http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog Decent Blogging using TWiki Read on en-us Copyright 2008 by contributing authors TWiki Administrator [webmaster@michaeldaumconsulting.com] TWiki Administrator [webmaster@michaeldaumconsulting.com] Michael Daum Consulting http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/pub/TWiki/TWikiLogos/T-logo-140x40-t.gif http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry70 MichaelDaum 2008-06-18T13:13:00Z Humor MichaelDaum You probably already know the famous "... in plain english" videos by <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/blog" target="_top">Lee LeFever</a> like <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry67" class="twikiLink">Wikis in Plain English</a>. Okay, here's one other, this time not by Lee. That's an original by Ernie and Bert on the Sesame Street. Ernie is trying to group toys to decide who is going to clear the mess. Well, just see how he fails to come up with a classification to make it a fair job. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=classification" rel="tag">classification</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=collaboration" rel="tag">collaboration</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=knowledgemanagement" rel="tag">knowledgemanagement</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry69 MichaelDaum 2007-10-12T09:45:00Z BlogDev, WebDesign MichaelDaum Once again this site has been redesigned. Well, for 1 year, 4 months we had the ``black water'' theme, dark and quite special. This wasn't quite appropriate anymore as business expanded from that of a free lancing TWiki consultant to a real company. So enjoy the much improved current design. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=lookandfeel" rel="tag">lookandfeel</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=natskin" rel="tag">natskin</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=twiki" rel="tag">twiki</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=webdesign" rel="tag">webdesign</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry68 MichaelDaum 2007-10-02T16:00:00Z Feature, OpenSource MichaelDaum Here's one of my favorite bands, sharing videos on <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Brand+New+Heavies/+videos/Stay+This+Way" target="_top">last.fm</a> recently. Too bad my Konqueror is having problems with gtk based browser plugins, such as flash, that are badly programmed and don't call gtk_init (or what was it) before using the toolkit. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=browser" rel="tag">browser</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=debian" rel="tag">debian</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=funk" rel="tag">funk</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=gtk" rel="tag">gtk</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=jazz" rel="tag">jazz</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=konqueror" rel="tag">konqueror</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=music" rel="tag">music</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry67 MichaelDaum 2007-09-13T10:26:00Z WikiWorld MichaelDaum Just came across this nice <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english" target="_top">posting</a> on <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/blog" target="_top">Lee LeFever's blog</a> This is a 3:52 minutes video explaining how to manage project coordination using wikis instead of emails. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=wikis" rel="tag">wikis</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry66 MichaelDaum 2007-02-12T14:27:00Z Feature MichaelDaum This is one of my long-time favorite sites, that I really enjoy to visit from time to time: a site full of music videos, old music videos. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=jazz" rel="tag">jazz</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=retro" rel="tag">retro</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=trash" rel="tag">trash</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=video" rel="tag">video</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry65 MichaelDaum 2007-01-12T17:53:00Z WikiWorld MichaelDaum There are lots of good blogs&amp;wikis out there that suffer from steady attacks of the spammers. <p /> <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=blogs" rel="tag">blogs</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=plugin" rel="tag">plugin</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=spam" rel="tag">spam</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=wikis" rel="tag">wikis</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry64 MichaelDaum 2006-12-25T22:45:00Z TopNews MichaelDaum Our <a href="http://www.funky-stuff.com/" target="_top">Godfather of Soul</a> just died today in a hospital in Atlanta where he has been treated for a sever pneumonia. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=funk" rel="tag">funk</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=jazz" rel="tag">jazz</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=obituary" rel="tag">obituary</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry63 MichaelDaum 2006-12-08T17:56:00Z BlogsWorld MichaelDaum Simple question: when is a blog gone? <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=blogsphere" rel="tag">blogsphere</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=statistics" rel="tag">statistics</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=technorati" rel="tag">technorati</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry62 MichaelDaum 2006-12-07T09:41:00Z MichaelDaum <a href="http://www.cs.reading.ac.uk/people/J.Anderson.htm" target="_top">Dr. James Anderson</a>, from the University of Reading's computer science department solved the 1200 year old problem of dividing by zero, which results in a new number called ``nullity''. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=maths" rel="tag">maths</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=nullity" rel="tag">nullity</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry61 MichaelDaum 2006-11-23T11:40:00Z Feature, WikiRing MichaelDaum <a href="http://o3spaces.org" target="_top">O³Spaces</a> is a young company from the Netherlands that puts forth a document collaboration and management solution for OpenOffice rivaling Microsoft's SharePoint. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=collaboration" rel="tag">collaboration</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=office" rel="tag">office</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=othreespaces" rel="tag">othreespaces</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=vmware" rel="tag">vmware</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=webapp" rel="tag">webapp</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry60 MichaelDaum 2006-11-15T09:28:00Z Technology MichaelDaum There's lots of robot research to make them more autonomous, that is implement devices that not only classify sensory input accurately but also get active, e.g. shoot you. Unfortunately these devices are not yet available for a reasonable price: 200.000 US-Dollar for the latest Armed Security Guard Robot made in Korea. Maybe I just wait and see when they show up on ebay. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=intelligence" rel="tag">intelligence</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=research" rel="tag">research</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=robots" rel="tag">robots</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=science" rel="tag">science</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=war" rel="tag">war</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry59 MichaelDaum 2006-11-14T21:24:00Z BlogsWorld MichaelDaum Found it on the <a href="http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/" target="_top">Creating Passionate Users</a> blog. Just want to share this one with you. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=design" rel="tag">design</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=passion" rel="tag">passion</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=usability" rel="tag">usability</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry58 MichaelDaum 2006-11-14T08:27:00Z OpenSource, Rant MichaelDaum Tell me, who cares. I don't as there are better platforms to develop software with <em>and</em> have been in the hands of fossies for quite some time now. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols asks <a href="http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS4045253737.html" target="_top">whether Java's move to GPL is too late?</a> and my answer is a firm ``Yes, Sir.'' I don't care what took them so long to make that step. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=community" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=java" rel="tag">java</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=linux" rel="tag">linux</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=microsoft" rel="tag">microsoft</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=qt" rel="tag">qt</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=trolltech" rel="tag">trolltech</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry57 MichaelDaum 2006-11-13T11:51:00Z WikiRing MichaelDaum The <a href="http://blog.wikiring.com" target="_top">WikiRing</a> has entered the blog sphere finally. Are we too late? <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=lookandfeel" rel="tag">lookandfeel</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=twiki" rel="tag">twiki</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=webdesign" rel="tag">webdesign</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=wikiring" rel="tag">wikiring</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry56 MichaelDaum 2006-11-02T17:04:00Z WikiWorld MichaelDaum Well JotSpot is very similar to TWiki but now TWiki is very similar to JotSpot too. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=jotspot" rel="tag">jotspot</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=lookandfeel" rel="tag">lookandfeel</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=twiki" rel="tag">twiki</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry55 MichaelDaum 2006-10-27T15:11:00Z OpenSource MichaelDaum Read this <a href="http://www.redhat.com/promo/unfakeable/" target="_top">unfakable posting</a>, a first in a series of ``promo'' writings by Red Hat as a reaction on Oracle's recent moves in the Linux market. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=linux" rel="tag">linux</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=opensource" rel="tag">opensource</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=oracle" rel="tag">oracle</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=redhat" rel="tag">redhat</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry54 MichaelDaum 2006-10-26T07:42:00Z OpenSource MichaelDaum Thanks for Firefox 2.0 ... well and also thanks for IE 7.0. These two browsers really create a hugh bow wave. Yet, I still prefer this KDE browser called Konqueror that matures in their slipstream. You may be inclined to call me a pighead. Permission granted. <p /> <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=browser" rel="tag">browser</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=firefox" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=konqueror" rel="tag">konqueror</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=usability" rel="tag">usability</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry36 MichaelDaum 2006-10-18T10:34:00Z Feature, Humor MichaelDaum Guy's I love it. Here's the <a href="http://66.225.205.46:80" target="_top">radio stream</a>. Robert LeRoy Ripley died just 59 years, 1 month, 1 week, 1 day ago. Admitted, I come a bit late. Anyway. May he RIP. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=jazz" rel="tag">jazz</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=music" rel="tag">music</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=radio" rel="tag">radio</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=retro" rel="tag">retro</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=stream" rel="tag">stream</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry53 MichaelDaum 2006-09-14T22:23:00Z Humor, WikiRing MichaelDaum This graphics was done by CDot, one of my WikiRing partners. Wonderful. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=art" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=twiki" rel="tag">twiki</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=wikiring" rel="tag">wikiring</a> http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogEntry52 MichaelDaum 2006-09-09T21:02:00Z OpenSource MichaelDaum There are a few news stories coming up recently ("<a href="http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/08/29/1957219" target="_top">Hail the Konqueror</a>", "<a href="http://www.desktoplinux.com/articles/AT4753761802.html" target="_top">The Linux killer app: KDE's Konqueror</a>") that talk about KDE's build-in web browser. It took quite some time that people realized what a nice browser this is. <p /><b>Tags</b>: <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=browser" rel="tag">browser</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=konqueror" rel="tag">konqueror</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=opensource" rel="tag">opensource</a>, <a href="http://michaeldaumconsulting.com/Blog/BlogArchive?mode=tag&amp;search=webdev" rel="tag">webdev</a>