321 Studios Forges Ahead. The maker of DVD-duplication software was ordered to stop selling its copying products in one week. Still, 321 Studios vows to continue selling the software sans descrambler, and begin directing customers to other sources for similar tools. [Wired News]
Author: Vince Kimball
Elizabeth Drew
Elizabeth Drew: “This is no way to pick a possible president.” [Scripting News]
Pope Goes Wireless
Pope Goes Wireless. Well, not exactly, but Motorola is building a trial Wi-Fi network for the Vatican police: The police will use laptops and PDAs to access the police security network. They will also be able to stream video from their surveillance network…. [Wi-Fi Networking News]
Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Every year the pagans arrive in our fair city to blow off steam before the lenten season. If you want to see some pagans just click here for a view of the action on Bourbon Street. Don't look for me, though. I'm at a secure location, far away from the mayhem. [Ernie… Continue reading Mardi Gras in New Orleans
I want a new kind of search engine – that puts us in control
I want a new kind of search engine – that puts us in control. I've done a few dozen more Yahoo vs. Google comparisons. I'm convinced that Yahoo squandered a good chance to overtake Google. Here's my view on how to overtake Google: Give users access to the variables. What do I mean? At O'Reilly's… Continue reading I want a new kind of search engine – that puts us in control
Paolo likes
Paolo likes Event Share Framework. [Scripting News]
Andrew Grumet
Andrew Grumet: “If you use AOLserver, give it a hug today.” [Scripting News]
UI guidelines for Longhorn (called Aero)
UI guidelines for Longhorn (called Aero). Longhorn Aero UI Sampler. I just ran across this nice set of Longhorn UI related articles, officially titled Aero User Experience Guidelines: Sampler for PDC 2003. Links to the meat are under What's Inside? heading. Some good ideas, some questionable, but all good looking. I am starting to get a… Continue reading UI guidelines for Longhorn (called Aero)
The Page Paradigm
The Page Paradigm. Mark Hurst has written an interesting discussion about web pages and how people navigate. In it, he reminds us of something he wrote in 1999, On any given Web page, users will either… click something that appears to take them closer to the fulfillment of their goal, or click the Back button… Continue reading The Page Paradigm
Pentagon tells Bush: Climate change can destroy us.
Pentagon tells Bush: Climate change can destroy us.. This came across my news feed: Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us. World: Secret report warns of rioting and nuclear war· Britain will be 'Siberian' in less than 20 years · Threat to the world is greater than terrorism. This is going to have a… Continue reading Pentagon tells Bush: Climate change can destroy us.