily basis, when I stumbled across Ninite.

What a clever, clever tool it is! With Ninite, you can simply check off all the applications you’re interested in installing, click “Submit,” and voila- automatically download an installer that packages them all into a neat package for you. It’s that easy. It doesn’t push any products or services in your face. It simply allows you to install what you need. There is no Ninite software, toolbars, or hidden annoyances. Just a simple Web-based interface to make it easier to download and install all the nifty applications you love.

Check out ninite.com