Our friends at L&C find out about Wex from the CALIopolis blog.
technorati tags: wex, lii, boleyblogs, caliopolis
OPML Community Server Released
I’m getting ready to release the new OPML Community Server, which will make it possible for people to host their own OPML weblogs, directories, instant outlining networks, etc.I’ll release the full source code of the server under the open source GPL, so you’re free to make changes, add features, and share those features with others. It could be the beginning of something pretty cool.
OPML Editor support: My new OPML Community Server installation
Dave Winer release a cool new toy. I may give it a whirl, but I do wish it ran on Linux since I’m short on Windows and Mac boxen at the moment.
technorati tags: opml, community server, dave winer
Things to Watch Out for in Deploying VOIP
InformationWeek > Voice-Over-IP > VoIP Gotchas > November 14, 2005 – Doesn’t actually say ‘Danger, Will Robinson’, but it is pretty close. Worth the read as a good HowNotTo on deploying VOIP in your org. Sure VOIP is scary, it ain’t all this bad, especially if you keep your wits about you.
Evil Blogging Hacks
Recently Steve Rubel had a few good ideas. We have a few others. But this time its all about how to get get around the rules and not get delisted on Google, or banned by Technorati, and or booted from Google Adsense. First rule of BlogClub don’t talk about BlogClub.
The Ten Evilest and Mostly Unethical Blogging Hacks » Jack of All Blogs
Followon to an earlier piece.
Urchin Customers Reactly Badly to Google Analytics
I don’t know how many other people like us there are – people who paid for hosted Urchin before today’s announcement. But I bet that all of them are pissed.
OnoTech – Google: Start acting like a real business or you’re doomed
There are other stories like this beginning to float to the surface about the change Google made shutting done the paid Urchin service and giving it away as Google Analytics. Looks like another case of Google doing what Google wants without much input from customers. Not much of a conversation I guess.
PHP Voice Framework
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.
freshmeat.net: Project details for PHP Voice
There amy be something here, but I’m not sure. I guess I’ll need to grab the code and have look:)
XOAD: AJAX For PHP
XOAD, formerly known as NAJAX, is a AJAX/XAP object oriented framework for PHP that allows you to create richer Web applications. It uses JSON and native PHP serialized objects to communicate. Special attention has been paid to security. It supports server side events (observation) and client side events (XOAD Events). Server and client extensions allow features such as HTML manipulation and caching. It is extensively documented, and includes tutorials and examples.
freshmeat.net: Project details for XOAD
I really need to get ahandle on AJAX. Take a look at this example from XOAD. There is a lot of potential in education here. Makes me think that the JS versions of CALI Lessons could be converted to AJAX to get a lot of the Flash features.
Blogging Systems Reveiwed
“With published numbers saying there are approximately 70,000 new blogs being created each day, and the total number of blogs doubling every 5 months, it’s no wonder that everyone and their dog is wondering whether to setup their own blog for a chance at fame, or perhaps a book publishing deal. The question then becomes: What software should you use? SitePoint has just published The Blog Software Smackdown which takes a look at Movable Type, WordPress, and Textpattern. Pick one, and take your stab at fame or notoriety.”
Slashdot | Blog Software Smackdown
WordPress does well in the review. I must admit, I hadn’t heard of Textpattern before. If you’re thinking of hosting your own blogging system, this article is a good read.
10 Hacks For Your Blog
Micro Persuasion: Ten Blogging Hacks – Good article. I’m going to try all of these. Watch this space.
Get a Dell? Paypal it!
Dell said on Monday that its online store now accepts PayPal as a form of payment. The company said it was interested in giving customers more choice in how to complete their transactions, and tech-savvy users of the site are ideal prospective customers. PayPal has approximately 86.6 million accounts, and in the third quarter processed more than $6.7 billion in transactions between its users.
BetaNews | Dell Now Accepting PayPal Payments
Makes sense. With Ebay’s recent acquisition of Verisign’s payment gateway business, we’ll certainly be seeing more of this sort of thing.