A Pretty Good Way to Foil the NSA. The man who angered the world's eavesdroppers by releasing PGP in the 1990s is back, this time with voice-encryption software that might be good enough to frustrate illegal telephone surveillance — no matter who's doing it. Ryan Singel reviews Zfone. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Anil analyses New York Times redesign. The New York Times online has a spiffy new redesign and Anil Dash says it is influenced by blogs. Actually, his post is interesting cause it points at a bunch of stuff about the redesign. I also like that the redesign uses the Georgia font, developed by Microsoft. That… Continue reading Anil analyses New York Times redesign

Doctor Who stars sign for Season Three. David Tennant and Billie Piper to return [The Register]

Everyware. Adam Greenfield has written one of the most provocative books in years. If the right people read it, Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing may do for the coming, computerless computing interface what Don Norman’s The Design of Everyday Things did for design generally. Like Norman, Greenfield argues for good design not as… Continue reading Everyware

 The end of antitrust In giving an unconditional green light to Whirlpool's takeover of Maytag, US antitrust authorities have basically said that no deal, whatever the market share combined, will henceforth be forced to make even minor concessions. The $1.7 billion deal between the two appliances makers will create not only the biggest company in… Continue reading Whirlpool's takeover of Maytag

iFolder goes to 5 blades ….  Two Brainshares ago Novell opensourced their iFolder client. iFolder had some problems catching on in the OSS community, mainly the server piece was still closed. This was mitigated by the SimpleServer, which was a kind of tacked on free server originally used by developers to test the client. Those… Continue reading iFolder goes to 5 blades …

Mashpees near federal recognition. MASHPEE — The federal government gave preliminary recognition yesterday to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, setting the stage for possibly contentious negotiations with state officials over the right to build a casino in Massachusetts. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

“So you wanna start a blog?”. Since it’s now possible for newcomers to the blogging world to set up a Blogger or WordPress.com account in mere minutes without the slightest idea about what one is doing or why, it seems like 98% of the blogs on the Web boast but a half-dozen erratic posts before… Continue reading “So you wanna start a blog?”

David Pogue: A Spam Fighter Is Overzealous but Can Learn. Sick of anti-spam software that slows down your PC or spam-filtering services that require a monthly fee? The Spam Cube may be your best option. By DAVID POGUE. [NYT > Technology]

Easy DIY online database. Lazybase is a simple database application for creating simple online databases. Here's the feature list: No logins. A secret URL gives editing access to the database Create new types of items, or use the samples provided by Lazybase View lists in many ways, on maps or on graphs Link types together… Continue reading Easy DIY online database