HTML's Time is Over. Let's Move On.. By David Heller in Boxes and Arrows. As users and builders demand more and more richness from the Web, we need to re-evaluate the technology that 99% of it is built on. It seems no matter how sophisticated our back ends get, the front ends remain stagnant. What… Continue reading HTML's Time is Over. Let's Move On.

NY Times: Sifting Through the Online Medical Jumble. Now there are a few services that, for a fee, promise to take over that work, to weed through the deluge of information, selecting effective treatments and trashing fakes. The conundrum is no longer evaluating health advice, but evaluating the evaluators. [Tomalak's Realm]

CNET NEWS.COM – Senate limits Pentagon 'snooping' plan. The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to slap restrictions on a controversial Pentagon data-mining program that critics say would amount to a domestic spying apparatus. By unanimous consent, the Senate inserted a moratorium on the program into a massive spending bill, which is expected to receive… Continue reading NEWS.COM

Cold. Once in every generation, Boston Harbor freezes. Boston Harbor is frozen today. [Mark Bernstein]

How to run a design critique – UIWEB.COM. Quote: “In the early and middle phases of a project, teams need a way to understand and explore the current direction of the design. The challenge is to create the openness needed for good ideas to surface, while simultaneously cultivating the feedback and criticism necessary to resolve… Continue reading How to run a design critique – UIWEB.COM

The Economist on copyright: If you're following the evolution of copyright thought, then The Economist is carrying an op-ed today that appears to be a signficant line in the sand. They propose to go back to a 14-year term, renewable once, for the creator to realize a return-on-investment before the public can use and evolve… Continue reading The Economist on copyright:

JD Is Another RSS Convert!. News That Comes to You “Instead of the hunt and peck of Web surfing, you can download or buy a small program that turns your computer into a voracious media hub, letting you snag headlines and news updates as if you were commanding the anchor desk at CNN…. Here's how… Continue reading JD Is Another RSS Convert!

Save the Florida State Library!. Bush: Agency Merger Would Save Millions “Gov. Jeb Bush's proposed merger of the Department of State and Department of Community Affairs would cut 218 positions and save the state $20.7 million, Bush said Tuesday…. In addition, some programs will be transferred to other state agencies, and one – the Florida… Continue reading Save the Florida State Library!

Excellent Idea, Ernie!. Announcing PDF for Lawyers “It is with great hope and little fanfare that I announce my new project:  PDF for Lawyers.  Right before the blog affliction took me I had been planning to write a book for lawyers on using PDF files.  I never was able to write the book (too much… Continue reading Excellent Idea, Ernie!

Why can't everyone have site searches like this?. While searching for some obscure hardware from antiquity on the Western Digital site I spotted that they have an extremely cool site search system. Just searching does the bog standard things, but once you have your results search box which users normally would user might use to… Continue reading Why can't everyone have site searches like this?