Google Base- November 17, 2005 Google Base goes live. Its a very interesting idea: presense without persistence. Its the "I need a place to post on a whim." The examples given of items that people might want to post include party and event planning services, recipes, a used car listing and genome of the 1918 influenza pandemic. The variety is there and it simply amounts to more searchable content. I like the interface. The problem, of course, is that there is no way to tell if any of its actually valid... (but then some say.http://scott.userland.com/2005/11/16.html#a550 New Feature in Manila 9.6 Beta- November 12, 2005 Jake just posted a new feature on the Manila Beta root updates server - Arbitrary Member Names. This feature is important because it does not require an email address to log-in. This became crucially important for K-12 schools where kids either did not have email addresses or their parents would not allow them to give them out. (Quite understandable.) Once we get a little feedback on this feature to make sure we got it right, I think we'll have the best blogging system for education....http://scott.userland.com/2005/11/11.html#a549 Long Flight- November 10, 2005 Doc Searls posted on Boeing 777-200LR setting a distance record for a commercial jetliner by flying from Hong Kong to Heathrow over North America. The long range capabilities of these aircraft are truly amazing, however, whether the passengers are actually capable of that length of flight remains an open question.http://scott.userland.com/2005/11/09.html#a548 Darwin Award Candidate- November 10, 2005 The Kansas State Board of Education approved a proposal to teach intelligent design along with evolution as a scientific explanation for how life began. Now, does that qualify them for a Darwin Award...http://scott.userland.com/2005/11/09.html#a547 Knowledgeorama OPML Directory Tool- November 7, 2005 Andy Sylvester sent an email this morning announcing that he had just launched a new weblog using Radio and wanted to let us know about a new Radio UserLand tool that he developed for creating OPML directories. He calls it DirectoryTool and it allows you to: Create directory files using the Radio UserLand outliner. Generate HTML files corresponding to the OPML file directory structure. Automatically upload your directory to your Radio UserLand weblog. For more information, visit...http://scott.userland.com/2005/11/07.html#a546 Incomplete Features in Manila 9.6 Beta 2- November 4, 2005 One item that I receive some questions on has to do with what Jake is describing as an "incomplete feature" relative to the beta 2 release. Though there are an amazing number of new features in the second release - one that several folks have been waiting for - will go into the beta 3 release. Its the ability to have a members' log in not require a valid email address. This turns out to be a really important feature for K-12 bloggers. The text of the change note -- Arbitrary Login Name: A.http://scott.userland.com/2005/11/03.html#a545 A Quick Note on the Just Released Manila 9.6 Beta 2- November 2, 2005 A group of new features have been added to Manila 9.6 now in the Beta 2 version. Please visit the site to try out the new features. Specific change notes are also available. These new features include: Context-sensitive help Ability to specify member passwords Ability to revert news items to pending status More MetaWeblog API Enhancements Enhancements to includeMessage for shortcuts and site structure to make sites and themes more portable just to name a few Additionally...http://scott.userland.com/2005/11/01.html#a544 |