Farewell to tiny WISPs?
Fellow PC Computing alumnus Rafe Needleman is convinced that big, national wi-fi providers like T-Mobile spell the end for small, local wi-fi service providers. I’m not so sure. People have been predicting the demise of the mom-and-pop ISP for years now. The truth is, however, local ISPs increased i
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Semantic web and RDF overview
This looks like a good introduction to the semantic web and RDF.
Music sales are down 10%
Music sales are down 10% in the first half of 2002, compared with the same period last year, according to a survey from the RIAA. ‘The study found that consumers who say they are downloading more say they are purchasing less music “by more than 2 to 1,” the RIAA said.’ (paid subscription req’d to […
Copyright readings
Copyright readings is a useful, ongoing bibliography of articles on copyright, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and related legislation.
Living in the Blog-osphere
Just because no blog would be complete without a link to it: Newsweek’s Steven Levy on Living in the Blog-osphere.
Excellent Udelliana
Thanks to xian on blogistan, I’ve been reading up on old Jon Udell columns: Udell does an in-depth reflection on Userland 8. Udell’s story, from last year, does a great job of explaining how weblogs can be used to marry knowledge and project management.
Tiny fonts! Aaarghh!
Memo from Jakob Nielsen to Web designers: For pity’s sake, please stop using tiny, fixed-size fonts on your pages and CSS (cascading style sheet) designs. Thank you, Jakob!
Cascading style sheet tutorial
Cascading style sheets: Don’t be afraid. Dave Raggett explains CSS in a clear, common-sensical way.
DOJ to prosecute individuals
DOJ to prosecute individual P2P file traders? Maybe.