Links 08/27/08 (Random Linkages of Genius)
August 27, 2008 Filed in: Links
43: Folders: Deciding Whether to Read a
Book: Some Wildly Reductive Heuristics
Merlin Mann shares some completely unfair and subjective criteria to which one should subject potential reading material – specifically nonfiction. However unfair, though, I think these guidelines would prove quite effective.
Mozilla Labs: Introducing Ubiquity
It's like Quicksilver for Firefox – except you would only understand that reference if you are a Mac user. Here, watch this video. Then follow the link.
Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.
National Interest: Reflections on Leaving the Party
Susan Eisenhower writes about leaving the party for whom her grandfather had served as president.
Photosynth
This is a really amazing product coming out of Microsoft Live Labs. Unfortunately, the site only works on Windows machines at the moment, but here's a video of it being demonstrated at this year's TED conference.
Merlin Mann shares some completely unfair and subjective criteria to which one should subject potential reading material – specifically nonfiction. However unfair, though, I think these guidelines would prove quite effective.
Mozilla Labs: Introducing Ubiquity
It's like Quicksilver for Firefox – except you would only understand that reference if you are a Mac user. Here, watch this video. Then follow the link.
Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.
National Interest: Reflections on Leaving the Party
Susan Eisenhower writes about leaving the party for whom her grandfather had served as president.
Hijacked by a relatively small few, the GOP of today bears no resemblance to Lincoln, Roosevelt or Eisenhower’s party, or many of the other Republican administrations that came after…
As an independent I will now feel comfortable supporting people of any political party who reflect those core values.
Photosynth
This is a really amazing product coming out of Microsoft Live Labs. Unfortunately, the site only works on Windows machines at the moment, but here's a video of it being demonstrated at this year's TED conference.