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Dan Huard on Digg at ScopeTech.net:

Digg stands on its own. Although it is not quite as feature-rich as Slashdot, the future looks optimistic for the upstart. Digg will continue to improve on its editorial integrity but Slashdot will still be king for a long time. Luckily, Digg and Slashdot are different enough to co-exist and reach different communities. But the key for Digg is to create new communities. This is colossal for the site’s growth. Nevertheless, news gathering and news reporting online has been separated, as well it should. Let resourceful, talented writers gather news. Let the community decide on the subject’s relevance. Digg will grow up and truly prove itself as the forerunner in news and information gathering online. Expect change.

(Via digg/technology)

Mary Stamper: a professional programmer and Oracle database specialist of over 20 years.

I’m sure that everyone has heard the old saying, “Mac for Productivity, Unix for Development, and Windows for Solitaire”. My experience has shown me that at least for my needs, the Mac is not only for productivity, but for development as well. Windows? Well, some things never change.

(via OSNews)

Excellent in-depth article by Mark Hall of Macworld: Macs in business to stay

(via Macsurfer)

KESQ NewsChannel 3 reports:

Jef Raskin joined Apple in 1978. The next year a small team under his command launched a project that eventually became the Macintosh. Raskin named the computer after his favorite apple.

Raskin led the project until 1981. That’s when he had a falling out with Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs and left the company the following year.

The Mac was unveiled in 1984.

Raskin later founded the computer company Information Appliance

He also conducted the San Francisco Chamber Opera Society and played three instruments. His artwork has been displayed at New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

See also:

• Creator of first Apple Mac Dies (BBC News)
• A Real Johnny Appleseed (CBS News)
• RIP Jef Raskin: Father of the Mac (The Register)
• Jef Raskin the Movie
• A Toast to Jef (Joy of Tech)

Thank you, Jef. Long live the Macintosh!

Fraser Speirs: Appcasting:

the practice of using the ‘enclosure’ feature of RSS 2.0 feeds to deliver updates and release notes for new software applications. The name Appcasting is by analogy with Podcasting, which is the practice of delivering audio files as RSS 2.0 enclosures.

The idea is this: the developer publishes an RSS 2.0 feed, each item of which describes a new release of a particular software product. The items’ descriptions may contain release notes or other information about what’s new in this release.

Brilliant idea. I think. ‘ have to think about it some more…

Update:
After some more thought, I’m convinced that this is an absolute killer idea… with legs to run. You watch.

Hats off to Fraser!

Update 2:
Fraser addresses questions regarding Appcastng and security

(via populicious)

Robin Good reports: Why I Will Never Install Or Buy Again A Microsoft OS

This Microsoft thing is just a nightmare.

Precisely.

Today, I am setting up a powerful Powerbook G4 laptop

Way to go.

(via tumw)

A CC announcement and a breakdown chart.

(via Sadagopan’s weblog)

A New Communications Forum 2005 event: Paris - April 5-6, 2005

an intensive new conference series specifically designed to bring journalists and marketing and PR professionals together to learn how to use new media tools such as blogs, wikis, RSS feeds and podcasting for media communications, corporate branding, marketing communications, public relations and employee communications initiatives.

(via Business Logs)

A Yale Daily News report:
Tables turn in campus Mac vs. Windows feud

Apple has made a much larger comeback in Yale student and faculty computing than its 10 to 12 percent national market share would indicate. According to Yale Information Technology Services’ registration records, nearly 20 percent of University students and 33 percent of faculty choose Macs over Windows PCs.

Alright!

(via digg/apple)

An operations manager for Jack in the Box was late for a meeting and
called his boss to tell him he was running late. As he was leaving the
voice mail message, he witnessed an accident and went on to provide
“play by play” of the incident. This is the actual voice mail message.

This is too funny: A guy hits a car with four old ladies. Acts like an idiot and they kick his butt.

Man: She just hit him in the head with a bible.

(via Crooks and Liars)

BBC is not only trying blogs and podcasting as tools in their core business - publishing - they’re also way ahead of most companies when it comes to internal uses of social media.

Euan Semple from the BBC DigiLab tells The Broadband Blog about what they’re doing - and why.

(via CorporateBlogging.info)

Payvand’s Iran News has the story.

He was sentenced on appeal on 23 February and is still free but risks
arrest at any moment. The day before, another blogger, Arash Sigarchi,
was jailed for 14 years on similar charges.

(via Topix.net/blognews)

Did you know that you can donate as much or as little as you want ($5, $25, $1000) or you can adopt an entire minefield for $25,000 or more?

Hats off! What a brilliant idea!

A project of the United Nations Association of the USA, supported by The UN Foundation.

Less posts here usually means more Jots, a few more Spurls and a digg or two.

The complete article, Blogging technology opens doors for enterprises, is for subscribers only.

But then wikiSquared quotes it in its entirety.

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