Archive for September 2003

That’s what I get for putting it off. I almost registered for a blog ISSN about two years ago. Then, I decided against it. Recently, I followed through and I learned that the LOC (Library of Congress) is revisiting ISSNs for blogs. Here’s
an abbreviated version of the note I received from LOC:

“Thanks for the link to the article discussing the registration of ISSN for weblogs. As I write you this reply, the head of the US ISSN Center is at the meeting of the heads of ISSN agencies worldwide where the topic of assigning ISSN to weblogs will be discussed.

Hopefully a decision will be made and policy determined for assigning ISSN to weblogs. As you are well aware, weblogs are very popular. We are inundated with requests. We have been asked to put a hold on subsequent requests for blogs until a decision is made at the international meeting. We should have an answer in a few weeks.”

If you wonder why some blogs have an ISSN, it’s because they requested it in the early days of blogs when there weren’t as many around.

I’m excited about this newsletter in which I am the editor. Meet The Remediator Security Digest, which is mainly for security and network people. Those in other geeky jobs might benefit from it because it comes with advice, dealing with the pointy-haired boss, and ideas for a well-deserved breather among other things.

I’ve written a GnomeReview of Steven Splaine’s Testing Web Servers. Not an easy topic to swallow, but Splaine makes the medicine go down easy.

Security is a hot topic, so hot that it’s currently the #1 topic in which to get certified.

Why be square when you can create Round Tab Corners a la Eric Meyer? [Link: Webreference]

Scott Hanselman’s Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tools List is a list of can’t do without utilities he keeps in his utilities folder. Not all utilities are developer-related. I’m not about to go digging through his list and downloading the goodies. I’ve got enough to do for Lockergnome, which is where I got this resource. This is a note to self to check it out… oh, in about two years.

I had not realized Adobe released a new versions of its PalmOS reader until I read Adobe Acrobat Reader for Palm OS 2.0 has room to grow. The article focuses on v2.0, but Adobe has come out with v3.0, which I’ve downloaded, but haven’t tried. If you need a way to past time in line, at the doctor’s office, or some other situation, this is your answer. Load PDF files on the PalmOS handheld and read whenever you get a break.

While on the subject of PalmOS, Tungsten W has received an update. It has TTY support for for the hearing impaired (cool). Gotta stop talking about it before I get tempted to buy one when it’s not a good time to make such purchases.

Explaining copyright is tough. When I wrote a draft on copyrights, I talked to a couple of lawyers and it was impossible to ensure the information was correctly conveyed. Be careful when reading about copyright on the Internet because many sources have incorrect information. Brad Templeton who wrote 10 Big Myths about copyright explained, is the Chairman of the Board of the EFF. So, I’d say he knows what he is talking about. Oh, and the essay is in English not lawyerese.

The Palm Wireless Keyboard is finally here. I would get one right away, however, I may get a new PDA in the near future that has Internet access since my current service is gone and I couldn’t find another that works with my set up that is reasonably priced.

Also new is a multi-functional stylus. It’s a laser pointer! It’s a flashlight! It’s a pen! No, it’s superstylus with all three plus stylus capabilities.

I’ve been wanting to create CSS rollover buttons, but no time to figure it out. Well, no more finding time, just do it with Listutorial, which shows you and demonstrates each step along the way. Thanks, Russ, for telling me about it.

Mobiles to replace handheld PCs according to Symbian Exec. I’ve been afraid that PDAs would be replaced with PDA phones. This is not a good thing for people with hearing loss since the phone part could be useless. I say, “could” because some could be TTY compatible, hearing aid compatible, CI compatible, or have the right text messaging features. What do you think the future holds for handheld devices? [Link: PocketPC Thoughts]