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09 May · Mon 2005

Are you new to RSS?


There are so many new things to get a grip on... no sooner have I started to get the hang of blogs (despite appearances to the contrary!) than I find out about RSS (Really Simple Syndication, for anyone else who is new to it). Suffice to say - if you occasionally use sites which are frequently updated, such as: BBC News blogs.sun.com but would like a more convenient way of seeing a quick summary of what's new, then RSS is likely to be useful for you. Thankfully, there is a great post here on Tim Yang's site to help one get the most out of RSS. Also, if you use the excellent Firefox browser, you can quickly and easily install the Sage RSS feed reader, which is a clear, easy-to-use plug-in. It lets you keep a bookmark-like list of RSS feeds, and click on each of them to see a summary of new posts on that site. Hope this helps!
Posted by racingsnake @ 02:35 PM GMT+00:00

The most Gonzo blog


I love this. I read it till my head spins, or my eyes start to revolve independently. Whichever shall be the sooner.
Posted by racingsnake @ 12:23 PM GMT+00:00

Napier University, Edinburgh


A slightly belated entry to thank Brian Davison of Napier University in Edinburgh. When Brian and I met at a Sun roadshow on Identity Management in the Public Sector, Brian invited me to come and address his third-year students on the Information Delivery course. It was a new departure for me, and it was an interesting challenge to 'write' for an academic audience rather than a commercial one. I hope they found it useful - or at least interesting! In the end, I opted to cover the same topics as I would for a customer, but leave out the sales pitch. So we looked at the following:
  • Where's Identity going? What's at the edge of the network?
  • What shortcomings are there in IDM the way it's done today?
  • The nature of online trust
  • How that might map onto portal-based delivery
  • The elements of a federated ID system
The other factor, of course, was that with finals just around the corner, it might be that they would rather have been revising for their exams than listening to some visiting 'suit'. ;^) Everyone I spoke to was very welcoming nonetheless, so thanks again to Brian, and best wishes to all on the course for their forthcoming finals!
Posted by racingsnake @ 11:26 AM GMT+00:00

Greg P on Sun-MSFT


Whatever hype the Sun-Microsoft technology agreement generates, it's useful to see this clear report from where the actions is, via Greg Papadopoulos' blog. To my mind, the key point here is that we are allowing our customers to guide the way in which the two companies collaborate. I think that's a really healthy approach; it helps to ensure that there is always a 'lodestone' we can refer to if and when the debate gets snared in the subjectivities Greg refers to.
Posted by racingsnake @ 11:15 AM GMT+00:00
 
 
 
 
 
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