Future of Media

A good look forward of RSS as a media. Just as the first TV shows were radio shows, the first RSS feeds were web sites (or blogs). RSS is microcontent and the result is mashups. This post looks at that future [future is here again]. I’ll read this post again.

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks is an example for all people that one person can make a difference. You can too.

Spinnaker Software

It was so cool reading about Spinnaker Software again. Seth Goodwin’s first ad was for their product.

Flocked

Been trying new Flock browser which is in beta. Very nice "social" or web 2.0 functions. It has a "river" RSS aggregator like Dave Winer has been talking about for years. Not sure if I like that it pings RSS servers every hour though. I was not able to get the blogging feature to work with my blog, but it is an early beta. The sudoku games from the RSS feed at All.Sudoku.com worked fine.

Sudoku RSS Feed

Much of my spare time is still devoted to AllSudoku.com. There is now a daily Sudoku RSS feed which gives you a new game every day with links to play it online or print it. I’m having a little trouble with the print it feature right now, but hopefully I’ll have a solution soon.

Justice John Roberts

With the new Chief Justice now sworn in, it is time to blog a bit. It is surprising the connections I have with this stranger. First, we both went to the same very small high school in Indiana. LaLumiere School at that time was boys-only with less than 100 students. But I graduated four years before, so I never meet him. But I was taught by the same teachers he was, played on the same sports fields, went to the same classrooms, ate and servered in the same dining room, and lived in the same dorms. These were good teachers. My brother who is two years younger did attend school during the same time. And my sister dated a guy in Robert's class.

Another connection is that we both grew up on the shore of Lake Michigan. His small town was east of Michigan City and mine was west of Michigan City. So we both took long bus rides to our Catholic grade schools. I don't know if he was a sailor. I was not a golfer. He still practices in the Catholic faith, I don't.

And finally, we both worked summers at the Bethlehem Steel mill in Burns Harbor. This was a strong union environment where high school graduates made good money. Beer only came in steel cans. Shop stewards were respected. Our fathers were management. And the Lake Michigan shore line became industrial.

I don't know how much any of this influences John Roberts. Living on the shores of Lake Michigan was a great place to grow up. And the Catholic laymen of LaLumiere were good, ethical people. I don't know if I'll support his views from the bench, but I believe he is a safe, ethical and intelligent person to have on the court.

Hopefully I'll get to meet him one day.

War of the Web: Revenge of the Dynamics

Excellent editorial on Ajaxian.com about programming language, frameworks and generators with a look into the future. CGI/Perl, Ruby on Rail, to JavaScript. Work a read. I’d add that the new Macromedia/Adobe not only has Flash and .pdf, they also have thousands of people using Dreamweaver.

Email Sudoku to a Friend

Just release a new verision of AllSudoku.com where you can email a game in progress to a friend.  It sends it as an HTML email showing the board as well as provides a link to go to AllSudoku.com and play the game.

6			2		7			4
		8				2
2	7			1			5	9
		7	6		5	4
				4
		3	1		8	9
4	5			3			9	6
		6				5
3			4		6			1

Sudoku at allsuoku.com

While I’ve been using my laptop more than ever, I’ve not posted much to my blog lately. Since early July I’ve been working on JavaScript function to provide a tools for playing Sudoku. I’ve put them all together at  AllSudoku.com: Sudoku Tools for Beginner or Obsessed.

The site is still in early beta, but I’d appreciate any comments you have. I’ll post notices where when I update the site. Thanks.  

On the Path Again

As this is posted, hopefully I’m somewhere on the bike path again. I’ve long wanted to make the trip from Washington DC to Cumberland, Maryland, on the C&O Bike Path. We’ve planned using the C&O Bike Guide. Thanks! So just before my son is off to college, we are doing a three day father-son trip. Now this should be a vacation to remember.