In 1999, Chris Baty and about 20 others experimented with writing an entire novel in the month of November. The experiment was a success, not in terms of number of novels published, but in the positive experience of those who participated. Chris stuck with it and has restarted his experiment each year since, and each [...]
Songbird
Current Homepage: http://songbirdnest.com/
Created by: “The Songbird Team”
Abstract
Songbird may spawn a new breed of media players. The application’s paradigm of “playing the web” provides a fresh media experience currently only for the adventurous.
Synopsis
What was the impetus for beginning use of Songbird? I liked iTunes, but got tired of the DRM‘d music.
With what other programs did I [...]
This is not the official next article in this series.
I just signed up for my OpenID today at MyOpenID. I’ve been reading snippets about OpenID for the last couple of months for one reason only: I HATE HAVING MULTIPLE LOGINS AND PASSWORDS AND EVERY DAMN WEBSITE NOWADAYS REQUIRES A LOGIN AND PASSWORD AND SEEMS TO [...]
Current Homepage: http://jhorman.org/wikidPad/
Created by: Jason Horman
Current project lead: Michael Butscher
Abstract
wikidPad is a desktop wiki. Wikis provide a way to organize and link disparate data into cohesive webs of information. wikidPad picks up the organizational baton where notebooks, index cards, word processing documents, and spreadsheets leave off, yet only requires the user learn a [...]
For years I’ve been using and exploring free alternatives to commercial software. The search started out as a pseudo-necessity in college: I wanted good programs on a college budget. My college years started in 1994 and ended in 1998. During that time I watched open source software groups seed themselves and develop into micro-communities. The [...]