Technoetic

As I described in a previous post, I created a very experimental version of XPlanner using Ruby on Rails. A few people have expressed interest in the code so it’s available for download. Remember, this was created about a year ago with an older version of Rails (0.10 or 0.11, if I remember correctly). I […]

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I’m always looking for efficient ways to manage my personal information and activities. I invested a little time during this last weekend to try the MindRaider semantic outlining tool. This isn’t a complete review. It’s only an short experience report based on my initial impressions.
MindRaider is a Semantic Web outliner. I’m interested in Semantic […]

I’ve been very busy for the last several months. I decided to join a French software development company and move to Aix en Provence, France (near Marseille) although I don’t speak the language. It’s been quite an adventure and great practice on exploring agility in the context of everyday life.
The team I work with here […]

A Google Earth product has been release and will replace the Keyhole application. My initial impressions are mixed. The Google Earth animations didn’t seem as smooth as Keyhole’s. However there are a few additional features. For example, there are 3D representations of buildings for some major cities. Before you get too excited, these are plain […]