The 6th incarnation of Elmer's blog
Flock Gains Traction with Downloads – I’ve been using Flock as my primary blogging tool for the past 6 weeks or so. I use it to post articles to my WordPress, LifeType, and Drupal based blogs with equal ease. If you blog, you need to use Flock.
technorati tags: flock, web browser, wordpress, drupal, lifetype, classcaster, teknoids, Elmer Masters
Audacity: Audacity 1.3: Other features – The beta release of Audacity 1.3 brings a host of great features to this open source audio editor including FTP upload and speech-optimized batch processing. These 2 features alone will make Audacity a key tool for podcasters. I’ve been recommending Audcaity for those who want to record their Classcaster podcasts locally, and will certainly add these new features to that pitch.
technorati tags: Audacity, podcast, audio editor
Firefox 1.5 also adds support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), JavaScript 1.6 and new versions of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). SVG is a language based on XML for writing sophisticated, two-dimensional graphics, and JavaScript 1.6 is the latest version of the scripting language. CSS is a World Wide Web Consortium standard for adding style elements, such as fonts, colors and spacing, to Web documents
Mozilla releases Firefox 1.5 on schedule – Computerworld
technorati tags: firefox, mozilla, web browsers
One of the most anticipated features in Windows Vista is its redesigned user interface that features glass-like title bars and alpha blended windows. But with the upgrade a year away, Stardock has released WindowBlinds 5 to offer Windows XP users the same capabilities right now.
BetaNews | WindowBlinds 5 Brings Vista UI to XP
I’ve always thought WindowsBlinds was cool but a bit heavy on the resources. The new version claims that no additional resources are needed and it loads as an extension to the XP UI.
technorati tags: Windows XP, WindowBlinds, Vista GUI
Skype on Thursday launched a beta of the second major revision to its popular PC calling software, adding video support and announcing partnerships with Logitech, Creative and Web log software maker Six Apart.
Autodesk Inc. plans to release the full code of MapServer Enterprise, its new Web mapping platform, to open source early next year.A snapshot of the MapServer Enterprise source code is available today through the recently established MapServer Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to support and promote open-source Web mapping.
Autodesk Open-Sources Web Mapping Software
technorati tags: autodesk, open source, mapserver
evhead: Ten Rules for Web Startups – Great article with 10 (+1 bonus) tips for net startups. Good advice from somebody who’e been there. Some of them are obvious, some aren’t, but all are worth keeping in mind if you’re looking to get your big idea going.