Monthly Archives: August 2006

Ubuntu : New Users Network

The Ubuntu Linux distribution has started a wiki aimed at new users, called the New Users Network (NUN). I have been playing with Edubuntu, in order to see if it will be helpful for someone I know who is considering … Continue reading

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No Military Use GPL clause

Kind of an interesting debate over a “no military use” clause in the GPU project, which would presumably prevent any military use of the code being created by the project. The problem, as I see it, is that if you … Continue reading

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Topix.net

Go to Topix.net.  You see yet another news site.  Enter a topic, city name, or zip code, and what you get is a fairly well-designed way to localize your news experience.

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OpenSourceCMS

Want to play with Drupal or Postnuke to see how they work? Need to decide which Blogging software you most like to work with? Which wiki will do? OpenSourceCMS lets you try out dozens of programs to compare and contrast … Continue reading

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FlightStats

FlightStats is an informative site that offers real-time information, including a mapped location of a plane at any time during its flight, the weather at the departure and arrival airports, and much more from ResourceShelf

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WorldCat.org is live

WorldCat.org has gone live this morning. Play with it. See what it can and cannot do.  Look forward to the features it doesn’t have running yet (such as “Find in a Library”). Marvel at how easy it can be to … Continue reading

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What Would Jesus Download

No joke… the URI is http://www.whatwouldjesusdownload.com/ Of interest here, and for many people, is that Ubuntu has come out with a Christian Edition of their operating system.  This, as with the Educational edition, marks a possible trend of customizing linux … Continue reading

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Timeline

Ever look at the book “Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events“? Think of the same concept being applied online, and you can see the potential of Timeline. Check out Christianity, Judaism, and even the Kennedy Assassination. … Continue reading

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Get yer Geocode here!

Address Map Coordinate (Lat/Long) Finder will convert an address to a latitude/longitude coordinate, as well as show you the location via Yahoo maps. Oddly enough, the geocode link within the map takes you to Google Maps. They also work with … Continue reading

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DailyMed

The National Library of Medicine is providing the package insert information for over 500 medications via their DailyMed service. It is a good resource, and unlike the PDR, you don’t have to pay or register. I have a strong preference … Continue reading

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Creative Commons Audio Books

One interesting trend I am noting is that classic literature is increasingly easy to find in audiobook form. These are usually volunteer projects, so you don’t get Patrick Stewart reading your story to you (in my opinion the best reading … Continue reading

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Google Help

I’m a few days late in posting this one, but Google has set up a fairly extensive Help Center to provide information and assistance for the wide varieties of Google services. In addition, Google’s blog notes that they received a … Continue reading

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