When Does “Own” Not Mean “Own?”. Today I sat in on an interesting meeting with two reps from Baker & Taylor. They were at SLS to demo their new ebook product, ED (which stands for Electronic Delivery). While their site looks nice and they have the general idea at this stage of the game, the… Continue reading When Does “Own” Not Mean “Own?”

CFMX Coding Guidelines – Coming Soon!. Release 3.0 of the coding guidelines are currently going through their final internal review and I'll be publishing a non-Macromedia-specific variant of them fairly soon. The changes include breaking the very long document into half a dozen files, updating examples… [An Architect's View]

BTW: if you want to search your RSS archives in Radio use Mark's “Radio Kit.”  He also has a tool for trackback (which UserLand has already added), search weblog (for the desktop), a browser-based outline editor, and a way to change the dates of Radio posts.  Maybe Mark can give us an update on the status… Continue reading Radio Kit

Here is a quick overview of the RSS/E-mail world.  There are three ways to integrate the two worlds: Web-based e-mail service with RSS integration.  Example:  Oddpost.  I use this service.  It has an interface that puts Hotmail and Yahoo mail to shame.  They have integrated RSS feeds into the service. E-mail client plug-ins.  Example:  Newsgator. … Continue reading Here is a quick overview of the RSS/E-mail world.  There are three ways to integrate the two worlds:

1. Web-based e-mail service with RSS integration.  Example:  Oddpost
   

NY Times: “More and more PC owners are discovering software lurking on their computers that they had no idea was there.” [Scripting News]

Media Center PCs from Sony and Dell. The Media Center Edition of Windows XP, which among other things lets you record and watch TV shows like a TiVo, hasn't exactly taken off yet, but Sony and Dell are both expected to come out with PCs running the operating system later this fall. Actually, it'll probably… Continue reading Media Center PCs from Sony and Dell

The Futile Pursuit of Happiness. Researchers in the burgeoning field of “affective forecasting” are finding that when it comes to personal satisfaction in life, you can't really know what you want. By Jon Gertner. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Debate Flares in Catholic Church as Priests Question Celibacy. Leading bishops today released letters defending mandatory celibacy, while groups of priests consider whether to urge the requirement to be dropped. By Laurie Goodstein. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Acknowledging Difficulties, Blair Says He Will Stay the Course. Saying he would forge ahead with an ambitious domestic agenda, Prime Minister Tony Blair turned aside questions about whether he would resign. By Warren Hoge. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]