Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides apparatus for providing light pulses comprising a light source electrically connected to a low inductance configuration of electrodes for electrically connecting the light source to a power supply.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides apparatus for providing light pulses comprising a light source electrically connected to a low inductance configuration of electrodes for electrically connecting the light source to a power supply.

Abstract: Synchronizing a client and server version of a hierarchical data structure having several atomically-editable components. At synchronization time, the server identifies all of the changes that need to occur to the client version in order to properly synchronize the client version of the hierarchical document with the server version. Each of the changes involves edits of one or more of the atomically-editable components of the data structure. The server fragments the synchronization information into multiple messages, and then individually sends the message to the client computing system. The client atomically processes each of the messages. For each change to be made as identified within a single message, the client computing system identifies the atomically-editable components that are involved by the change, and then edits (e.g., inserts, changes, or deletes) the atomically-editable components in a specified manner.

Abstract: Mechanisms for a messaging application program (e.g., an e-mail or instant messaging application program) to render information on a display. A server may download different template sets (or the client may otherwise access such template sets) to different client computing systems. Each template is usable by the messaging application program at the respective client to render a display screen in accordance with the display capabilities and/or the user display preferences and settings of the respective client computing system. The messaging application program is allowed to stay the same, while variances due to different display capabilities and/or user display preferences and settings are accommodated by the different template sets.

Abstract: Mechanisms for a messaging application program (e.g., an e-mail or instant messaging application program) to render information on a display. A server may download different template sets (or the client may otherwise access such template sets) to different client computing systems. Each template is usable by the messaging application program at the respective client to render a display screen in accordance with the display capabilities and/or the user display preferences and settings of the respective client computing system. The messaging application program is allowed to stay the same, while variances due to different display capabilities and/or user display preferences and settings are accommodated by the different template sets.

Abstract: Synchronizing a client and server version of a hierarchical data structure having several atomically-editable components. At synchronization time, the server identifies all of the changes that need to occur to the client version in order to properly synchronize the client version of the hierarchical document with the server version. Each of the changes involves edits of one or more of the atomically-editable components of the data structure. The server fragments the synchronization information into multiple messages, and then individually sends the message to the client computing system. The client atomically processes each of the messages. For each change to be made as identified within a single message, the client computing system identifies the atomically-editable components that are involved by the change, and then edits (e.g., inserts, changes, or deletes) the atomically-editable components in a specified manner.