New: Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther. O'Reilly & Associates released Learning Unix for Mac OS X Panther, which provides a tour of Mac OS X's Unix base for the uninitiated, including customizing the shell, managing files and directories, editing with vi, and more. [MacInTouch]

New: Booxter 1.0. Booxter manages book collections, with support for multiple libraries and book lists, book information from online sources, and handheld barcode scanners. [MacInTouch]

“Flash Virtual Machine”.  “Flash Virtual Machine”: Steven Webster starts a good discussion here on the parallels between the Macromedia Flash Player, the various Java Virtual Machines, and Microsoft's larger Common Language Runtime. I agree that the “VM” term could be appropriate now… although the CLR has more access to the system and dependencies than the… Continue reading “Flash Virtual Machine”

Arise Sir Tim.  The BBC reports (Web's inventor gets a knighthood) Mr Tim Berners-Lee has been awarded a knighthood. Recently he told the BBC World Service's Go Digital programme that his invention was “just another program”, and he originally wanted it to help achieve understanding.” The original idea of the web was that it should… Continue reading Arise Sir Tim

Announcing the Debut of DennisKennedyLaw.com. My new website for my legal practice allows me to clearly define my practice, to use www.denniskennedy.com to highlight and do other things, and gives me a chance to think about and illustrate Jerry Lawson's “necktie theory of web design” for legal websites. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Natural Resources Defense Council Best of the Web 2003.  The Natural Resources Defense Council announced their choices for the best environmental websites of 2003 here. [beSpacific]

101 Ways to Save the Internet. Worried about spammers and slammers, industry thugs and identity thieves? Never fear. By Paul Boutin from Wired magazine. [Wired News]

Satellite Radio Goes for a Spin. When it comes to variety and sound quality, satellite-radio competitors Sirius and XM deliver the goods. Once you've heard it, you might never listen to FM or AM radio again. A review by Lewis Wallace. [Wired News]

Best Practices, Practices, Just Great.  In her blog Managing Product Development, Johanna Rothman shares some thoughts on why best practices don't always guarantee success. It's a solid question: How do you tailor other organizations' best practices to best meet the needs of your company and work?  [Fast Company Now]

The Fantasy and Reality of 2004. We ask a dozen experts what they'd like to see happen in 2004. Here are their wish lists — and what they think will actually occur. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]