March 23, 2004

Switching from PHP to Zope/Python. Occasionally, when working with computers, you get to experience a completely new way of thinking about problems long thought solved. Rarer still does one find a new set of solutions that are so well thought out and integrated that older approaches seem clumsy by comparison. Recently I discovered Zope, and having understood its principles I decided to abandon my years of PHP experience in pursuit of a better way. [kuro5hin.org] 5:47:50 PM     Power Up Internet Explorer with Three Shells. Supercharge Internet Explorer with one of three wrappers. Once you use them, you won't be able to imagine how you got along without them. [O'Reilly Network ONJava.com] 5:39:49 PM     Blogs and Print, Working Together. Jon Udell: Blog/print synergy: my strategies. For almost a decade I've used the Web -- and most recently my blog -- to research, develop, and enhance the articles I write for magazines. When I ran into Dan Gillmor at SXSW we discussed some of my strategies, and Dan asked me to write them up. Seems worth doing, so here goes. Much of this concerns the IT trade pub ecosystem specifically, but I think the principles will generalize. The basic pattern is simple: a story gestates in blogspace, appears in print and online, and then matures in blogspace. Great advice here for journalists. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 5:37:56 PM     Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5 Beta. Software: Jasc has today announced the release of the public beta version of Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5. It has a completely redesigned interface that follows the digital camera user's workflows, with more options to view and organize photos, users can choose to view by file tree, favorite folders, calendar view, or keywords. Photo Album gives users the ability to switch quickly and easily between views. The public beta of Paint Shop Photo Album 5 is available for download on the... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] 5:36:31 PM

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