The Savvy Blawgger Panel, Version 1.0. Bruce “Adam Smith, Esq.” MacEwen has launched the first iteration of his Savvy Blawger Panel, a feature in which he poses important questions to a panel of, well, savvy blawgers. This edition looks into the future and the question was: “Looking out five to ten years, what will the… Continue reading The Savvy Blawgger Panel, Version 1.0
Author: Vince Kimball
Project Page
Project Page. Jill Walker has opened a project page onto her new research project on distributed narrative. It's a Tinderbox-driven portal onto her blog posts, papers, lectures, and teaching on the subject. This interesting Tinderbox application will, I expect, be an influential genre-shaper. Researchers often have diverse interests; the project page is an interesting application… Continue reading Project Page
The Care and Feeding of the Creative Class
The Care and Feeding of the Creative Class. Secrets for fielding teams that are passionate, playful, and high performance. [Fast Company]
Congress enacts comprehensive travel surveillance law
Congress enacts comprehensive travel surveillance law. This Tuesday, 7 December 2004, as its final act before adjourning until after newly-elected members take office in January, the lame-duck Congress of the USA gave final approval for the creation of a comprehensive system of government credentialling, tracking, and control of domestic and international travellers, as part of… Continue reading Congress enacts comprehensive travel surveillance law
Linux user advocates switching from Windows
Linux user advocates switching from Windows. Chris Spencer: It's time for anyone running a Windows PC to switch to Linux. OK, I'm off to switch. A few problems: does Outlook run on Linux? Reliably? Does Linux have a ton of ink-enabled applications for my Tablet PC? Does Photoshop run on it reliably? Does Microsoft Office?… Continue reading Linux user advocates switching from Windows
Ron Owens: Intervoice
Ron Owens: Intervoice. I've mentioned Amtrak Julie a couple of times before. In today's podcast I interview Ron Owens, director of software application engineering and professional services for Intervoice, the company responsible for the Julie application. Topics include voiceprint authentication, SALT and VoiceXML, the relationship between speech servers and IVR (interactive voice response) systems, and… Continue reading Ron Owens: Intervoice
Flex Builder 1.5 Now Available
Flex Builder 1.5 Now Available. Flex Builder 1.5 is now available. This new version has been updated to support all the new capabilities of Flex 1.5. Details on the Flex Builder page. [Ben Forta's Blog]
Of Temper and Price
Of Temper and Price. There's a microflap in the RSS world right now. It started when a blogger lost her data, and then lost her temper. She did this very publicly, and because she has good friends and good enemies she did this very visibly. The spreading ripples have left lots of name calling in… Continue reading Of Temper and Price
Tourists left out in the cold as Scotland shuts on 1 January
Tourists left out in the cold as Scotland shuts on 1 January. IT IS one of the world's biggest public events, attracting up to a quarter of a million visitors to Scotland. But Hogmanay is still a headache for short-break tourists who find many key attractions closed when they wake up on New Year's Day.… Continue reading Tourists left out in the cold as Scotland shuts on 1 January
New little firewall
New little firewall. Swetland-san dropped by today, with a Soekris net4801 box for me. I ran over to Fry's and bought a compact flash card. I've copied the latest m0n0 wall software to it. Installation has been a snap thus far. I'll configure it further when I get home, and maybe even dare to swap… Continue reading New little firewall