Monthly Archives January 2007

A List Apart: Articles: How to Grok Web Standards

A List Apart: Articles: How to Grok Web Standards: this is a good article for anyone (like me) who struggles to explain, from all three perspectives, why standards and the Open Web are important to 2007 era websites (as opposed to monolithic flash sites and such).

remring.com - Will Ethan Kaplan Save R.E.M.?

remring.com - Will Ethan Kaplan Save R.E.M.?: I will give it a shot Eric.

Chris Pirillo

Chris Pirillo:
“Now, when you wanna register a DLL or OCX file with the system, you can select it/them and “Send To” the RegSvr32 shortcut.” OK, now I haven’t been a full-time Windows geek in quite some time. But I was a beta tester for all versions from Chicago through XP, and VB4, etc included. So [...]

Sites that Pay for Web Video: From CinemaTech

Sites that Pay for Web Video: From CinemaTech: a good view of the ever crowding online video space.

Why tech leaders think Second Life could be a gold mine. - Jan. 22, 2007

Why tech leaders think Second Life could be a gold mine. - Jan. 22, 2007: the problem with articles like this is I never get the sense that the writer spent time in-world. I love Second Life, but the experience in-world is still not great because of the client graphics issues and server scalability and [...]

A new crop of kids: Generation We | CNET News.com

A new crop of kids: Generation We | CNET News.com: Maybe we should coin a sci-fi name for the current generation called RAM_GEN. You know, Random Access Memory. I think that RAM kind of encompasses the method by which people of my generation, and actually all generations now are consuming media. Its all about temporal [...]

Apple Special Event on February 20 « Apple Recon

Apple Special Event on February 20 « Apple Recon: new UI? Right after Vista’s release? I imagine it’ll be another head-smacker.