The Essentials of Font Philosophy

I'm prejudiced against certain fonts. Like others, I'm a product of my environment; I was raised to believe that fonts with tails were superior to fonts without. Serifs (the little tails) have personality (even chutzpa!) that draws the reader in, satisfying his need for connectivity and deeper comprehension. No tails, no soul.

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Xoogler Unearths Old Google Top Ten

Doug Edwards was the man behind the creation of a five-year old Google document called "10 things Google has found to be true" and referenced that in response to Danny Sullivan's recent Google love/hate lists.

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Blogging Past, Present and Maybe

I can't imagine how I missed Time for the last post, a story in the Financial Times last month (I read the online paper daily) - a lengthy commentary on blogs, blogging and bloggers.

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Red Hats New Linux Software Development Tools

San Francisco based Linux dudes Red Hat announced a "Integrated Virtualization" strategy on Tuesday. This new tool should simplify deployment in a new virtualization environment. They claim this will allow customers to deploy resources at minimal cost while maximizing utilization.

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