Have It Your Way. Great job for somebody “In another time and place, this would have been my dream job.” [rc3.org Daily] I can see why, as LJ World does some a-mazing stuff online (check out the Little League Cell Phone Updates!). But check out the customize link next to the XML button on Adrian Holovaty's site.… Continue reading Have It Your Way
Author: Vince Kimball
Postcard from the Future (and It Includes RSS)
Postcard from the Future (and It Includes RSS). A Brief Message about Why My TiVo and Treo, Rule “This is the confirmation email I received from TiVo after I: Heard that Michael Moore was going to be on 60 Minutes Was miles from home and wished I could somehow schedule my TiVo to record this… Continue reading Postcard from the Future (and It Includes RSS)
Vatican pace on abuse worries O'Malley
Vatican pace on abuse worries O'Malley. VATICAN CITY — In an unusual public display of unhappiness with his own church, Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley of Boston yesterday said he is frustrated at the slow pace with which the Vatican is resolving the cases of about two dozen local priests who have been in limbo for… Continue reading Vatican pace on abuse worries O'Malley
Apple Putting More Focus on Simplifying Searching
Apple Putting More Focus on Simplifying Searching. Steven P. Jobs, the chief of Apple Computer, demonstrated his answer to one of computing's most pressing problems: searching for files and information stored on desktop computers. By LAURIE J. FLYNN. [The New York Times > Technology]
CivicSpace: Distributed Organizing Toolkit
CivicSpace: Distributed Organizing Toolkit. I was thrilled to meet a young man by the name of Zack Rosen at SXSW this year, and more thrilled when he told me that his reading of Smart Mobs was a key inspiration behind his effort to create the infrastructure for Deanspace. He's been working on a toolkit for… Continue reading CivicSpace: Distributed Organizing Toolkit
New Post to Global Guerrillas: Iraq's Electricity Disruption
New Post to Global Guerrillas: Iraq's Electricity Disruption. Global guerrillas have been able to hold electricity production in Iraq to less than prewar levels. This has had a major impact on the country's economics, security, and governmental legitimacy. If this continues, it may spell disaster for the current interim government. [John Robb's Weblog]
New Post to Global Guerrillas
New Post to Global Guerrillas. Network Analysis to Prevent Attacks. Random arrests or assassinations will not stop next generation terrorists. A slow methodical approach by experts with the right mindset is needed. [John Robb's Weblog]
Getting creative: five social tools to give you an edge!
Getting creative: five social tools to give you an edge!. Tomorrow I'm speaking at the Gurteen Knowledge Conference. My topic is: Getting Creative: Five social tools to give you an edge! My aim is to establish the link between creativity and social networks, and then to show how tools like blogs, wikis, instant messaging and… Continue reading Getting creative: five social tools to give you an edge!
What should Apple do?
What should Apple do?. As I said previously, I’m not worried about NetNewsWire. I think the situation with Konfabulator and Dashboard is very different from the situation with Safari and NetNewsWire. The commentary on the Konfabulator situation has been interesting. Some of it has been knee-jerk: “How dare Apple!” and, on the other hand, “Apple… Continue reading What should Apple do?
Boston Globe on Groove Networks As “Accidental Government Contractor”
Boston Globe on Groove Networks As “Accidental Government Contractor”. Today's Boston Globe has a major feature story on the front-page of its business section focusing on Groove Networks as “accidental contractor” to the government. Several are quoted within the story, including Glen Johnson of the U.S. State Department. Given this week's news, this element of… Continue reading Boston Globe on Groove Networks As “Accidental Government Contractor”