Mitch Kapor's open source PIM to use wxPython. Mitch Kapor's Open Source Applications Foundation has emerged into blogspace, where Mitch says he'll chronicle its progress. The first project: a powerful, easy-to-use personal information manager for Linux, Windows, and Mac. Mitch writes: … [Jon's Radio]

Dirt Cheap Scans. I opened this business because I was frustrated at having to pay what seemed to be unreasonable prices for scanning services… [xBlog: The visual thinking weblog | XPLANE]

Don Park: “What I am afraid of is the erosion in the sense of value for software. If OSAF succeeds, consumers will have access to a wide array of high quality software for free. Most likely, every PC will start to ship with them preloaded. Every time a new OSAF product ships, a market segment… Continue reading Don Park

Bootstrap: How to Redirect an RSS Feed. “You've just moved your weblog or news site, and the RSS feed has moved too. You want people who are subscribed to your RSS feed to automatically start reading the feed at its new location. This document explains how to do that.” [Scripting News]

“Standards of truth” Compares Google to Library of Alexandria “This essay at the 'Disenchanted' website includes the following summary: A robotic descendant of an ancient library's servants forces a new generation to learn some skills that they just don't teach in school, these days. But that doesn't do the article justice. The author begins by… Continue reading “Standards of truth” Compares Google to Library of Alexandria

The Daily Me: Pros and Cons “EDUCAUSE publishes two papers that debate the implications of personalized news for education and society. The first — in favor of personalized news — says such “widens the horizons” of participants and shifts the balance of power from provider to consumer. The second contends that personalization creates tunnel vision… Continue reading The Daily Me: Pros and Cons

A Report from the Ontario Digital Library. Mike Ridley is discussing the vision for the Ontario Digital Library. It's similar to some of the things we want to do in Illinois, so I sympathize with the challenges they are facing. He opened a buzzword bingo slide (great idea!) and then a great quote (that I… Continue reading A Report from the Ontario Digital Library

New Wi-Fi service in Celebration, FL [Smart Mobs]

October 19, 2002.  VNC vs. Windows Terminal Services We regularly use two pieces of software to access Windows computers remotely. Windows Terminal Services from Microsoft (now called “Remote Desktop” in Windows XP, and also marketed by Citrix) is one of them; the other is WinVNC which is an open source project that originated at AT&T… Continue reading October 19, 2002

October 19, 2002.  But Joel, You Said Netscape Was Stupid… They were. They shouldn't have rewritten from scratch. They should have done this all in steps. Big chunky steps, fine, but steps. For example, they could have rebuilt the rendering engine — without touching any of the other stuff — as a first step. Then… Continue reading October 19, 2002