Frontier Dreams. In the back of my mind I’ve been thinking about the open-sourcing of the Frontier kernel, and like some other folks it’s made me dream of software that’s close in spirit to the early versions of Frontier, before it became the basis for a content management system. For those who don’t know, Frontier… Continue reading Frontier Dreams
Month: May 2004
Microsoft eyeing merger of two secure e-mail specs
InfoWorld: Microsoft eyeing merger of two secure e-mail specs. E-mail experts from the Redmond, Washington, software company will spend the weekend meeting with SPF author Meng Weng Wong of Pobox.com and looking for ways to merge the closely related Caller ID and SPF standards, according to Wong. [Tomalak's Realm]
Huh?
Huh?. software garden launches Servertest 1.0. and i understand he's put some thought into the licenses [anil dash's daily links] Maybe Mr. Bricklin should have put some mroe time into writing code. Charging money for 400 line so fperl – is called chutzpah. I'm sorry – I don't care how famous he is – he's… Continue reading Huh?
Massive closing of roads set for convention week
Massive closing of roads set for convention week. The staggering scope of the security measures for the Democratic National Convention became clear yesterday, as state and federal authorities detailed changes that surpassed the worst fears of many residents and businesses: nearly 40 miles of major roadway closures, a vehicle-free zone around the FleetCenter, and parking… Continue reading Massive closing of roads set for convention week
Gathering knowledge
Gathering knowledge. Answering a question in Brint's ThinkTank. “How would you recommend that the 'knowledge' is gathered? Thru databases? internet libraries? or maybe surveys? forums? focus groups?” My answer. There are a number of ways to gather knowledge in addition to those you mention: a) Collect the insights that percolate from work related conversations b)… Continue reading Gathering knowledge
More about NetNewsWire 2.0
More about NetNewsWire 2.0. People have been asking me—even on our bug tracker—if there’s an update to NetNewsWire in the works. Yes! There is. The next release will be NetNewsWire 2.0. We’re shooting for a public beta in the first half of June, and we hope to ship by WWDC. It could be later, of… Continue reading More about NetNewsWire 2.0
CFMX6.1 – Verity Hot Fix
CFMX6.1 – Verity Hot Fix. Macromedia has just released a hot fix for ColdFusion MX 6.1 that extends support for Verity to additional Linux versions. With this hot fix, Verity is now supported on these additional platforms: Red Hat 7.2, 7.3, 8, 9; Red Hat AS 2.1, 3.0; Red Hat ES 2.1, 3.0 and Suse… Continue reading CFMX6.1 – Verity Hot Fix
In the category…
In the category…. In the category of articles you should not miss: Take a look at Wes Clark's new piece in The Washington Monthly on democracy, the Middle East and the how the Bush administration failed to understand how either works…. [Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall]
IDEO are the masters of design PR
IDEO are the masters of design PR. IDEO’s work with Kaiser, a U.S. healthcare provider makes Business Week cover. As much as I love Design getting mainstream press, I’m disappointed that the article is so dumbed down – the level of insights discussed are significantly shallower than insights in conversations I’ve personally had with health… Continue reading IDEO are the masters of design PR
Findability.org launches
Findability.org launches. Peter Morville has launched Findability.org with the goal of “placing findability on a par with usability“. The site is part Usable Web topical resources, and part Userati-style listing of, well, Finderati. Congratulations on the launch! While its stated purpose is to be an advocacy site, it strikes me as yet another IA resource,… Continue reading Findability.org launches