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RSS Advisory Board Validated by RSS 0.90, 0.91

The RSS Advisory Board has had a checkered past and its share of run-ins with Dave Winer over RSS 2.0. There have been times where it was right to question how relevant it had become. This announcement...

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How to make easy video screencasts of software in Windows

A video demonstration of software is often far better than static screenshots, and is often more convenient to distribute than arranging for a live demo. This tutorial will show you how easy it is to...

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Make a Word Cloud from your Feed

I happened across Jonathan Feinberg’s Wordle (“Beautiful Word Clouds”) visualization recently.  Pretty fun, but I instantly wanted a way to create one from an RSS feed. I didn’t see a way to do it, so...

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Defrag a Single File or Set of Files in Windows

Ever wanted to defragment a certain file or collection of files on your Windows PC, without defragging the entire hard drive? Here’s why and how you can do it: Don’t Bring Me Down I recently noticed...

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President Obama – Lost in Translation

Fox News has an “Automatic Transcription” feature for its videos.  The disclaimer of “may not be 100% accurate” is understated by 95%.  Here’s the presidential oath of Barak Obama, the way their...

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ROME 1.0 Released

It has been a long time coming, but the Java library for RSS and Atom utilities called ROME has finally made it to version 1.0 (changelog). Thanks to all of the contributers and the hard work on the...

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Is rssCloud All Wet?

Rogers Cadenhead recently posted his thoughts on why the rssCloud concept “failed to catch on.”    This is a response to his post and an attempt to foster further discussion in the community. Blue Sky...

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Build a Simple Map Client with SOAP and Flex

Last year I led a software project that employed a SOA architecture and a Flex UI.  The features we were able to build with FlexBuilder (now FlashBuilder) were pretty sweet and remarkably easy…  I’ve...

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iPhone faux-apps with iWebKit

Making websites that are iPhone-friendly is easy enough, but I recently wanted to make a site that felt like a real iPhone app.  I don’t own a Mac, so building a native iPhone app wasn’t an option. I...

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iSpringsCam : Colorado Springs Traffic Cams on the iPhone

(April 26, 2010: Updated with newest features) A few weeks ago in Colorado Springs there was a fuel tanker crash on the I-25 Interstate, spilling thousands of gallons of fuel and closing the Interstate...

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JourneyMap : Adventures in modding for Minecraft

Minecraft is the ultimate rags-to-riches stories for game developers, and is a phenomenon unto itself.    I personally enjoy playing it because of the creative aspects, and its also something that my...

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JourneyMap 0.9.0 Sneak Peek: Topograph / Contour Lines

Here’s a followup to my initial post on JourneyMap: The experimental “height map” map mode was an attempt to show elevation (lighter = higher) that didn’t satisfy in the least.    Since the first day I...

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JourneyMap 0.9.0 for Minecraft 1.8.1 / 1.9pre5

I’m happy to (belatedly) announce the release of: JourneyMap 0.9.0 for Minecraft 1.8.1 JourneyMap 0.9.0 for Minecraft 1.9pre5 [ What is JourneyMap? | Requirements | Download & Install] Screenshots:...

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JourneyMap 1.0.0 hits 10,000 downloads

I’m delighted at how well the JourneyMap mod for Minecraft has been received in the 45 days since it was released on November 26, 2011.    As of sometime today there have been over 10,000 downloads of...

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JourneyMap 1.5 and a new website

The JourneyMap mod for Minecraft has continued to be a fun project, and I’ve released version 1.5 for Minecraft 1.1.    I’ve also decided to put up a dedicated website for JourneyMap, rather than use...

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SpringsCam 2.0

  I’ve released a new version of SpringsCam, a site for locals who want an easy way to browse the current traffic conditions and traffic cameras in Colorado Springs. I’ve replaced the older Flash-based...

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