Chris Webb

Peter Collingridge Get Out of My Head!

This post from the Times emit blog of Peter Collingridge artfully sums up my own opinion of Publishers’ old-school usage of technology and the frustration I often feel when I want to move faster. My favorite quote from the post: Without a grasp of what makes a good site compelling and successful, it is implausible [...]

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Hot off the presses: Hacking Ubuntu

This morning I was pleased to find my copy of Hacking Ubuntu, Serious Hacks, Mods and Customizations, the latest from our ExtremeTech series. The book should be shipping from Amazon.com early next week. Congratulations to author Dr. Neal Krawetz for a great guide to Ubuntu hackery. This is an incredible guide to Hacking Ubuntu, [...]

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Briefly: O’Reilly School of Technology Opens Its Virtual Doors

“We know that people want to learn online, on their own time,” says Tim O’Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media. “We set out to create online courses that are true to O’Reilly’s high standards and take full advantage of the online environment, and the result is O’Reilly School of Technology.” O’Reilly School of Technology

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