Doc Searls: “Notice how much of the few minutes of non-advertising content on your local 11 O'Clock news is devoted to “stories” that are nothing more than promotions of entertainment shows on the same stations?”
Monthly Archives: May 2003
Radio is the hardest "easy to use" program I've ever owned
Is Radio's usefulness hard to uncover? Ask Don Park:
My blogroll is now defined inside an OPML file and divided into sections to make room for a Korean [language] blogroll. If you use Radio and want to do the same, checkout Jake Savin's tutorial “How to create a Blogroll with Radio's outliner“. Worst part was finding the tutorial.
I had the same problem. Something as simple as a list of online authors is hard to do until you stumble upon the instructions. Can't wait for this.
Springfield Pottery, Jen and Nathan Falter
Just got the basics of a website finished for Springfield Pottery. Nathan and Jen have been so kind to me, helping me figure out pottery and where it fits into my life.
Send them an email!
-srk
Scripting News Link from 5-2003
Scripting News: Ben Edelman, a Harvard Law student and fellow at Berkman, has been studying Gator, one of the leading advertising servers. He’s got a Web app that simulates a Gator client, and sends messages back to Gator asking for ads to display on certain sites. For example, here are the ads you get when you visit Microsoft with Gator running. A few more: Apple, Yahoo, American Airlines, Ford, Harvard, UC-Berkeley. It doesn’t seem to know about weblogs.
Thanks for including this on your weblog, Dave!
Raku and Me
Hello!
This is a new feature of the house of warwick: a pottery weblog. I'm going to write about my classes, new things I learn, and some of the pieces that inspire me. I'm starting a Raku class tomorrow (May 20, 2003) which is something that I've never tried. I've already completed two classes at Springfield Pottery under the direction of Nathan and Jen Falter. These two have become my “clay dad” and “clay mom”, encouraging me to be detail-oriented in my work and keep my decorations simple. I've done well enough impress my family and some polite friends; that's why I'm taking the raku class.
Lovingly referred to as “Camp Raku” by the classes, raku classes are an adventure. Different clay, glazes and firing techniques give the pottery an entirely different presence. I'm certainly looking forward to my class time in the following weeks. Firing and “camp” day is July 11 and 12. It seems such a long time, but I know it will come quick. I'm taking some sketches to class with me and I'll try to set some goals: three pieces each day, all of the same shape. That will help me build technique. Maybe cylinders the first day, bowls the second day and altered forms the next. I'd like to limit the size of the pieces by clay weight (4 lbs.) to make sure that I don't let things get out of hand.
Planning will be the key to the whole thing. My wife has taught me that documenting what I do will ensure I can repeat a success and avoid a mistake. I'll plan form types and triming ideas on the same page. If possible, I'll share those ideas here.
–srk
Week of May 19th Goals
This week's goals:
–Get webserver access or get one running for a testable Moveable Type server inside my company.
–Write a weblog guide for publishing internally
–Hold a Q&A session with my technical peer group, HR and management.
Homeserveradio 2
Posting from work as a test. I'm redirecting a port to my home network through my office firewall…
Yahoo!
Location Freedom
I am finally free to post to my weblog when and where I want too! I'm one of the lucky souls who:
–own an extra computer
–have an always-on Internet connection
–Radio from Userland
Now that Radio's installed on the downstairs iMac, my TiBook is free to spend it's processor cycles on more important things, like the Aqui UI (hee hee).
Homeserveradio
First post with Radio on the new server… Yeah! I've got Radio running on an original iMac in our basement. Now, I can post from my TiBook while on the wireless network upstairs and from my PC at work, all using the same licensed copy of Radio.
Update:
I'm already seeing a problem with the Google! box macro–I need to re-enter my API key. I'm not there now–I'll do it when I get back.
Up next… SSL!
Update 2:
Google key re-entered….
Radio, Remote Access and SSL
Enabling Remote Access…mmmm….
I wonder if Radio supports SSL somewhere…?
Steve Kirks 