System Architecture

Strigi was a file indexing and file search framework (see desktop search) adopted by KDE SC. Strigi was initiated by Jos van den Oever. Strigi's goals are to be fast, use a small amount of RAM, and use flexible backends and plug-ins.[2] A benchmark as of January 2007 showed that Strigi is faster and uses less memory than other search systems,[3] but it lacks many of their features[citation needed]. Like most desktop search systems, Strigi can extract information from files, such as the length of an audio clip, the contents of a document, or the resolution of a picture; plugins determine what filetypes it is capable of handling.[4] Strigi uses its own Jstream system which allows for deep indexing of files. Strigi is accessible via Konqueror, or by clicking on its icon, after adding it to KDE's Kicker or GNOME Panel. (In GNOME desktop, it is called the Deskbar applet.) The graphical user interface (GUI) is named Strigiclient.[4]

TinySPARQL is a file indexing and search framework for Linux and other Unix-like systems. It is written in the C programming language.

Beagle is a search system for Linux and other Unix-like systems, enabling the user to search documents, chat logs, email and contact lists. It is not actively developed.

What if we weren’t using apps? What if our computers were just showing us documents and the appropriate tools to edit them? This was the vision of Bill Atkinson when he created Hypercard. To create a software that could allow users to mix different data, and to link them together. Your contacts and your notes about your meetings shouldn’t be in separate apps. Your ideas and their developments should be together because one is growing out of the other. What we need is interactive information. by Paul Rony

The way we think, organize and share information has been top of mind for me this week (and probably every week since I started working on Kosmik). The problem of organization is as old as knowledge work itself. It goes much further than files, folders, or computers. by Paul Rony

Kosmik's journey from native apps to a versatile web-based platform with the release of version 2.7. by Paul Rony

A thought we had at Kosmik this week: we have (unintentionally) built one of the more radical browsers out there. by Paul Rony

Kosmik is transforming web browsing by creating a spatial interface that enhances workflows, promotes creativity, and enables real-time collaboration. Discover the journey from the iMac to today's browser evolution and what the future holds for personal computing on the web. by Paul Rony

This year, we had the opportunity to join the ranks of Spotify and Klarna by receiving seed investment from Sweden-based, early-stage venture capital firm Creandum along with re-investment from our current investors including Alven capital who had led our pre-seed round. This funding means that Kosmik is here for the long haul and that we have all the resources we need to keep building a more robust, complete and powerful product. by Paul Rony

The only part of our digital ecosytem that is not (yet) in the cloud is the desktop of our computers. Kosmik chages your creative workflow by giving you a place where you can browse the web, retrieve assets from pages and organize them seamlessly. It comes with a multiplayer mode to share the boards and finally realizes the dream of the digital hub. by Paul Rony

As messy as it is, the desktop is a precious digital artefact where we can scatter our files, move things around and give them meaning just by putting them in a certain spot. The desktop is a re-assuring concept, you know that you can always save anything to the desktop, you know that below this stack of windows and files there is a space that you can always go back to. It is also the only “visual” space on your computer, forcing you to deal with what is on screen. by Paul Rony

Kosmik is the visual canvas for knowledge management. Kosmik allows you to write, create large media collections, browse the web and share it all with your team! No more folders, bookmarks or infinite message threads.

An automation center of excellence brings the focus, strategy and cohesion needed to make automation really work across the organization.

I'm writing this mostly for the sake of my own mental accounting, so I can look back at this years from now and gauge whether my assumpti...

PostgreSQL offers powerful full-text search capabilities, eliminating the need for complex tools like Elasticsearch in many Rails apps. This guide walks you through building fast, efficient search features using PostgreSQL’s built-in functions, with tips on performance, ranking, and integration gems like pg_search. Simplify your stack without sacrificing search power!

There are a number of methods to input Esperanto letters and text on a computer, e.g. when using a word processor or email. Input methods depend on a computer's operating system. Specifically the characters ĵ, ĝ, ĉ, ĥ, ŭ, ŝ can be problematic.

How can I play my playlist (m3u, pls) on Firefox OS? If those formats aren't support, are there any other formats or workarounds to have your own playlists (instead of only albums and the predefined

HTML+TIME (Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions) was the name of a W3C submission from Microsoft, Compaq/DEC and Macromedia that proposed an integration of SMIL semantics with HTML and CSS. The specifics of the integration were modified considerably by W3C working groups, and eventually emerged as the W3C Note XHTML+SMIL. The submission also proposed new animation and timing features that were adopted (with revisions) in SMIL 2.0.

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from a mobile phone over a cellular network. Users and providers may refer to such a message as a PXT, a picture message, or a multimedia message.[1] The MMS standard extends the core SMS (Short Message Service) capability, allowing the exchange of text messages greater than 160 characters in length. Unlike text-only SMS, MMS can deliver a variety of media, including up to forty seconds of video, one image, a slideshow[2] of multiple images, or audio.

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language ) is a World Wide Web Consortium recommended Extensible Markup Language (XML) markup language to describe multimedia presentations. It defines markup for timing, layout, animations, visual transitions, and media embedding, among other things. SMIL allows presenting media items such as text, images, video, audio, links to other SMIL presentations, and files from multiple web servers. SMIL markup is written in XML, and has similarities to HTML.

XML Shareable Playlist Format (XSPF), pronounced spiff,[1] is an XML-based playlist format for digital media, sponsored by the Xiph.Org Foundation.

The HTML types are based on the usage of the tags and elements. There are semantic, non-semantic, and presentational HTML5 types.

Can you create your own HTML tags? The answer is..... sorta. Yes and no. Not completely, but a little. Typical, I know.

Custom tags in HTML will let you build elements that are unique to your application. It is an elegant way of extending HTML to solve many requirements.

I share all the important tricks I've learned while using custom tags, highlight some pitfalls to avoid, and show some examples from the real world.

Posted on Monday 16 Dec 2024. 229 words, 2 links. By Matt Webb.

A super readable paper on how to implement a bidirectional type checker