Friday 2002.4.19
SVG: Hot and fresh technology for the enterprise | "Since I started working at ILOG, I've stepped into a whole different world, enterprise graphics. The term may sound a little barbarous, but it covers professional usage of graphics for business applications like gantt charts, graphs, maps, workflow monitoring, etc.".. Antoine Quint [XML.com] 
Sharon is praised as 'a man of peace' | "WASHINGTON President George W. Bush on Thursday defended the much-criticized Middle East mission of his secretary of state, Colin Powell, saying that Israel was meeting a timetable to withdraw from disputed Palestinian territories. He also praised Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as 'a man of peace.'".. Brian Knowlton [International Herald Tribune]
Families scrabble in the dust to find their dead | "Aid workers and human rights monitors have started to call this ground zero. The television pictures do not convey the devastation. You have to come here to walk over the dust and rubble that used to be people's homes, picking your way through the little pieces of their lives, the children's schoolbooks and discarded clothing. You have to smell the stench of death that clings to certain corners. The piles of rubble tower high above your head and the work of removing the bodies is nerve-racking and haunting".. Justin Huggler in Jenin [Independent]
Jenin camp 'horrific beyond belief': "An independent forensic expert says evidence suggests that a massacre has taken place." [BBC News]
No wonder the kids love Flash | "A bug in Opera 5 for Mac hides the nav bar behind the title graphic and photo, rendering the site impossible to navigate." [Zeldman]
What is XWT? | "You don't "install" web pages; you simply visit them. Why should applications be any different? XWT is the XML Windowing Toolkit. It lets you write remote applications -- applications that run on a server, yet can "project" their user interface onto any computer, anywhere on the Internet". ... lookout Oddpost?
