Wired News: Killer Buzz Flocks to New Browser
Flock advertises itself as a “social browser,” meaning that the application plays nicely with popular web services like Flickr, Technorati and del.icio.us. Flock also features widely compliant WYSIWYG, drag-and-drop blogging tools. The browser even promises to detect and authenticate all those user accounts automatically. It’s a clear attempt to be the browser of choice for the Web 2.0 user.
MySQL Stored Procedures
MySQL Stored Procedures: Part 1
A stored procedure is simply a procedure that is stored on the database server. MySQL developers have to date unthinkingly written and stored their procedures on the application (or web) server, mainly because there hasn’t been an option.
Google Blog Search Beta
Slashdot | Google’s Blog Search
“Google BlogSearch beta is out. Clean UI, fast responses, not yet such a great index, but it is getting there. That’s what you should find in the much-awaited new Google service. Some say Technorati and friends have been having nightmares about this very day.“
Anyone Remember PhoneBlogger?
Phillip @ MAKE:Blog linked to PhoneBlogger, which reminded me that there was a bit of activity in the getting voice on your blog a couple of year’s back (the PhoneBlogger code is almost 2 years old). Well to all of that you can add Classcaster. I think that CLasscaster may be among the few tightly integrated telephony/blogging/podcasting systems out there. Now if I could just get some folks to come and play…
MAKE: Blog: Post to your blog with PhoneBlogger and VoiceXML…
PhoneBlogger is a tool for publishing to a blog via a phone call. PhoneBlogger is an automated voice application that first asks you for info about which pre-configured blog you wish to post to. After collecting the necessary information, PhoneBlogger records your audio message. Finally, it posts a blog entry that links to the recorded audio.
MSFT Bags Sept Patch Day Update Due to Quality Issues
Microsoft Cancels September Patch Day Update
Microsoft Corp. late Friday cancelled plans to roll out a solitary bulletin with patches for a Windows flaw, citing an unknown “quality issue.”The software giant announced on Thursday that a single “critical” bulletin would cover a wormable vulnerability.
During last-minute testing, however, researchers at Redmond flagged some problems with the update.
“Late in the testing process, Microsoft encountered a quality issue that necessitated … additional testing and development [of the update] before it is released,” a Microsoft spokesperson told Ziff Davis Internet News.
NYLS Announce 3rd Annual State of Play Confab
Third Annual State of Play Conference on Law and Virtual Worlds to Examine ‘Social Revolutions’
Participants will explore social interaction, collective action in massively multiplayer online games on October 6-8, 2005 at New York Law School
eBay Buys Skype 4 2 Much Money
When I heard these rumors last week I assumed that it was just somebody’s idea of a bad joke. What does eBay get for its money? A non-standard geek infested VOIP phone system? Why? I getthat eBay could build all sorts of nifty VOIP apps to helps its business, but come on $2.6 billion? Just download Asterisk and go to town. I hope thgere is more to this story.
Slashdot | eBay To Buy Skype For $2.6 Billion
“It’s not a rumour anymore. BBC News online reports that eBay will pay ‘half the amount in cash and the other half in stocks to create an unparalleled e-commerce and communications engine’.” The $2.6 billion purchase would give eBay access to the VoIP market, of which Skype claims it has 2 million users online at any given time. BBC speculates that eBay will use Skype to allow sellers and bidders to communicate via voice; I have also heard that live auctions a la Sothebys might also be a possibility. Also reported at Wall Street Journal (registration), New York Times.“
PHP Voice – Classes for dealing with voice in PHP apps
I wonder if I can break this?
freshmeat.net: Project details for PHP Voice
PHP Voice (formerly known as PHP VXML) contain four classes that assist in developing voice application using PHP. It supports Speech Synthesis Markup Language 1.0, Speech Recognition Grammar Specification 1.0, Voice Browser Call Control: CCXML 1.0, and Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) 2.0.
Classcaster Launched
Well, I got this out the door today. We went from concept to product in right around 6 months. I suppose I should say I not we since I did the actual development myself.
In a nutshell, Classcaster is a turn-key blogging, podcasting, audio-blogging, telephony solution aimed at education (that is CALI’s mission after all). Yep, on this one system you get a blog, podcast ready, the capalbilty to call in posts, RSS2 feeds with enclosures, an embedded Flash player, automatic generation of posts once a call is complete. Pretty cool. Next is an ISO version so you play along at home:)
www.cali.org – CALI Spotlight
CALI is excited to announce the immeadiate availability of Classcaster. Classcaster is a course blogging and podcasting system that provides faculty, librarians, and staff of CALI member schools with a new way to interact with students and communities. A Classcaster blog provides authors with tools for posting not only traditional blog articles but also tools for podcasting and sharing any documents and/or files with students and communities. Members of the CALI community interested in using Classcaster should first visit the Classcaster FAQ for instructions on using the system.
Zimbra Release Beta of Collab Suite
Techworld.com – Zimbra releases open-source Notes alternative
Zimbra has released a beta of its enterprise collaboration software – an open-source alternative Lotus Notes and Exchange Server.The start-up that lured Scott Dietzen away from his former job as chief technology officer of BEA has called the software the Zimbra Collaboration Suite. It includes e-mail, contact and calendar software.