By producing a popular gadget you can distribute your code to millions of users practically overnight. Most gadgets are designed to gather data from the Web and then present that data to the user. In order to enable this functionality, Google Gadgets support a rich programming model based on based on JavaScript and the Gadgets' API. Unfortunately, rich platforms tend to lead to programming errors and security issues. The user of a poorly written gadget can have their online accounts breached, Web site passwords compromised, local computer data stolen and even lose control of their computer. This presentation, via code snippets, flow diagrams and other means, discusses how to write a gadget that avoids these pitfalls.

Speaker Bio: Neil Smithline has been working with software for 25+ years. From his first paying job of coding on a TRS-80 to his current role of application security specialist at BEA Systems, Neil has worked on many aspects of computer systems ranging from small applications to enterprise systems in use by millions of users. He entertains himself (and hopefully a few other people) by writing whatever technology-centric ideas come to his mind on www.smithline.net. When he is not wasting his time on computers he is a father of two, husband and son.

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2008  Will Be The Decision Year for RIAs
AJAXWorld Conference & Expo 2008 will provide delegates with the optimum balance between RIAs, Rich Web Technologies and AJAX, while underlining business needs, technology potential, and enhanced user experience.

This year at AJAXWorld the relentless focus is not only on where RIAs are now but also where Rich Web Technologies are headed, where Enterprise Web 2.0 and Social Applications are taking the software development industry and the end user, and how Rich Web Technologies are transforming our businesses and our lives.

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The real-world questions that will be answered by this year's 140+ sessions are those that currently preoccupy working developers, architects, IT managers and business line managers. The 2008 tracks include:

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• Event-Driven Web
• iPhone Developer Summit
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