When I first saw the news today, my immediate reaction was: Seriously? Digium is coming out with phones???In a rather fascinating move in an already extremely crowded market, Digium announced today that they will be producing "Digium Phones", a new…
Jan 30
Node.js Project Leader Ryan Dahl Steps Down To Work On Research Projects
Citing a desire to work on research projects after three years of focused work, Node.js creator and project leader Ryan Dahl sent out a …
Jan 26
Google’s Python Class Provides A Great Introduction
Want to learn python? It turns out that Google has put together a great series of lessons, videos and exercises that will help you get started quickly with using Python. You can get to the courses at:
http://code.google.com/edu/languages/google-python-class/
Very cool to see. A …
Jan 25
Free Webinar Tomorrow: Securing VoIP and Unified Communications Systems
Want to join in to a free webinar/webcast to learn about VoIP and Unified Communications security? Tomorrow, Thursday, January 26, 2012, I (Dan York) will be speaking as part of US Telecom’s monthly educational webinar series on the topic of: “Securing VoIP and Unified Communications Systems“ The session will be at 1:00pm US Eastern. Registration […]
Jan 24
The Challenge of Apple Forking the EPUB Standard with iBooks Author – 4 Articles to Read
While I ranted last week (here and here) about the lock-in aspect of Apple’s launch of iBooks Author, an even more disturbing action Apple took was to "embrace and extend" the EPUB standard and create their own version. In programming-speak,…
Jan 23
The Super Simple Secret to Stopping Online Piracy (Hint: It’s not SOPA)
Memo To MPAA and other SOPA Proponents: Yesterday was a perfect example of the failure of your current business models to meet consumer demands – and the reason why there is online piracy. It also shows you the super simple…
Jan 20
Yes, Apple’s iBooks Author Strategy Is Absolutely Brilliant… Just Short-Sighted
After my rant yesterday about Apple’s über-restrictive license terms for the new iBooks Author app, I had several comments to the effect of "DUH!" and "Well, doesn’t it make sense for Apple?" Yes, it absolutely makes sense for Apple. It’s…
Jan 19
Apple’s Great Big FAIL: iBooks Author Is Amazing – But Locks You In To iBookstore!
It could have been beyond amazing! Apple’s iBooks Author app, announced today and available for free in the Mac AppStore, could have severely disrupted the ebook publishing space. I mean… watch the video… it’s got all the ease-of-use, the simplicity,…
Jan 19
Video: Oh, the Places You’ll Go at Burning Man!
I hadn’t really mashed up Dr. Seuss and the annual Burning Man festival in my brain, but a gent named Teddy Saunders did and the result is this amazing video! It’s a wonderfully well-done re-telling of Dr. Seuss’ classic book…
Jan 19
Video: Great Introduction to Curling and the Petersham Curling Club
Recently a local TV crew visited the Petersham Curling Club in Petersham, Massachusetts, and recorded this video that provides a great introduction to the basics of the sport of curling along with some background on the Petersham CC: Curling from WGBY on Vimeo. After a couple of years away from the ice, it’s been great to get back into curling with the Petersham Curling Club. I curl in an evening Men’s League and my 9-yr-old daughter curls in the Youth Curling on Saturday mornings, where I also help out. Petersham is about a 45-60 minute drive from Keene, NH, but…
