Google News: Where’s the context?. People who gripe about free services (especially beta services) are one of my pet peeves. So Google, please don’t take this the wrong way. Your basic services are like oxygen to me. But I don’t turn blue if I can’t get Google News. Today it occurred to me to ask: why am I not yet hooked…
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The enterprise Mac [1]. IN…
The enterprise Mac. IN MAY 2001, Apple began shipping OS X on new Macs. Six months later, at the O’Reilly Peer-to-Peer and Web Services conference, it was clear that a sea change was under way. The open-source geeks who flock to these events were flouting Microsoft not with PC notebooks running Linux, but with PowerBooks running OS X. Displayed on…
Mitch Kapor’s open source PIM…
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]
Microsoft’s new Web Services Strategy…
Microsoft’s new Web Services Strategy. The focus is on business processes and collaboration, writes Information Week: “Microsoft’s web-services strategy is shifting to the more strategic,… [E M E R G I C . o r g]
The Emerging SuperPortlet [1]. From…
The Emerging SuperPortlet. From PortalsMag.com: First-generation “portalized” views of enterprise applications, as presented by portlets, gadgets or other branded tools, give users a… [E M E R G I C . o r g]
Online news subscription models won’t…
Online news subscription models won’t work, again. The free ride is over. At least that’s what many online news executive are hoping. But paying for online news in it’s current form does not make for a convincing business or strategic sense. [Hypergene MediaBlog]
AOL’s new Social Media approach…
AOL’s new Social Media approach. AOL’s version 8.0 aims to capitalize on content as a vehicle to drive effective interpersonal connections, according to an NPR interview of Omar Wasow at BlackPlanet.com. [Hypergene MediaBlog]
Projects weblog [1]. I have…
Projects weblog. I have finally finished redesigning my projects page. Each project now has its own home page cum. weblog, complete with its own RSS feed. (192 words) [dive into mark]
Zeldman redesign [1]. Zeldman is…
Zeldman redesign. Zeldman is redesigning, in keeping with the Dao of web design. “Goals of redesign: simplify. Increase focus, unity, and usability. Remove the extraneous. Be pretty. Text is as big as your default font size preference, and can be resized up or down in any browser.” (48 words) [dive into mark]
I’ve been waiting for a…
I’ve been waiting for a long time, but it looks like I’ll be able to transform my brain droppings to blog posts very soon with Dave’s outline2blog tool! I’m tingling with excitement, no shit! [Adam Curry: Adam Curry’s Weblog]