07 August 2002

The eMail, Groove and Blog Models Jon Udell -- There is a great deal of personal empowerment with Radio. Udell thinks Radio, like Groove, "offers us a glimpse at a new model of interaction that may indeed make it more natural to post into a public space. Or maybe post into semi- public spaces, more naturally." Expect to see Jon's Radio explore the juncture between the eMail model, the Groove model, and the blog model.

Fallout from Janis Ian and Free Downloads Janis Ian -- A revenant from my teenage years, Janis Ian has received more than 2200 emails from unique senders in the past 20 days following her comments about the insensate tactics used by the recording industry. She has answered every one, "getting an education I never intended to get in the process. I've corresponded with lawyers, high schoolers, state representatives, executives, and hackers. And I've felt out of my depth for a good portion of it." The fallout continues.

World's Best Tech Blogger Dave Winer -- Ever wonder how to start a weblog for professional journalists?. Start by reading Dave Winer's explanation. He explains that Jon Udell, the world's best tech blogger, has just started blogging with Infoworld.

Sighting: Nokia MM Development Kit DUBLIN, Ireland -- Slattery PR sent me info about Nokia's multimedia application developer kit. We're discussing multimedia services on mobile phones with both Nokia and Motorola this week.

Sighting: Online Barcode Generator BAR CODES INC.com -- Turn your name into a bar code with the Online Bar Code Generator.

70km Wireless Link CANARIAS WIRELESS.net -- 1 Dell and 1 Asus computer laptop both with D-Link wireless cards and two 24db grid antennas connect Tenerife and Gran Canary, located over 70 km apart.Alejandro Camara Acevedo says this beat the previous record in Spain of 54 km. The event was marked with a video conference using a 1 Mbps streaming connection.

Speeding Up Dreamweaver MX DWTEAM.com -- Useful tips for speeding up Dreamweaver MX.