Author: Vince Kimball

Tap Internet releases LogiCreate App Server as Open Source. Michael Kimsal, director of Tap Internet, has a deep understanding of PHP and software design. I have discussed the design of LogiCreate with Michael before and I was impressed with the care and thought going into it. I still remember Michael struggling to decide whether to… Continue reading Tap Internet releases LogiCreate App Server as Open Source

Subscription services: Look for dialtone. A few weeks ago, the whole family went to a wedding in Boston. (Though I really, really want to, I’m going to refrain from telling that story.) We walked in the house, and I noticed the panel on the ADT alarm system was not on. Now, you’d think that if… Continue reading Subscription services: Look for dialtone

ASIS&T IA Summit 2003 Presentations. ASIS&T has posted all of the presentations from the Information Architecture “Making Connections” Summit in Portland, OR. Thanks to Gary Price, who I got to meet at SLA. [ia/ – information architecture news]

The White Smoke Appears. It's Official: 802.11g is a ratified, published IEEE standard: The waiting is over, according to a flurry of press releases from manufacturers. The IEEE formally finished its approval process for 802.11g this morning with a final vote. InfoWorld reports on the ratification, but says something about a minimum 24 Mbps requirement.… Continue reading The White Smoke Appears

Two Towers extended edition. Here's a description of some of the extra scenes that will be on the extended edition DVD of The Two Towers. I'm looking forward to this, and will probably skip the shorter release. I hated the screen version of Faramir, and am hoping that more material will justify Jackson's radical changes… Continue reading Two Towers extended edition

Big Firm to Solo – Expect to See Much More. Technology costs will pay a big role in this growing trend. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Solosez.net Debuts. Tom Mighell reports that the ABA has debuted Solosez.net as a web portal for solo and small firm resources. [DennisKennedy.blog]

How to consume RSS safely. Now that RSS is moving into the mainstream, the design decisions that got it there are becoming more and more of a problem.  [dive into mark]

Structured writing, structured search.  Jon Udell: Structured Writing, Structured Search« The theme of my talk last month at the Open Source Content Management conference (OSCOM) was: “Everything you need to know about content management, you (should have) learned in grade school.” I spent a lot of time talking about why and how to use URIs and… Continue reading Structured writing, structured search

NY Times: David Brinkley dies at 82. [Scripting News]