18 May 2003

Quick Links about Saving the Mouse GARRINGREEN HOTSPOT -- I won't be attending the European Animation Festival this year, but will always vividly remember the two guys wearing yellow t-shirts in their "Save the Mouse" campaign. Some quick links: Eldred v Ashcroft: About us Lawrence Lessig: Lessig Blog Archives for January 2003 Wikipedia: Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act x_ref128   [Comment]

ISOC Ireland forms initial chapter ETHOS org -- Fergus Cassidy reflected on his impressions at being elected to the initial executive committee of ISOC Ireland, reminding me that everyone has to do their bit to "make the Internt for everyone." I feel like I'm trapped by poor public transport, because there's no way I can connect from an evening meeting in Dublin to my home in Kilkenny. However, I'm resolve to make a virtual contribution to the important efforts that have started already. Fergus Cassidy: History x_ref153   [Comment]

Memo to Corpex: here's a blogger dissatisfied with substandard service GARRINGREEN HOTSPOT -- As much as I enjoy the power of Radio UserLand for my primary blogging software, it irritates me when I cannot make it publish the way its Help files say it should. At the moment, I am toggling between two separate computers, running Radio into two different URLs. I am unsuccessfully porting content into distinct categories. That's problematic and leaves me feeling as though I am losing information. In actuality, I am removing information from the front page and shifting it to a category. However, sometimes I must invoke the republish command for the entire website to see the result in a manner I expect. That can take several hours, spread over several days of my Internet connectivity. Normally, I can depend on different upload zones for my work, so I can replicate important content. At the moment, most of my frequently-viewed files remain locked out of view by Corpex Ltd in London, which means I cannot back up important work. I'm more than a little frustrated. Label me a dissatisfied Corpex customer. x_ref15   [Comment]

NetNewsWire gives you a reason to switch GARRINGREEN HOTSPOT -- Tim Kirby gushes about NetNewsWire, citing it as a prominent reason why an infomaniac would be well-served in switching to Mac. I've seen NetNewsWire running side-by-side my IBM TransNote's NewzCrawler and I know it's faster. Plus, it doesn't crash. I have to recover from several news aggregator crashes a day with my current set-up. While I don't think that will push me into the realm of a Powerbook, I won't deny that NetNewsWire is a better piece of technology. Brent Simmons: NetNewsWire. More news, less junk. Faster. Tim Kirby: cuts fro the coalface of multimedia x_ref1256   [Comment]