Cool PHP code generator for Ajax

AjaxCRUD is an open-source PHP API created by Sean Dempsey which allows you to connect to a mySQL database and easily perform the necessary CRUD operations (create, read, update, & delete rows). The web site doesn't say what Ajax library they are using, but looks like an interesting approach.

Webinar - Google Gadgets for Fun and Profit - 6/19 at 12PST

Want to know where Google is going with their popular Gadgets project? Join the Visual Ajax User Group webinar Thursday, June 19 at 12 PST.

This month's meeting will feature Adam Sah, Architect, Google Gadgets, on Ajax-enabled Widgets/Gadgets and Ads. Adam has been the founder and technical visionary behind 4 successful startups.

Adam will give you the inside scoop on how to develop new Google gadgets, use gadgets in your Ajax applications and demystify Google ads via gadgets.

Register for this webinar!

If you are in San Francisco, you can also register to attend in person by emailing rsvp@visualajax.org

If you missed our past meetings, here are write-ups:

• A Dojo Tutorial: Saving Ourselves From the Unweb - Alex Russell
  
• WYSIWYG Ajax Tooling: Making Widgets Toolable - Steve Orvell and Scott Miles

Aptana Enters The Cloud

Ajaxian has a good first look at the Aptana Cloud product. The nifty feature here is the ability to deploy an application into a cloud computing environment as easily as publishing it locally. From Ajaxian:

When you click on the project under the cloud menu you are taken through a (very easy to use) wizard for configuration. This runs your through a few steps, setting up a site name, picking a payment plan (the beta is free), payment details and so on.

With some luck, we may be able to lure Kevin Hakman to present the Aptana Cloud to the Visual Ajax user group!

[UPDATE: Kevin will be talking to the Visual Ajax User Group on September 18!]