Channel Dean: “An RSS feed
Channel Dean: “An RSS feed that’s like a clipping service for people interested in US politics.” [Dave Winer and some co-conspiritors](http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/howChannelDe...
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Microsoft Money 2004. Disappointing. I
Microsoft Money 2004. Disappointing. I started preparing my taxes and so I thought I might upgrade my Microsoft Money to the 2004 from 2003. I am a fairly comprehensive user of Microsoft Money, and so every year I do this, and frankly almost every year I am disappointed. **There are almost no ...
Read more →Goody, Goody! Mary, over at
Goody, Goody! Mary, over at LockerGnome notes: “…to look like a Windows application. With JGoodies you can give them what they want, and a whole lot more besides!”. This is in reference to a great UI framework for Java called JGoodies. As it turns out, the app I’ve been working on lately has been using JGoodies. Check it out, it does make a lovely WindowsXP looking UI with Swing actually possible. No small feat.
Did you hear this one?
Did you hear this one? (via some talkshow.) “President George Bush, trying to lay to rest concerns about our supply of beef: ‘Our beef supply is safe. I tell you, do not be concerned about eating beef. If we see a reduction in the consumption of beef in this country, then, the cows have won!’ “
Living in 3d? So here
Living in 3d? So here are these really cool 3D Mars Pictures. But my question is, where do I get the specs? I saw these freebie 3D glasses, but who knows if they are the right kind. I will report further if I find out. Faithful readership, please let me know?
I want RSS to disappear.
I want RSS to disappear. The question was posed, “What do users want from RSS”? I thought long and hard about this and here’s where I come out. Speaking strictly as a user, what I care about are RSS applications. I care about reading, scanning, writing, absorbing, learning from, contributin...
Read more →Some amazing (Mars) panoramas. This
Some amazing (Mars) panoramas. This is via Boing Boing. If you look at the navigation device in the bottom right, you’ll see that this site actually is an archive of all kinds of cool 360 degree panoramas!
David Isenberg’s WTF Conference: This
David Isenberg’s WTF Conference: This is from David’s newsletter, SMART Letter: > *…. Here’s the idea — an instant, bottom-up meeting. WTF. Let’s get together face to face. Let’s talk about the end of telephony a...
Read more →Scott Kirsner of the Boston
Scott Kirsner of the Boston Globe: “Salas has spent the past few months developing BlogBridge, software that allows users to easily keep tabs on multiple weblogs — kind of a “Reader’s D...
Read more →It’s easy to predict the future!
It’s easy to predict the future. Tim Bray has just concluded an interesting series of postings on what he calls TPSM or Technology Predictor Success Matrix. I’ve had a belief for a while that actually it’s easier than...
Read more →Wonderful Mars pictures? Unavailable! I
Wonderful Mars pictures? Unavailable! I was looking around the Mars Rover Web site for some of those amazing pictures, and to my surprise they are now asking for a password to get into the [‘raw images’](http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/all...
Read more →Walt Mossberg: “You may never
Walt Mossberg: “You may never go back to Internet Explorer again.” In the current episode of Mossberg’s Personal Technology, he sings the praises of tabbed browsers. Of course old hat. ...
Read more →CRN: “NewsGator 2.0, which pulls
CRN: “NewsGator 2.0, which pulls news freeds in RSS or Atom …”: First Time I’ve seen a commercial announcement of Atom support. Full Quote: > “Also on Wednesday, NewsGator Technologies announced version 2.0 of its Ne...
Read more →Well, is it Dr. Dean
Well, is it Dr. Dean or Governor Dean? It’s funny to me when people try to build up Howard Dean’s stature by using one or the other title, depending I guess on what the speaker thinks sounds more impressive. I’d say given the job he’s applying for, the only relevant qualification is Governor Howard Dean.
Absolutely stunning animation of recent
Absolutely stunning animation of recent mars landing. I do not exagerate! Check it out.