Personal Tech Journal

jQuery Mobile 1.0 is released. This is a HTML5 based UI system for all the major mobile device platforms. To  know more about check  http://jquerymobile.com/  .

In order to install Node.js and build application on windows follow the steps mentioned below 1. First you can download the WebMatrix from http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/install.aspx?appid=webmatrix , if you need it. 2. Download the node.js for windows from http://nodejs.org/ 3. Install the iisnode for the web server a. iisnode for iis7 express - http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9784329 b. iisnode for iis7 x86 - http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9784330 c. iisnode for iis7 x64 - http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9784331 , you may need to install the C++ 2010 redistributable for x64 from http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=14632 4. Steve's node.js templates can be downloaded from  https://github.com/SteveSanderson/Node.js-Site-Templates-for-WebMatrix/downloads Now open WebMatrix and choose sites from template. Then choose a Node.js template and run the application. There you go, it should work.

To learn Javascript courses, try Codecademy at  http://www.codecademy.com/  . This is a nice site to learn javascript.

Read this nice article titled "Better Web Forms with HTML5 Forms" at  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh547102.aspx

FireFox 8 will be launched on Nov 8. Firefox 8 Launches In Two Days, But Here's How To Get It NOW, Read at http://www.businessinsider.com/download-firefox-8-2011-11 "Firefox 8, which comes just six weeks after the launch of Firefox 7, includes some slick new features. There's Twitter embedded in the search bar, better add-on management, much improved tabs, support for HTML 5 context menus, and a lot more."

The MSDN Magazine November edition is available. Check out here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh547094.aspx