Gopher Returns. Gopher is 10 years old. The University of Minnesota GPLed the source, and a new version of the server and client, the Furry Terror release, have been released. [More Like This WebLog]

Lance's commonplace book points to the decline of Andersen's brand.  With two partners at every board meeting Enron had, it's clear they were a huge part of the problem.  Wall Street looks to auditors for one thing only:  integrity (less whether they were right or wrong, but that they approached the problems they uncovered from… Continue reading Lance

The Chronicle: Video-Conferencing. Quote: “In the world of public policy, American University and Cleveland State University are separated by more than a few hundred miles: Public-policy students at American usually train for careers in the federal government, while most of their Cleveland State peers plan to work on local or state levels. Using videoconferencing technology,… Continue reading The Chronicle: Video-Conferencing

Extreme Programming vs. Interaction Design. Quote: “Kent Beck is known as the father of “extreme programming,” a process created to help developers design and build software that effectively meets user expectations. Alan Cooper is the prime proponent of interaction design, a process with similar goals but different methodology. We brought these two visionaries together to… Continue reading Extreme Programming vs. Interaction Design

McGee's Musings. Quote: “To a large extent Beck and Cooper spend most of their time in this conversation talking past each other. Cooper nails the design problem when he points out that we don't have anyone operating in the role that a real-world architect adopts in bridging between the vague and ill-formed needs of a… Continue reading McGee's Musings

A Primer for Accessible Web Pages. O'Reilly: A Primer for Accessible Web Pages “On December 21, 2000, the Access Board, a committee created by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), published regulations regarding the accessibility of Internet sites. These new regulations require that any web site built or procured by the Federal government must be accessible… Continue reading A Primer for Accessible Web Pages

Things seem to be working properly now.

Still Testing . . .  have to fix my FTP settings.

I'm testing Radio 8.0.

Business 2.0 – Magazine Article – The Case Against Knowledge Management. Quote: “Companies waste billions on knowledge management because they fail to figure out what knowledge they need, or how to manage it. In his latest book, Thomas A. Stewart explains how to answer both questions.” Comment: Nice piece actually. [Serious Instructional Technology]