I have updated the categories for the Z-Issue. I have merged the two categories of “Music” and “Movies” into one new synthesis category of “Multimedia.” I’m trying to consolidate a bunch of stuff here, and revamp a lot of the blog. So, over the course of the next few weeks, the Z-Issue may be getting …
Category: Technology
Feb 26 2008
Alternatives to AIR?
No, no, no, this isn’t going to be an article about some crazy new breathing apparatus. Rather, it regards some new technology related to the web-desktop interface that I discussed briefly in my article yesterday. I stumbled upon this new program known as Adobe AIR. Today, however, while perusing the Gentoo mailing lists, I found …
Feb 25 2008
I’m gasping for AIR
Recently, Adobe Systems released a new, and very innovative piece of free software called AIR. As far as I can tell, this program seems to be a synthesis of the concepts driving Java and already-existing web technologies like Flash and Shockwave. As I just found out about AIR, I haven’t really had enough time to …
Thought for the Moment
