Edd Dumbill - O'Reilly Network: iBooks Love Linux

This article tells the story of why I switched to Mac hardware, and how the installation process went. It includes some handy hints and tricks I picked up along the way and, finally, my verdict on the hardware.

This is a great article with lots of good info about installing Debian GNU/Linux. Well worth the read,

Edd's final verdict:

All in all, I'm exceedingly happy. The iBook feels, both inside and outside, as though it was designed to be a whole. It is a pleasure to work with: so much so, that I'm considering replacing the Windows PC on my home network with an iMac. Modem troubles aside, the iBook makes a fine platform for running Linux.

Responding to John Robb, Re: Email, IM, Weblogs

I believe greatly in the value of weblogs when they're done properly. Outlining is also something I believe in but it's application in collaboration requires some serious infrastructure which currently is not in place in Radio. Hopefully it will be some day. Until then, I see Instant Outlines as unorganized weblogs authored in an outliner.

Unsurprisingly, I agree with Jim. Conversant gets quite a few mentions by Jim so no surprise there either ;-) Jim is also looking for feedback. It's too late tonight so I'll sleep on my comments. All I'll say now is that my experience of Instant Outlining, as it's currently implemented in Radio, has left a lot of doubts about how worthwhile it is.

Another milestone - the previous message was the 2500th posted to Duncan's Jotter!

David Davies' Radio Weblog

Starting to explore some educational collaborations with Raymond Yee and David Carter-Tod. We have several things in common but one of the strongest right now is our use of Userland technology such as Manila and Radio.

Will you join us? We're looking for individuals working in further or higher education who are using these tools who'd like to join a team that will develop Manila in particular but also Radio into an engaging suite of learning tools. Please get in touch. We'll use either an existing forum to discuss these issues or create a new one.

I've just found out about this and have expressed my keen interest in being involved in this initiative. I have met David at a workshop in Newcastle. He's a really good bloke who's done some amazing things with Manila. I'm looking forward to the collaboration. Hopefully, I'll be able to apply some of the lessons learnt, and tools developed, to Conversant.

David's been a busy wee bee. Not only that he documents his progress. I wish I were that productive but all sorts of other things are gettung in the way of a concerted effort from me. OTOH, it looks like I've been of a little help as David cites the performance enhancement I documented.

Which reminds me that I was quite chuffed when I came up with Code Trek ;-)

Hot Java Revives Mac Programming

After years of being infamously unfriendly to casual programmers, the Macintosh has suddenly become the machine of choice for out-of-the-box programmability with tools that not only generate great-looking Macintosh applications but that also generate them in Java so you can take them anywhere.

Scobleizer Radio Weblog:

Hailstorm is dead, Markoff says.

My analysis? Developers killed it.

Why did they kill it?...

You'll need to read the rest of Robert's article for his take on why Hailstorm was killed off.

via Scripting News - ZDNet: ... IBM, Microsoft plot Net takeover

IBM and Microsoft have been quietly busy behind the scenes for the last two years building a toll booth that could position the two companies to collect royalties on most if not all Internet traffic

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