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Some technologies don't gain wide adoption until there is an application used
by a large number of users. We call them killer applications because they are
so compelling or in fact kill a problem dead.
For the personal computer, it was the spreadsheet (VisiCalc was the first and
it was copied by the rest) and at about the same time, the word processor.
What will be the killer application for JXTA? Is it already here?
File Sharing - Capture and Death of a Serial Killer
Napster was a killer application. Sadly it was done in a way that wasn't
legal. I won't go into the politics of record companies and free speech - the
fact is that Napster was taken out of play by the courts. Yes, there are
other music sharing and purchasing applications, but nothing as big as
Napster. But the other problem is that it was only about music (at least the... (more)
I spent one morning last week at Sun looking at the Java Enterprise System
(JES).
JES is a new way to deploy and license the infrastructure of an Internet
business. Sounds innovative, but I would say it just shows that there are
finally some smart people at Sun thinking about doing things right.
JES is built on the idea that most portals are really built of a dozen or so
applications like the portal application framework, Web server, application
server, calendar, e-mail, instant messaging, LDAP, single sign on and many
others. All of these pieces are usually put together one at a ... (more)
Magic, like software, depends on understanding the audience. Why not use a
few techniques from magic to understand users?
A Golden Hammer Appears
First, let's explore the magic of making objects appear out of thin air. I'm
thinking big, so let's make a house appear. Is the magician building the
house? No, just revealing it. Do you care how the house got there? No, it's
just cool to have the house. Software should be just as magical. What's more
magical, a feature-rich virus scanner with lots of options to set with the
capacity to eliminate 98% of spam, or a simple scanner that eli... (more)
Daniel Brookshier, JXTA Consultant, is a freelance consultant, speaker, author, and Java Geek since Java 1.0. Daniel is one of the core members at jxta.org and runs several open source projects including jxta-remote-desktop at java.net. Daniel's latest book is JXTA: Java P2P Programming, but he also writes articles for java.sun.com and P2PJournal where he is an editor. Daniel's blog covers the P2P world, tips, tricks, and musings on Java and JXTA. He can be contacted at turbogeek@cluck.com.
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