del.icio.us/dossy links since April 3, 2006 at 09:27 AM

del.icio.us/dossy (RSS) links since April 3, 2006 at 09:27 AM:

• Joel on Software: Eric Sink on the Business of Software
  Eric Sink has a great entreprenurial story: identify a need and find a way to serve it.
  Tags: blog, business, software, book
• { Pixilate } Pixel Fonts, Handwriting Fonts, Icons and more
  Great little fonts for things like LJ usericons and stuff. Some free, some cheap.
  Tags: resource, fonts, icons, graphics
• CookingByNumbers.com
  Select what ingredients you have and the site provides you a list of recipes you can cook. Great idea, but I tried the “I feel lucky” checkbox and it threw me some broken error. If someone does this right, it could be huge.
  Tags: food, cooking, recipes
• Typing lessons for Dvorak keyboard, online free typing tutorial for Dvorak
  Javascript-based Dvorak keyboard layout typing lesson. I managed to get up to 30 WPM on it. Gotta keep practicing and get my speed up.
  Tags: javascript, dvorak, typing, tutorial
• ABCD: A Basic Course in Dvorak
  Simple “how to learn Dvorak” keyboard layout web page.
  Tags: howto, typing, dvorak, keyboard, tutorial
• Otaku, Cedric’s weblog: Why Ruby on Rails won’t become mainstream
  An incredibly thoughtful and objective answer from a RoR fan as to why it won’t cross the chasm. Does AOLserver suffer the same problems? What can I do to address those …
  Tags: blog, article, web, framework, ruby, rails, software, chasm
• Dan Simmons – April 2006 Message from Dan
  Great science-fiction writing, eerily prophetic, warning us about the stupidity that our country has become, and how in-fighting is weakening us as the nation of Islam grows stronger every day. (via Eric S. Raymond)
  Tags: blog, scifi, writing, story, politics, religion, islam, essay
• Ted’s Take – Publishing 2.0
  Ted Leonsis writes a ten-list on the future of publishing. Great observations with a clear focus. I sure hope AOL is listening, too.
  Tags: aol, publishing, media
• SourceForge.net: 2006 Community Choice Awards
  I’m somewhat disappointed that ]project-open[ didn’t win in either the Enterprise or the Financial categories.
  Tags: opensource, software, community, awards, sourceforge
• Striking Home – Dvorak International Newsletter – Spring 96 – Page 1
  Allegedly: “Mrs. Barbara Blackburn […] can maintain 150 wpm for 50 min […] using the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (DSK) system. Her top speed was recorded at 212 wpm. (The Guiness Book of World Records, 23/e)”
  Tags: news, typing, dvorak, keyboard, worldrecord
• The Lenovo Tapes
  Even if these are fake, they’re still cool concepts. And, if they’re real prototypes? Wow, I can’t wait …
  Tags: video, ibm, lenovo, research
• Chevy Tries a Write-Your-Own-Ad Approach, and the Potshots Fly – New York Times
  NYT article with Chevy’s response to the whole anti-ad viral this past weekend.
  Tags: nytimes, business, chevy, viral, marketing, videos
• Timbuk2 Bags: Zip Briefcase
  Very likely my next laptop bag. Finally. In navy or silver, natch.
  Tags: product, timbuk2, laptop, briefcase
• SQL on Rails
  I love teh Intarweb: “Rails is a short-stack framework for developing database-contained web applications according to the Model-Model-Model pattern.”
  Tags: ajax, database, framework, programming, rails, funny
• America Online Changes Name to AOL: Financial News – Yahoo! Finance
  *sirens* Newsflash: America Online, Inc. == AOL, LLC. This not the marketing genius that made AOL #1 in the 1990s. Sigh.
  Tags: news, business, aol, marketing