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The Most Important Post I Read Today – February 3 – Doc Searls on Moving Beyond “Content”. I'm still processing thoughts and catching up after a great – no, wonderful – time at LegalTech in New York. I expect to begin posting about some of that in the next few days. In the meantime, the… Continue reading The Most Important Post I Read Today – February 3 – Doc Searls on Moving Beyond “Content”

Tinderbox Cards.   Waiting for the plane to taxi to the O'Hare runway, I was thinking about the best tools for Tinderbox when Tinderbox isn't handy. Tools for getting ideas now, before you forget them. Before you start worrying about remembering them.  Notes you can jot down right now, so you can move on. You'll… Continue reading Tinderbox Cards

Coffee shop software. Wired news has a story about the company Delicious Monster whose Delicious Library software was released in late 2004. Even more intriguing than the $250,000 in sales in the first month after the release is that all 7 staff members used a Seattle coffee shop as their office. … [microISV]

Creating a logo. Ian Landsman shares his experience of working with a graphic designer to create a new business logo for his company UserScape and his product HelpSpot. He documents each step of the process from the initial drawings by hand to the selection of the final colors. [microISV]

Snowdevil: First e-tailer on Rails.  I’m proud to announce the launch of the first e-tailer to go life with Rails Inside: Snowdevil. Especially so because the team behind it has core contributor Tobias Luekte at the technical wheel and because the site just looks cool and sells something as cool as snowboards. It took Tobias… Continue reading Snowdevil: First e-tailer on Rails

Words of blame and resolve after gridlock. After an emergency meeting about Tuesday's massive gridlock in Boston, state and local officials said yesterday they will keep using daytime pothole crews, despite the problems and public anger they generated, and went as far as to blame drivers for helping cause the mess. [Boston Globe — Front… Continue reading Words of blame and resolve after gridlock

Great job (last part, for now). A friend of mine is a world-class lawyer, with a great background in copyright, deal-making and intellectual property issues. She has a stellar resume and could get a cog-job in about two seconds. Except that she doesn't want to do that. She wants to work for a fast-growing neat… Continue reading Great job (last part, for now)

Scientists Find Missing Matter. Astrophysicists have been unable to find half the 'normal' matter of the universe. But a look into space with the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals it is probably hiding several hundred million miles away. By Amit Asaravala. [Wired News]

Update: DEVONagent 1.5. The Internet search agent adds a search set editor, scheduled searches, improved speed, a full-screen mode, and many other improvements. [MacInTouch]

Worth Your Time on Two Scores. BusinessWeek's cover story (01.31.05), “Linux Inc.,” is also a great piece of work. The industry analysis is fascinating/perceptive, but I was especially drawn to the excellent & detailed operational portrayal of how Linux works & innovates. Linux may well be a Genuinely New Life Form in the world of… Continue reading Worth Your Time on Two Scores