Cross-platform, cross-browser XML apps

Cross-platform, cross-browser XML apps. Firebird Mac running an XSLT app Let's review what's happening in this screen shot. I'm running Mozilla Firebird on my Mac. The application is a structured search of my OSCOM slides. There's no search engine beyond the browser itself, which provides the JavaScript UI, the XPath-based search, and the XSLT-driven results… Continue reading Cross-platform, cross-browser XML apps

Communications Central in a Small, Colorful Package

Communications Central in a Small, Colorful Package. Danger now comes in 65,536 colors – that is, the new T-Mobile Sidekick from Danger Inc. The Sidekick, a wireless communicator for telephone, e-mail, Web browsing and instant messaging tasks, first appeared last year with a monochrome screen but has upgraded to a 240-by-160-pixel color display. That is… Continue reading Communications Central in a Small, Colorful Package

Cocktail Season on the Virtual Terrace

Cocktail Season on the Virtual Terrace. It's not only easy to buy patio furniture on the Web; the selection is good, too. By Michelle Slatalla. [New York Times: Technology]

Adobe's Stupidity

Adobe's Stupidity. I was going to write a long commentary on how stupid Adobe is being with version 6.0 of Acrobat Reader. Err, I mean “Adobe Reader” I guess. Just read this and you'll see. I can't add much more to the discussion without using using a lot of four letter words. Think about what… Continue reading Adobe's Stupidity

Building a TiVo, a Step at a Time

Building a TiVo, a Step at a Time. Thanks to free software, intrepid do-it-yourselfers can build their own digital video recorders that promise to blow Tivos and ReplayTVs off the shelf. All you need is a lot of cash, some programming savvy and a little patience. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]

Wes

Wes doesn't seem to buy my crypto export theory, apparently because of Linux or Open Source.  Of course, I have no idea why they pulled WASTE, but if the flurry of emails is any indication, people really don't understand the current state of U.S. crypto regulations.  Yes, software is still to a certain extent treated like a… Continue reading Wes

Virtual Servers?

Virtual Servers?.  VMWare version 4.0 is out. You've already heard my raves about this brilliant program in the past; I simply couldn't live without it. The new version adds the ability to store snapshots of the virtual computer's complete state, including RAM and all hard drives, and instantly jump back to the snapshot whenever you want. Now, instead… Continue reading Virtual Servers?

Picking on Jakob

I’m going to pick on Jakob Nielsen now. Mostly because it’s ironic fun, but also because he can take it, and his site has many of the same usability and aesthetic problems that wikis have. (In my opinion, of course.)

Here’s a recent, fairly representative page: Usability For $200

Picking on Jakob I’m going to pick on Jakob Nielsen now. Mostly because it’s ironic fun, but also because he can take it, and his site has many of the same usability and aesthetic problems that wikis have. (In my opinion, of course.) Here’s a recent, fairly representative page: Usability For $200. (Warning: link opens… Continue reading

Picking on Jakob

I’m going to pick on Jakob Nielsen now. Mostly because it’s ironic fun, but also because he can take it, and his site has many of the same usability and aesthetic problems that wikis have. (In my opinion, of course.)

Here’s a recent, fairly representative page: Usability For $200