Monthly Archives: August 2008

5 Things That Are Wrong With Firefox

Posted on August 30, 2008 by

Disclaimer: I didn’t make these up. Dutch tech site Webwereld (Web World) did. They’re interesting enough though, so I’m listing them here. First paragraph sums up their post, second is my opinion. Fair use, right? 1. Firefox is owned by … Continue reading →

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Arcade Memories

Posted on August 28, 2008 by

Listening to my newly favorite podcast The Geekly Weekly, there was an item about arcades and how a couple of ‘older geeks’ were reviving one in their home town. An older geek would be described as someone who grew up … Continue reading →

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10 Years of iMac, Same Old

Posted on August 15, 2008 by

Of course you heard. The original bondi blue iMac went on sale exactly ten years ago. It was pretty and revolutionary and Steve was convinced it would be a hit. And it was. Here’s the article of that day on … Continue reading →

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Mac Meets PC, err Blackboard Meets Woz

Posted on August 12, 2008 by

I’ve been swamped (and drowning) the past couple days at work in e-learning management systems (called LMSs) and the standards and specifications that come with them. Think IQT, IEEE LOR, IEEE LOM, SCORM and the IMS GLC Interoperability Guidelines if … Continue reading →

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Grey Number 3

Posted on August 8, 2008 by

Today is 080808, any which way you turn it. Symbolic to some, a gimmick to most. The colour #080808, however, is a near black. At Colour Lovers it’s got the fancy name High Heals but the W3C Schools just call … Continue reading →

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Lifestream Or Blog? How about Public Interaction Tracker?

Posted on August 6, 2008 by

Yesterday, I linked to this RWW article that showcased some of the different approaches to blogging that are developing. The “Cheslow blog” was an example of lifestream/blog integration to the max. However, one of the comments on the post is … Continue reading →

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Exit Blogs, Enter Social Coverage

Posted on August 5, 2008 by

The shift There’s a lot of talk now, about the (r)evolution in blogging: the shift in conversation, the ways we share and (re)distribute, how we find our content. While I do think blogs will continue to be used for voicing … Continue reading →

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Where Do You Share?

Posted on August 1, 2008 by

To be sure, I haven’t bookmarked a page, locally, in my browser, in years. Literally. Del.icio.us has always been my bookmarking service of choice ever since I first discovered it (excluding a couple trials with Magnolia and Blinklist) but now … Continue reading →

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