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Taxonomy Warehouse. It can be an expensive and labor intensive proposition to create a taxonomy and/or thesaurus from scratch. Though sometimes your organization's needs are unique and require a custom approach, other times a well-developed, ready-made taxonomy would fit the bill. However, it's not always obvious where to find such an animal. Taxonomy Warehouse offers… Continue reading Taxonomy Warehouse

Protect Your Email Address.  As you may already know, posting your email address anywhere on web is a sure-fire way to increase your spam exponentially. Luckily there are ways to prevent the onslaught. PC Magazine's article “Protect Your E-Mail Address” tells you how to keep the spam at bay when you absolutely, positively need to… Continue reading Protect Your Email Address

Another book recommendation:….  Another book recommendation: Diarmaid MacCulloch's The Reformation: A History just out from Viking. I've been hunting around for a good single volume history of the Reformation for years. And this is a very, very good book. The parts of the era about which I have some detailed knowledge — particularly the English… Continue reading Another book recommendation:…

Using Your Religion II.  Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell, proprietors of the Church of the Customer and authors of Creating Customer Evangelists, have just released a new e-book! Testify! is a 50-page e-book that shares stories about how remarkable organizations are creating customer evangelists. Case studies include Brewtopia, Discovery Education, Seattle SuperSonics, and others. And… Continue reading Using Your Religion II

That's what Laszlo objects are all about!. Alf asked: Apparently, Apple's new Dashboard thingummies are HTML/CSS/Javascript pages (ie WebKit) in little floaty windows, perfect for tiny Flash/SVG apps and web-updated displays. But how do you control iTunes from one of those — open up internal application controls to the internet? And Marc Canter replied: Without… Continue reading That's what Laszlo objects are all about!

Apple's Rendezvous comes to Windows, Linux, Java. Since Mac OS X v10.2's release, Apple has promoted a zero-configuration networking technology it calls Rendezvous. Now Apple is further promoting the standard more with the release of Rendezvous technology for Java clients, POSIX platforms including Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD, and a “technology preview” for Windows. Developers for… Continue reading Apple's Rendezvous comes to Windows, Linux, Java

Shareware Business Blunders. NetCaptor's Adam Stiles just announced his new eBook, Shareware Business Blunders…and How to Avoid Them. Adam contacted 38 shareware authors – including myself – and asked them to talk about their mistakes, then compiled their answers into a 124-page PDF eBook. If you're a shareware author or you're interested in becoming one,… Continue reading Shareware Business Blunders

Apple: “Rendezvous is now available on Windows 2000 and XP.” [Scripting News]

The Dennis Kennedy Law Firm Annual Retreat. It’s time for my first annual retreat and that’s what I’ll be doing for the next few days. I would be the first to admit that the whole notion of a law firm retreat strikes fear in the heart of any law firm partner who has ever attended… Continue reading The Dennis Kennedy Law Firm Annual Retreat

Virtual Auto Mechanic Library Helps Consumers Avoid Auto Repair RipOffs “If you've ever been ripped off by an auto repair shop, you'll want to check this out and pass it along to patrons… 'Having been taken to the cleaners to the tune of $2,300 by disreputable auto repair shops, Mike Smith of West Fargo, ND… Continue reading Virtual Auto Mechanic Library Helps Consumers Avoid Auto Repair RipOffs