TweeQL Queries Tweets Like SQL

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TweeQL is an open-source software written in Python. Usually, we use SQL to operate RDBMS. Some wrapper systems like O/R mapper to encapsulate database connection are increasing, however, learning SQL is essential if you want to access faster.
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Able to Fetch Tweets Interactively

There are thousand of other data sources except for local database. For example, YQL, a query language by Yahoo! is useful for RSS feeds. Why not use TweeQL, if you make twitter a data source?

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Open Web Apps by Mozilla Aims Web-apps Store

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Open Web Apps is an open-source software written in Python / HTML / JavaScript. Marketplace is in vogue as a brand-new business model. An administrator provides a infrastructure, and third-party enterprises or individuals provide services on it.
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Mozilla’s App Store

App Store by Apple is leading, while Android Market, Google Apps Marketplace, Chrome Web Store are chasing after. Open Web Apps appeared as a new strategy by Mozilla Foundation in a such situation.

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WebMemcache changes GAE into memcached

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WebMemcache is a python-made freeware for Google App Engine, or GAE, and its source is public. Cache is everywhere in current web, to reduce loads of web servers and to make it faster.

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Figure of posting data

The most notable cache system is memcached without doubt. But not everybody can use it as you have to run a service. Instead of that, WebMemcache makes Google App Engine memcached daemon (of course, pseudo one).

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Nagare Project — Python Framework for Web Applications

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Nagare project is a Python-written open source software and a framework to develop web applications, featuring GUI-spec screens and functions. You have to distinguish so-called websites and web applications, or you’ll miss the essential. Web applications are to replace local applications.
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Demos of a calculator, a counter and so on.

Needs for web applications will increase in near future. Ajax will be no surprise then, and development process may be changed. Nagare project, a web application framework, deserves to consider.

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DropMocks is GAE service to upload an image by drag & drop

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DropMocks is an open source software for Google App Engine written in Python. The upload function by the drag and drop that is a new feature of Gmail attracts attention. If you use the once, you can not get out this function because it is very convenience.

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Top screen

Can you incorporate this function in other systems? It would be especially useful if a library. The service used on Google App Engine is DropMocks and it source code is open to public.

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RedNoteBook-Best personal diary and quick journal

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RedNoteBook is an open source software for Windows/Mac OSX/Linux. Bloggers these days use more and more blogs as a personal note or to jot down some texts or ideas they like. The problem with using a blog might be that you have to publish your articles when you do each blog. Blogs are all about sharing your thoughts or ideas and not to keep the articles to yourself.

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Main Screen

It’s also very inconvenient that you can’t use the blog unless you are online. We need something that we all can use as a personal note on completely offline base. It would be perfect for taking a quick note without a network anywhere you go such as traveling or moving around. I would highly recommend RedNoteBook for that matter.
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Cinderella-Transform your PC environment at once

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Cinderella is an open source software for Mac OSX. You all know the story of Cinderella. It starts out with Cinderella who lives with her very mean step-mother and step-sisters. One day, with a kind witch’es help, Cinderella made it to the Grand Ball with the most beautiful dress. This story finishes when Cinderella gets married to a handsome prince and lives happily ever after. It’s a happy (miraculous) ending story!

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Installation starts with 1 line

Cinderella ,which is named after the well known Cinderella story, is a software that also has the magic to transform your Mac OSX. If you want to tweak your PC like a real developer or if you think changing a certain PC environment is too much, Let’s all fall under the magic spell of Cinderella!
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Mangle- Reads manga with Kindle

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Mangle is an open source software for Windows/Mac OSX. There are many reader apps out there for a digital book, but the most powerful tool at the moment would be iPad and Kindle. Because of the use of electron paper, Kindle is very easy to read even the high definition.

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Select the image and export

For Kindle, most of of the contents is English. You can read the current books as PDF images only if you create your own. You are also able to use it, although it is not just a book. Kindle is such a cool device for reading comics, especially Japanese mangas that we are so proud of.

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Project Babel 2,community-based support using Google App Engine

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Project Babel 2 is an open source software made by Python/(for) Google App Engine. Community site is simply means that it started from content sites that only sends information to become a community site that is developed by interactive transmissions of information. Community site management is difficult, but it could develop into a great service once it hits the target.

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Based on Forum or community site

Although there are many requirements for
community sites to run, basically they are all the same. Just like any other community site, talking to anyone in community sites about some contents do just fine. If you are thinking about a community site using Google App Engine, you should try Project Babel 2.

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keb-log – a blog system using Google App Engine

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keb-log is an OSS product runs on Google App Engine written in Python. Though Google App Engine may be assumed as a system for web service developers,  it is not always so. we can use it as a free-of-charge hosting service until a certain amount of resource assignment.

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Entry screen

You don’t need to make anything by yourself. There have already  been many software developed for Google App Engine. A blog system is an example. If you want to make your own blog, just download a software such as keb-log and use it.

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