Road Trip!

I’m going to be away for the next week, taking a whirlwind road-trip tour of New England with some people who’ve never been here before (hint: they’re from Australia!). Should be fun! I’ll also probably have lots to say about the rental car we’re using to lug ourselves around in… but for now, it’s a… Continue reading Road Trip!

More Foolishness from Comcast

From Slashdot: “US cable provider Comcast has presented its long-term solution for managing broadband traffic. The new system is set at putting to bed a minor scandal that erupted around the company when it was found that Comcast deliberately limited traffic for certain applications. The company said that under its new system, traffic will be… Continue reading More Foolishness from Comcast

Is the MDI model dead?

This is a question that has been floating around in my head for a while now: Is the MDI windowing model dead? I think the answer is: maybe yes, and maybe no. It’s certainly true that the “traditional” MDI (multiple document interface) model has fallen out of favor, for a lot of reasons – not… Continue reading Is the MDI model dead?