RDF and semantic shadows again

Semantic shadows is a mechanism I suggested in an ITWorld piece RDF and other monkey wrenches to allow RDF representation of semantics to exist as "shadow files" of the less abstract XML representation. I've just come accross another interesting semantic shadow mechanism on Sjoerd Visscher's site: xr

py2exe - I've use it a lot but it still seems like magic

Combined with a good install program, py2exe compiled wxPython apps are indistinguishable from polished C++, MFC apps. I have a good idea how py2exe works under the hood but it still feels like magic. Whats that saying about 'sufficiently advanced technology'? :-)

Standards - just who do they think they are kidding?

The shenanigans around IT Standards make total sense if you stop trying to analyse it in terms of "progress". Its science Jim, but not as we know it.

Web Services? Yeah, right. Maybe.

Web Services - IT Churn or IT revolution?.

Why markup languages matter

Simon St. Laurent (and Tim O'Reilly) nail it.

demotelco again

I've had a couple of e-mails this morning about demotelco. Its a test/demonstration site as opposed to a production site. If you are interested in using it long term (or seeing your telco supply it) please contact Newbay directly.
BTW, Newbay tell me that RSS feeds will be available on the site very soon now.

To every phone, its blog

If you have a mobile phone, and can send MMS or SMS messages then you can have a blog on demotelco. Its run by mobile blogging specialists Newbay, based in Dublin. I expect it will not be long before every mobile phone contract comes with an optional blog account. "Here is your new phone Sir. Would you like a blog with that?".