AJAX is a series of interrelated technologies that power the so-called Web 2.0: Asynchronous communications with the web server. Javascript. XML. What Do These Buzzwords Mean? Read more »

So I jumped the gun a little bit. Found the putative secret link to the iPhone 2.0 software update ahead of schedule.   Through some good luck happened to download the update just before Apple pulled the link.  The install was smooth enough, though doing a manual upgrade was a bit nerve wracking. Read more »

I went on a mad search to get an Evernote Beta invitation and thanks to fellow bloggers Wil Becker, Joshua Burdick (aka “The Gadget Pastor”), and Tanya Hughes whose URL has gone missing, I have 18 extra beta invitations to Evernote. If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, Evernote promises to help you capture the paper and digital notes swirling around your laptop and storing them all in a central location. Read more »

  Tumblr is a mobile-phone optimized blogging website that turns ordinary people into mobile artists. Optimized for those quirky little camera phones, Blackberry’s and iPhones we all carry, this free web site is all about snippets of information. Read more »

 ”The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names” (Chinese Proverb) Part 2 of a 3 part series. If the semantic web is the web that talks to itself, then it’s important that everyone speak a common language, a language of “standards.” Under development by volunteer groups around the world these standards” describe the name and translation of  data.  They include: Resource Description Framework (RDF). Read more »