Open source geographic information system (GIS) software proved its maturity with an excellent conference last week. MapServer and other technologies served as a focal point for a broad community of GIS analysts, web developers and others.

And what are they doing? plus gays, blackmail, Arabic, IRIs

Sun's new JDIC looks like a good step forward

The keypad flips open to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. I wish I had thought of that.

Committee Draft of ISO Schematron available. Yippee. Plus new Topologi products to support "Markup in the large". Via pleasure-loving venus and eel pie.

Pretty cool link on how to shoot 3D (stereo) video.