Here’s a great rundown on ways to use Moveable Type’s content management for more than the usual blog content.
pop2blog
pop2blog was created specifically out of a desire to take the jpeg images which the Danger Hiptop (aka T-Mobile Sidekick) is able to capture and email and post them as entries in a MovableType weblog.
Almost there… just waiting on my host to enable cron for me so I can run this.
The Door Is Ajar
Today, the human experience of the Net stands at a crossroads, paths diverging into the future, and nobody knows which one we’ll be on in a year. A lot of people who will read this have the chance to make a difference in the decision. Let’s look at the options…. [Tim Bray]
Food for thought on the state of the browser…
Microsoft wins Homeland Security deal
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a five-year, $90 million agreement to Microsoft to become the department’s primary technology provider. Under the contract announced Tuesday, Microsoft will supply desktop and server software to the newly created department, which has merged parts of 22 government agencies into one entity.
The agreement delivers licensing coverage for about 140,000 desktops and will help the department to establish a common computing environment, the Homeland Security Department said in a statement. Round Rock, Texas-based Dell Marketing was selected as the reseller, to provide the day-to-day management of the agreement, the department said. [CNET News.com]
I guess this is because Microsoft has a proven track record with reliability, security and limited exposure to viruses… I hope they use Passport as well to make things even easier for hackers to attack.
Groxis visualization software now available for OS X
Groxis today announced the availability Grokker for Mac OS X, the company’s software for exploring large collections of documents, journals, photos, and Web pages, visually… [MacMinute]
This should be very cool, though the download is not quite available yet. Waiting to hear now after submitting my info…
About.com reviews RSS News Aggregators
About.com reviews RSS News Aggregators. If you’ve been wondering what RSS is, or what a news aggregator is, this is a good place to start.
MacStumbler 0.7b Released
Korben has released MacStumbler 0.7b for Mac OS X. This program works in conjunction with your AirPort cards to find active Wi-Fi (AirPort) singals and does not require any additional drivers to run. The new version includes a new design, GPS support for the wardrivers, and (as always) it’s free.
[MacMerc]
How to Make a Sonic Purée From Pop Snippets
A new interactive program retrieves Internet song files, slices off audio snippets and blends them into sonic collages. [New York Times: Technology]
N.A.G is the app and on first pass it seems like it will be a lot of fun to use. You search for artists or songs and then it creates sonic landscapes based on your query. Jam on!
.Net:… 3 Years Later
Ashcrow writes “EWeek has posted an article on Microsoft’s .NET initiative. It’s been three years since we were first introduced to .NET and virtually none of the promised advantages have come true. [Slashdot]
AvantGo 5 is finally outta beta…
If you use AvantGo on a Palm, you might have noticed that it is finally out of beta… assuming of course you had the beta installed. You might want to install it now that things are official. I’ve been “testing” things for quite a while and I have been very pleased with how things work on my Tungsten C. Performance is good, online browsing works well and hi-resolution is supported as well as the 5-way button.
Unfortunately for Mac users, AG seems to only be available as an .exe file, but installing the Palm parts on a connected device will allow you to use it just fine. I’ve zipped what you need here. Things should go from beta to gold after a wireless sync. At least they did for me…
Last.fm: Music to Listeners’ Ears
An Internet radio station out of London is experimenting with a technique that automatically tailors the music it plays to individual listeners’ tastes. Some say the approach, which uses collaborative filtering, could prove revolutionary. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]
Seems very cool, but currently is not letting me sign up… can’t figure out if it is a mac thing or if they are just over-run with requests.
A new lease on life
Rented software services look poised for a revival, attracting customers with a promise to save them tons of money and headaches. [CNET News.com]
First email client with built in POPFile
The Courier Email client has code in the latest version to automatically find the X-POPFile-Link decode the link and add a “Reclassify…” menu item.
If you use Windows and enable POPFile within your email client, this could be a very nice alternative to Outlook…
creating a photoblog in MT
How Apple’s DRM works
The author of the excellent PodWorks iPod utility is working on reverse-engineering the DRM in Apple’s iTunes Store AAC files, documenting the ways in whcih the DRM restricts your use of the file, and how those restrictions may be defeated.Link [via Boing Boing]
Kung-Log 1.5 and… WebKit!
Kung-Log version 1.5 is out and it uses WebKit! [chaotic intransient prose bursts]
Just posted this with it – seems to be quite a nice update.
Palm Releases Update for the Tungsten C
Palm has released an update for the Tungsten C handheld on its support website. The software update addresses issues involving a MAC address bug, clicking noises and various WiFi related compatibility issues. [PalmInfocenter]
Palm gives you a simple way to test if this is necessary / recommended (it was for me) and a PRC file to download. The process DELETES EVERYTHING as part of the deal… Be prepared to re-build. Not the end of the world, but certainly important to consider.
To be bored with Microsoft….
To be bored with Microsoft is to be bored with life. It makes me want to … drop by that Apple Store in Palo Alto. [Stuart Alsop]
Sorely missed in Palm OS 5 on my Tungsten C
When Pocket PC 2003 senses that a wireless network is available, it notifies you and gives you a chance to connect. If you move from one hotspot to another, or from one access point to another within your corporate campus, you’ll find this very handy. Once you’ve entered your login information for a particular network, the Pocket PC saves it and logs on automatically when it sees that network in the future.[ZDNet Anchordesk]
While it is easy to connect and discover wireless networks, I would like an option like on my PowerBook that saves the settings for my different locations, IP info as well as password if required.
Tungsten Test
test post from my palm!!