A few days ago, Charkin Blog mentioned a report on University Publishing in a Digital Age. Its an interesting report and Peter Brantley mentions it today. Brantley links to a location where the report can be read and commented upon in CommentPress “an open source theme for the WordPress blog engine that allows paragraph-by-paragraph commenting in the margins of a text”. What an interesting idea, and congratulations to the Scholarly Publishing Office of the University of Michigan and the … Keep Reading
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The Economist — which may be the most valuable and interesting magazine on the planet — is about to launch a new magazine called Intelligent Life.
I am such a fan of The Economist that I will be pleased to be proved wrong, but the announcement gives me a sinking feeling. There is surely some hubris in launching a magazine with this title. The web site gives nothing a way (that is not a good sign — the web … Keep Reading
Yesterday Skype had a major software failure across its network. It seems to be persisting today. I had not realised how much I now use Skype, and quite how much I depend on it. I am not in the mood for complaining, even though I am a paying Skype user (Skype Out is a great aspect to the service). I just hope that they come back on line soon and that there is no deep flaw in the code. … Keep Reading
This is our 50th title. Its another gorgeous magazine for designers. So here are some pages to whet our appetites:
- The contents page.
- Amazine Brazilian furniture from the Campanas brothers.
- Paradise recycled. Dont you really want to be there?
- How to deal with a Flat Screen TV.
Its hard to avoid Google. They are doing so much, most of it very well. The latest innovation to catch our eye:
Google will be releasing a new feature next week that will enable people to easily embed a Google Map into their Web site or blog, just like you can do with a YouTube video. No coding or programming required; just copying and pasting a snippet of HTML, a Google spokeswoman says. (from Elinor Mills on CNET)
How … Keep Reading