Tuesday, January 21, 2003

Too Much News: RadioExpress! Here's a nifty little Radio tool called RadioExpress! that allows you to quickly blog any site you are visiting.  I've put it in my Internet Explorer Favorites under Links so that it's easy to get to. 11:05:24 PM    comment []

Mirrordir Can Make You a Hometown Hero!. Or, how to save your bacon when bad things happen. [Linux Journal] Once again, a very timely post.  I'm actually mirroring backups from one of my Linux boxes to another.  This is going to help. 4:35:48 PM    comment []

Complete list of IA & usability lists. William Hudson has kindly gathered together a comprehensive list of mailing lists relating to usability and information architecture. An extremely handy reference for those who like to keep their fingers on the pulse...... [Column Two] 3:48:15 PM    comment []

The latest GNOME summary includes a note from Sun that they've finally written a Swing PLAF that looks like Gtk+, to be included in Java 1.5. [Hack the Planet] Sounds tres cool!  We still have to work with the layout managers from hell, but the look and feel is getting better and better.  I also like the idea that the GTK+ emulation will be themeable, just like the real thing! 9:05:06 AM    comment []

ZOÀ got IMAPS support a while back, so I should give it a try. [Hack the Planet] Very cool idea.  ZOÀ looks to be a Radio for email.  I'd like to give it a try at some point. 9:02:53 AM    comment []

IBM Brings Domino and WebSphere Closer Together. IBM's Lotus Software division will unveil two initiatives at its Lotusphere conference next week that enable developers to embed Domino components as Web services in other applications. [Technology News from eWEEK and Ziff Davis] Cross-over tools for Domino and J2EE developers.  Sounds pretty cool to me.  I've always been pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to use the Domino classes.  I am curious about creating web services out of collaborative Domino applications.  Could this be a migration path (or perhaps more appropriately) an integration path for Domino shops? 8:56:45 AM    comment []

MS bids to intercept Unix defectors at LinuxWorld. 'Coaxing,' apparently... [The Register] And you just thought your job was bad.  Can you imagine being one of the poor MS shmoes that's going to walk into the penguin's clutch?  I wonder if MS gives hazard pay? 8:44:41 AM    comment []

`Chicago' a Big Winner at Golden Globe Awards. "Chicago" won three Golden Globes, including the award for best comedy or musical. By Rick Lyman. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] Did not make it to Chicago the other night... ARRRGH!  My fire is really fueled to go see it now. 8:38:15 AM    comment []

Here's a nice article on RSS and its different formats from Mark Pilgrim.  It gives an example of how to parse and work with RSS in Python.  8:35:55 AM    comment []

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