43 Folders: Hot-rodding SideTrack for web browsing – SideTrack looks like a very interesting bit of software for anyone with a Powerbook or iBook.
Archives for October 2004
Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio
Wired News: Podcasts: New Twist on Net Audio –
“‘It’s aggregating audio content, but it’s taking one extra step, in that it’s putting it on your device,’ said Adam Curry, who built the first podcasting aggregator, known as iPodder. ‘Not only do these devices play it, but you don’t have to put it there yourself. It just happens automatically.'”
Induce Act Stalls
Great News! The INDUCE Act has stalled, and is most likely out for the rest of 2004 according to an AP story, as reported by Newsday, and linked to by Copyfight. A quote from the story:
Sensing an impasse after weeks of acrimonious debate, Hatch invited lawyers and lobbyists representing the sides to propose their own compromise in the waning days of this congressional session. But the sides agreed overnight that a compromise was increasingly unlikely given the tight deadline, according to participants in the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Hatch canceled plans Thursday to present the bill to the Judiciary Committee, and participants in the talks said there would likely be no movement on the proposal in the immediate future. Hatch has previously said he intended to pursue the legislation next session if a bill wasn’t approved. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., is expected to take over as Judiciary chairman early next year.
Continuums
Luke Wroblewski, has posted some interesting entries on his blog, Functioning Form discussing the idea of Continuums. Ultimately the idea comes down to providing the user a way to track a single topic or discussion as it continues to evolve, no matter what page they entered it from. This idea is simple in concept, but not necessarily easy to implement and maintain in a way that is immediately understandable and usable by the average user. I’ve struggled with the same need myself, as I have many entries that cross the categories I use on this site, but may well be related to, or a direct descendant of an earlier post. I am still searching for the best way to implement the idea within WordPress, the content management system I use for this site. The hard part is finding a way to create the bi-directional links easily, or even better, automatically.
Well, once I figure it out, I’ll be sure to post about it, and I’ll be sure that this entry links to that post. ;)
Luke’s posts:
Reminder: IPac
The good folks at IPac have sent out their newsletter today, which reminded me that I need to remind everyone to check them out. If you aren’t familiar with the group, you may want to check out my earlier post about this important political action committee which is “dedicated to preserving individual freedom through balanced intellectual property policy”.
Google Print
Google has just announced, via the Google Blog, an interesting new service: Google Print.
> Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Since a lot of the world’s information isn’t yet online, we’re helping to get it there. Google Print puts the content of books where you can find it most easily; right in Google search results.
This is an amazing concept that should prove to be immensely helpful to every person who browses the Web.