NY Times: Push to Create Standards for Documents: “To cope with the problem, 30 companies, trade groups, academic institutions and professional organizations are announcing today the formation of the OpenDocument Format Alliance, which will promote the adoption of open technology standards by governments.” Necessary.
Jason Fried and Co. make $35,000 in 24 hours with their breezy PDF book, “Getting Real“. Great business move, but I’m drinking gallons of Haterade over this because I find 37 Signals products like “Basecamp” vastly overrated and expensive. Many of their products are marginally useful but way overhyped.