Author: Vince Kimball

ZopeMag Issue 5 is now out!.  Coming this quarter we have even more Zope Documentation you can't find anywhere else — including an 18 page article on how the State of Hawaii Governor’s Website was converted to Plone, Zope and SOAP, and lots more! Check it out for yourself.  [Zope.org]

A Linksys' True Colors. Seattle Wireless tries to bring out a Linksys WRT54G's true nature: Linux!: As has been reported earlier, Linksys has made available a variety of the open-source code used underneath some of its hardware, as is required by the licenses they used. (Of course, one source told me not for attribution that… Continue reading A Linksys' True Colors

It's a Palm, But Can You Tell?. New Sony CLIE PEG-UX50 has wireless a-plenty, runs Palm OS, but has odd form factor: This strange-looking “Palm” has a small keyboard, a twist-and-rotate design for maneuvering the screen, and built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It might become the de rigeur infowarrier device to substitute for a laptop. [via… Continue reading It's a Palm, But Can You Tell?

I just can’t resist… Microsoft Wins Homeland Security Contract. Microsoft admits critical flaw in nearly all Windows software. [inessential.com]

Contribute wrapup. Contribute wrapup: I've been hitting the forums and lists today, seeking opinions to bring back on three items: Contribute 2.0, its FlashPaper importer, and any comments on the “product activation” protection built into it. Summertime is usually slow for discussions,… [JD on MX]

Picking Up the Pieces. Advanced scanning technology and software now make it possible to reconstruct paper documents that have gone through a shredder. By Douglas Heingartner. [New York Times: Technology]

Semantic Studios: International Information Architecture. The ways we categorize are rooted in language and culture. This creates unique challenges for information architects. For example, a web site targeted for a Japanese audience may require a completely different structure and organization than its German equivalent. Localization isn't limited to translation. [Tomalak's Realm]

Mach II. The Mach II website is now up! You can read about Mach II and download the (beta) framework and example code. The site is still being worked on so keep watching that space…… [An Architect's View]

Linux Stability. An interesting news story which says enterprise customers looking at Linux are more interested in the stability it brings to the table than whether it is more or less expensive to run than Windows. … [An Architect's View]

www.Feedster.com. The Sanctity of Blogs From time to time, there has been some debate in the blogging community about the need to protect blog content and its underlying links.  Various bloggers have argued long and hard (and well, I believe) that: The intellectual content of blogs belong to the blogger who wrote it and not… Continue reading www.Feedster.com