AJAXed!!!
I just found the link from the Javalobby.org newsletter. It’s IceFaces, an AJAX-solution that uses no JavaScript at all… I just saw the demo here and I’m enthusiastic about trying it. 
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I spent my bonus yesterday on a Memory Stick Pro, which I’ve been planning to install on my Sony digicam. My other option was buying an external hard drive. However my laptop doesn’t have USB 2.0 so I need to install an extra pc card for it, which costs around PhP2,000. I estimated the total cost to be around PhP7,500.
I was a bit hesitant on spending the money. Like you know, I planned on buying a Pen Tablet last year and I got it, but now I’m not even using it. I’m afraid same fate goes to the other devices I’m planning to buy. Besides, I don’t feel like I can’t live without it. Therefore, I must just indeed buy those that are really very important. So I backed out on buying the mobile hardisk and opt for my other plan instead.
Just wanted to clarify that ICEfaces does use JavaScript - it’s just that the developer doesn’t have to worry about it. Our components and framework are built using a mix of proven libraries (like prototype) and custom code. The application developer never needs to get their hands dirty with this, though. They can just use the ICEfaces JSF components and get the AJAX-y goodness for free.
Deryk Sinotte
Senior Developer
ICEsoft Technologies, Inc.