Monday, January 19, 2004

rc5 rc5 released (Buzz XML/OPML editor). Total project downloads to date: 532 Project description: Buzz is a fast graphical editor for XML files with special support for OPML. Using the OPML convergence tools it will edit about any outline and many forms of indented text, including Python. In fact, Buzz was written with Buzz! It is written in P [Download] [Release Notes] By omegadva@users.sourceforge.net (Charles Nofsinger). [SourceForge.net: Project File Releases (Site-wide)] 9:41:39 AM

MIDI Keyboard/Computer: Neko64 MIDI Keyboard/Computer: Neko64 Posted by michael on Sunday January 18, @09:55PM from the meow dept. An anonymous reader gushes "Just got back from NAMM, and saw the coolest thing for music geeks - it's a MIDI keyboard with a dual Opterons and a 15 inch touchscreen. While other vendors crow about 5 inch screens (Now With Color!) these guys have a beautiful UI on a live performance instrument that is also awesome studio gear. 4 interchangable control surfaces, and battery backup to boot! If the power cord gets yanked out in the middle of a performance, there's plenty of time to bitch out the roadie and get it plugged in without missing a beat. These guys truly Get It." [Slashdot] Yors for only $8445! 9:30:18 AM

Learn XForms Today: XForms Institute. Several folks have asked for a gentler tutorial to W3C XForms. Several other folks have asked to see some examples of "real-world" XForms. Here are both, together on one fun site. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service: O'Reilly Weblogs] 9:23:24 AM

Playing with a little Pogo schtick. While chatting on IRC a couple of weeks ago, trying to dig up the facts behind the public obituary of the XFree86 core developers group, I happened to see some shameless self-promotion for a free software offering called Pogo. I made a note to check it out, though I had no idea what it was. I've done that now, and also exchanged a few emails with its creator, Bowie J. Poag. Here's what I've learned. [NewsForge] 9:16:40 AM

Scripting the Web with Python ::"Python.Scripting.com is a weblog and directory of resources for web scripting in the Python programming language. " 9:00:31 AM