Visiting York, England by Train From London. If Bath illustrates a high order of evolved civility, then maybe York will show you a more complete sense of English history, piled layer upon layer from the Vikings up to the busy Victorians. York is in the center of England, two and a half miles from London's… Continue reading Visiting York, England by Train From London
Author: Vince Kimball
Palm + BlackBerry
Palm + BlackBerry. PalmSource and Research in Motion are working on bringing RIM's BlackBerry wireless email technology to the Palm operating system. Should be ready by the second half of next year. [Gizmodo]
Wired News
eVote News from Wired News – E-Voting Undermined by Sloppiness. An audit reveals that a number of Californians voted on Diebold machines that were not properly certified by either the state or the feds. The company owns up to procedural errors, while state officials seethe. [ … ] SACRAMENTO — An audit of Diebold voting… Continue reading Wired News
Wired News: Con Job at Diebold Subsidiary
Wired News: Con Job at Diebold Subsidiary. Diebold, already in hot water for the management of its electronic voting machines, takes more flak for having some ex-cons in management positions at a subsidary. [ … ] SAN FRANCISCO — At least five convicted felons secured management positions at a manufacturer of electronic voting machines, according… Continue reading Wired News: Con Job at Diebold Subsidiary
Wanted: Gift Guides That Surprise
Wanted: Gift Guides That Surprise. The corridors of the Net are strewn with shoppers' helpers. But few are very original, especially the tech-oriented variety. To sort through the mess, here's a guide to the best — and the quirkiest — holiday gift guides. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
Configuring OS X for Web Development
Configuring OS X for Web Development. If you've got the itch, use Blane's handy how-to to configure your own OS X system for localhost Web development. Covering setup for Apache, Perl, PHP and MySQL, this guide is a must-read for those launching into development on OS X. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
RotK
RotK. Oh, yes, right, I saw it last night at midnight. Brief review: quite good; too short; not enough sequel to follow the scenes; rushed from the Battle of the Pelennor Fields on; Shelob rocked; Eowyn's big moment rocked; the extended edition will be even better. [Ceejbot]
IT Portfolio Management
IT Portfolio Management. Applying portfolio management theory to IT planning and projects has long been a favorite topic of mine. I noticed a few more good articles on the topic today. First, Ron Friedman on the excellent Strategic Legal Technology Blog points to and discusses a very good article by Josh Fish of HubbardOne called… Continue reading IT Portfolio Management
BBC
BBC: “Film fans who have just seen the final installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy have been heaping praise on the much-anticipated movie.” [Scripting News]
Konfabulator goes Windows
Konfabulator goes Windows. Konfabulator goes Windows: Interesting, the Mac desktop widgets will be going to Windows. From what I recall they used JavaScript in-widget and AppleScript for system communication, so I wonder whether they'll have two mechanisms, or whether widgets will have internal switches to use either Mac or Win calls, or…? Mike Davidson and… Continue reading Konfabulator goes Windows