Just adding a link as a more permanent bookmark.

Read on →

I’ll have to try and “attend” the RSS WinterFest on January 21, 2004. I know a few folks on the agenda, and have read many of the rest.

Read on →

I have a very nice Waterman fountain pen that I received from my godfather as a wedding present. I use it frequently at work (analog, meet digital… digital, meet analog). However, I’ve ruined at least three shirts by putting the pen in my pocket without the cap on. Since I’m not likely to wear a…

Read on →

Those tiny graphics that appear in most modern browsers next to your URLs are called favicons. Here’s one starting point among dozens of possibilities for learning how to create one. I am so graphically challenged that I’ll have to get some help, but how hard can it be to do a clock? (Answer: for me,…

Read on →

I often wait a couple of weeks when Software Update pops up with something new from Apple, to see if any bad news filters out over the first few days. But with MacOS 10.3.2, I didn’t wait on my 12″ PowerBook G4. Reports are coming in that this was a bad idea, in a minor…

Read on →

I don’t know much about CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), but I know enough to support them strongly, both at work (where it matters) and here (where I just grabbed a default theme, but made sure it employed CSS). Maybe after I get through all the lessons (great stuff, with solid, interactive examples) and start coding…

Read on →

It’s still barely past research project, but here’s a ‘monitor’ made of air, in a NYTimes article. Technology like this will become important because of the growth of ‘gestural computing’ from the game status that got me so excited earlier this week.

Read on →

I read this blog from time to time, via its RSS feed. I’ve worked with a really strong project manager a few times in my career, and it’s a blessing. Hard to tell for sure, but I like the way this person thinks, at least. Here’s a grid which boils down hard-earned experience into realistic…

Read on →

I’ve posted about metadata before. Here’s Jason Kottke’s already bemoaning the overabundance of metadata. His illustrations nicely, well, illustrate his point. What’s he really poking fun at is the high visibility of metadata, and the thought necessary to create it. Got to make it seamless to the process, or it’s another hurdle to jump.

Read on →

I recently finished Quicksilver, Neal Stephenson’s latest novel. I’m not the only one.

Read on →