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Building Google gadgets, Part 1: Fundamentals of Google gadgets

Learn to create your own gadgets

John Muchow has been immersed in software development since 1988, working in roles from developer to chief software architect to CTO. Since 2000, John has focused on mobile technology, and during this time has had the opportunity to work alongside many high profile businesses including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Symbian, Sprint/Nextel, Sun Microsystems, among others. He is also the author of Core J2ME Technology a best-selling wireless developer book that is still published in several foreign languages. John writes about mobile technology, from the developer perspective, on his blog 360Mobile.us.

Summary:  In this new Web development series, learn how to develop Google gadgets. Gadgets are small applications that you can add to most any Web page as a means to offer dynamic and rich content. Google has an abundance of gadgets to choose from. However, the most intriguing aspect of gadgets is that you can write them for your own use and then publish them on Google, where other developers can integrate your work into their Web projects.

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Date:  24 Apr 2007
Level:  Intermediate PDF:  A4 and Letter (1045 KB | 30 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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John Muchow has been immersed in software development since 1988, working in roles from developer to chief software architect to CTO. Since 2000, John has focused on mobile technology, and during this time has had the opportunity to work alongside many high profile businesses including Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Symbian, Sprint/Nextel, Sun Microsystems, among others. He is also the author of Core J2ME Technology a best-selling wireless developer book that is still published in several foreign languages. John writes about mobile technology, from the developer perspective, on his blog 360Mobile.us.

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