Author: Vince Kimball

Clint Ecker pointed me to Sterling Hughes weblog. A little background. Sterling Hughes is a big-name developer in the PHP industry. He's written a PHP book. So, when he says “ASP.NET technology is better than PHP technology” people tend to stand up and listen.  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

I just can't stop posting, but I just saw more info on Nick Bradbury's “FeedDemon.” This is the most awaited RSS News Aggregator so far. Nick's the guy who did HomeSite for Allaire/Macromedia. He's the guy who did Top Style. His stuff simply rocks. Go read the early reviews.  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

Rich Wage Class War on Poor and Middle Class. Michael Kinsley: Bush and the new tyranny of the rich. The recently enacted tax bill is such a shocking and… [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] Is it wishful thinking to think that they would realise by the next election?  [Curiouser and curiouser!]

Notes and Tips: OnStream Bankrupt. OnStream Data is apparently in bankruptcy. [MacInTouch]

How Pottery Barn Wins With Style. Plenty of companies compete on price and features. How do you keep demanding customers coming back for more? Pottery Barn's secret for growth in a brutally competitive business: “Our brand is a state of mind,” says one top executive. “And customers can make it their own.” [Fast Company]

A Theory of Everything. Thomas L. Friedman outlines some of the reasons much of the world has come to dislike the United States. Unfortunately the current Bush administration's policies and behavior are doing little to reverse the trend. Why didn't nations organize militarily against… [CamWorld: Thinking Outside the Box]

EU Declaration on Freedom of Communication on the Internet. Declaration on freedom of communication on the Internet, Strasbourg, May 28, 2003, Adopted by the Committee of Ministers at the… [beSpacific]

Cross-platform, cross-browser XML apps. Firebird Mac running an XSLT app Let's review what's happening in this screen shot. I'm running Mozilla Firebird on my Mac. The application is a structured search of my OSCOM slides. There's no search engine beyond the browser itself, which provides the JavaScript UI, the XPath-based search, and the XSLT-driven results… Continue reading Cross-platform, cross-browser XML apps

Communications Central in a Small, Colorful Package. Danger now comes in 65,536 colors – that is, the new T-Mobile Sidekick from Danger Inc. The Sidekick, a wireless communicator for telephone, e-mail, Web browsing and instant messaging tasks, first appeared last year with a monochrome screen but has upgraded to a 240-by-160-pixel color display. That is… Continue reading Communications Central in a Small, Colorful Package

Cocktail Season on the Virtual Terrace. It's not only easy to buy patio furniture on the Web; the selection is good, too. By Michelle Slatalla. [New York Times: Technology]