Jay updated his blog to WordPress 1.5 and I did likewise. So I’m testing the Trackback stuff, the new admin panel and post stuff and also some Markdown lovin’ at the same time.
Jay, fix those permalinks! mod_rewrite is your friend.
Frequently whimsical and, at times, deeply personal, William Shatner’s latest album is altogether fun and enjoyable. Produced by Ben Folds, Shatner’s spoken-word poetry is the beat to which a plethora of guest musicians dance. Well, maybe there were dancing. I think the music was the primary goal.
So, pick up the album. I bought a couple tracks off iTunes (”Common People” and “I Can’t Get Behind That”, guests Joe Jackson and Henry Rollins respectively) and ended up shelling for the whole CD. Liner notes make for an interesting read as well.
Oh, and if you enjoy the Shatnerian whimsy I recommend adding Boston Legal to your Tivo. His character, Denny Crane, is just one of the many interesting characters that make up the ensemble.
This project by Jon Udell looks like a great synergy opportunity between Amazon and local libraries. Look up the book on Amazon, click the bookmarket and it’ll find the book at your local library. Libraries should pre-load this on all their public machines.
Mark told me that reference librarians already utilize Amazon in their work (because of the wealth of meta-data and excellent searching.) This could be a further timesaver.
What if Bush Wins? Interesting commentary from both sides of the fence.
Indispensable. A nice list of useful OSX apps. A lot of these I already use but I always like to see these lists and find something new.
As with the DNC, the speeches from the Republican National Convention are now available as free downloads from the iTunes Music Store.
Implemented some Quickies for the blog. I’ll make it pretty later.