Remixing how we use the Open Source desktop
“To understand how to design for proper integration, you need to first explore what people actually use their computers for. Aside from recreational use, the majority of businesses users, and those who actually work on their computers all utilise them within the concept of a project. Within this context, you find users who mentally hook together different applications with the intention of satisfying criteria to achieve a project or goal. This can be demonstrated with a simple use case.“
Document converter for Web applications
Servoo.net. Document converter for Web applications
“ServOO allows publishing large, structured and complex documents on the web easily. It converts documents prepared in a word-processor into XHTML for publication on the web. ServOO is based on OpenOffice.org so support many usual formats, for instance rtf, doc, sxw.“
Get RSS Feeds on Your Cisco IP Phone
freshmeat.net: Project details for RSS2Cisco
“RSS2Cisco is a server-side script that will convert RSS feeds into Cisco’s IP phone XML format for use as a service.“
In PERL. Displays feeds on the LCD of Cisco IP phones.
Open Source Methods Make the World Go Round
Slashdot | Open Source Methods Useful Way Beyond Software
“Former head of policy at the British Prime Minister’s office, Geoff Mulgan, has co-authored a paper on uses of Open Source methods in arenas far beyond the normal Sourceforge universe. The paper is jointly written with Tom Steinberg, head of UK civic hacking fraternity mySociety and explores the use of open source methods to improve academic peer review, drafting of legislation and even media regulation.“
Interestingly enough, this is a position that CALI holds and it is reflected in this year’s conference theme.
Open Law Review ‘Bad’ List Removed
Open Access Law: Open Law Reviews
“The left column has changed. Details on why soon…“
Over at Open Access Law, Dan Hunter has removed the listing of ‘Good and Bad Law Reviews‘
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I would wonder if it is just a layout issue as alluded to earlier,or if he is getting heat from some of the ‘Bad Law Reviews’? FWIW, I agree with Dan that Law reviews should be more open with access to their articles. I guess we’ll just wait and see.
Google Saves User Search History
Google service compiles users’ search history | IDGNS | News | 2005-04-20 | By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service
“To assist users in looking for previously found, but now misplaced, Web site links, Google will introduce on Wednesday a new service that logs users’ Web search queries on www.google.com and the results they click on.“