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• OPML Editor universal app testing March 12, 2010
  See this announcement on the Frontier News blog. […]
• Installing Snow Leopard on a headless Mac Mini March 12, 2010
  I bought a Canon scanner to use with my MacBook Pro 13-inch laptop, but it just doesn't work. Once in a while it produces a scan, but most of the time, the drivers say they can't find a scanner attached to the computer. I've been advised this may be because the device is powered through USB, and there isn't reliable power coming through […]
• Me and iPad: Not now March 12, 2010
  I was up this morning at 8:30AM Eastern and saw the notes that the iPad was now available for pre-order. So I went through the process, updated my credit card on Apple's website, changed the address and phone number. The total price was a bit of a shocker -- approx $650 including tax. I hesitated. I was typing the order on a $350 Asus Eee PC that I had […]
• I like abbreviated RSS feeds March 11, 2010
  Just read an article by Felix Salmon in response to a decision by Gawker to stop pushing the full text in their RSS feeds. I've heard this argument over years, from many people, but I've never agreed with it. I prefer if publishers include thoughtfully written synopses in their feeds, with links to the full articles. The reason I prefer this is tha […]
• Still waiting for my HTTP-scanner March 11, 2010
  Many years ago I wrote about an idea for simplifying hardware devices that scan stuff producing digital images. They shouldn't require any drivers and they should work effortlessly. But the architecture they use for these devices is still rooted in the 1980s, when it should have and easily could have made the transition to HTTP. I'm thinking about […]
• Location-based content March 10, 2010
  I can't figure out how the new location-based Twitter works. Firefox can't figure out where I am. No surprise, My 13-inch MacBook Pro doesn't have GPS. Is there some place I can click on a map to say This Is Where I Am? Not at all obvious. Other people say they see it. Not on my machine. Anyway, that doesn't mean we can't have fun w […]
• RSS enclosures from 2004 and 2005 March 10, 2010
  I was doing some research for a blog post and came across this folder of RSS enclosures from late 2004 and early-mid 2005. These were the months when podcasting was beginning to take root. I was doing Morning Coffee Notes. Adam Curry was doing Daily Source Code. Together, we were doing the Trade Secrets podcast. Dave Slusher, Steve Gillmor, IT Conversations, […]
• Please fix WordPress for podcast feeds March 10, 2010
  Jay and I use WordPress to do the http://rebootnews.com/ site. It's a mixed bag. On the pro side, we both know how to use WordPress, and because Jay writes the show notes and I do the tech stuff, it's a good tool to put between us. But WordPress doesn't do podcast feeds well. And that's being generous. Here's how the UI works curr […]
• A nice boost for rssCloud March 9, 2010
  It's been a while since we could announce new major support for rssCloud, but today is one of those big days we'll remember for a long time. Status.net has now enabled rssCloud support in the RSS 2.0 feeds for all its users. This means that identi.ca, the server operated by status.net, has the feature, as well as all other sites they operate. I a […]
• 18 interesting firsts March 9, 2010
  I stumbled across this very interesting list of 18 firsts on the Internet. It's a good way to look at things. You could argue who invented what first, and you often get nowhere that way, because "invention" is such a poorly understood concept. Everyone's work builds on other people's. The guy who invented the car used a lot of other […]