April 2005

  • More on the New Web

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    Michael Buffington: “Google maps is simply a sign of things to come. With ideas like Ajax, the web as we know it is currently changing more so than it probably ever has since the first graphic showed up. The entire way of thinking about how to make sites that people interact with is changing. The…

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  • it’s a whole new internet

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    There’s been a lot of excitement brewing these days, it seems… I’ve noticed, and can’t help but feel a little (a lot) excited myself. Janice Fraser of Adaptive Path takes a shot at describing what’s been going on. If you’re not yet amazed, inspired, and a little anxious, you might want to consider it. Then…

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  • Local Number Portability

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    Cellphone providers in Canada have agreed to let consumers keep their numbers. The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association has come to an agreement on number portability that will allow consumers to take their phone numbers with them if they choose to switch providers. They’ll also be able to carry numbers between celular and traditional phone services.…

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  • State of the Mac

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    David Heinemeier Hansson of 37Signals and Ruby on Rails has something to say about your choice of development environment: “I have run all but dry of understanding for programmers that willfully pick Windows as their platform of choice.” Which of course sparked much discussion, anger, shouting, squabbling… Personally, I’m still stuck on Windows for development.…

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