Month: October 2003

Coffee with Jonathan Sapir

Coffee with Jonathan Sapir.  Last week, I spent an afternoon with Jonathan Sapir, president of InfoPower Systems Inc., an Illinois-based application development company. Currently counting 50 employees, the 10-year-old firm has spent the last year stepping slightly away from its traditional software development work in order to design and implement a Web services system in… Continue reading Coffee with Jonathan Sapir

Personas: Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Site

Personas: Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Site. Personas: Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Sites by Alison J. Head [via InfoDesign (Peter J. Bogaards)], a good article on personas, showing more than telling, with good example personas and a brief case study using BBCi. Includes pointers, necessary details, and a tutorial featuring… Continue reading Personas: Setting the Stage for Building Usable Information Site

ADOdb 4.00 released

ADOdb 4.00 released. ADOdb 4.00 is out after a 3 month beta testing process. The distinguishing feature of this release is the performance monitoring functionality. AFAIK, it is the first Open Source cross-platform, multi-database performance monitoring and health check software in the world.  [PHP Everywhere]

The nTag sleep attack

The nTag sleep attack.  The badges at Pop!Tech were wee interactive computers called nTags. When engaged in conversation with someone, you could choose to send your contact information to that person, see what that person is interested in (based on your interests), get recommendations on people that they have met that you should meet, and… Continue reading The nTag sleep attack

Where NetNewsWire stores data

Where NetNewsWire stores data. When you’re upgrading to a new version of OS X, and you want to make sure NetNewsWire doesn’t lose its subscriptions and preferences, you need to copy two things to your new installation: 1. The preferences file at ~/Library/Preferences/com.ranchero.NetNewsWire.plist 2. The folder at ~/Library/Application Support/NetNewsWire/ The prefs file contains your subscriptions… Continue reading Where NetNewsWire stores data

Justices to Revisit Sentencing Powers of Judges and Juries

Justices to Revisit Sentencing Powers of Judges and Juries. The Supreme Court signaled today that it wants to further examine the power of juries versus those of judges in imposing sentences for crimes. By David Stout. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Web Design on a Shoestring

Web Design on a Shoestring. Web design on a Shoestring reveals all sorts of free or inexpensive resources that are available but unknown. Learn how to test your web sites efficiencies and functionalities, to understand content management systems, and what commercial products to use or avoid. By New Riders. [WebReference News]

Andrew Watt

Andrew Watt talks about a topic near and dear to my talk: are conferences really the best way to teach? Well, actually, he asked a stronger question than that: “Is PDC an anachronism?” I've been in the conference business for about a decade now, my wife's been doing it for almost as long. It's a… Continue reading Andrew Watt

Atheros's Double Speed Compatibility

Atheros's Double Speed Compatibility. eHomeUpgrade talks to Atheros about its double-speed modes: Atheros's turbo modes (Super G and Super A/G) boost raw throughput on their equipment to 108 Mbps. Net throughput? Dunno. But it will be compatible among vendors choosing Atheros's gear, depending on local regulation factors. Frame bursting, mentioned here in passing, should work… Continue reading Atheros's Double Speed Compatibility