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• 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 […]
• Promising competition March 9, 2010
  Several interesting half-developments in the competitive landscape from non-dominant tech entities. I believe in supporting the second and third tier companies and startups, when they offer alternatives to the BigCo's. I like the little guys because they have an incentive to listen to and please users, without the strategy taxes almost always imposed by […]
• Great photo of Jobs at Oscars March 8, 2010
  Zadi Diaz got this great picture of Steve Jobs on the red carpet at the Oscars last night. Click the thumb above for the full effect. […]
• This week's RBTN March 8, 2010
  This week's Rebooting The News podcast, recorded in the studio at NYU, was particularly good. It starts off a little slowly, but picks up speed. http://mp3.morningcoffeenotes.com/reboot10Mar08.mp3 […]
• Best Picture 2009? March 6, 2010
  Tomorrow night they announce the winners of the Academy Awards, and for the first time in a long time, I don't really think there is a movie up to being called Best Picture. The only one I haven't seen is Precious. So it might be the exception. Of all the nominated pictures I have seen, if I had to choose one, I'd go for Up In The Air. Great […]