DeWitt Clinton

I have a long list of ideas for applications. But as they say, ideas are cheap. Execution is everything. And the key to execution is the ability to prioritize, which is never easy when there are so many ideas floating around. This is an attempt to get some of them down [...]

I will be on the road next week enjoying the company of family and friends, so no updates on unto.net. It is unlikely I will be near a computer but if you need to get in touch I should be able to receive email on the BlackBerry. To keep volume low I will [...]

When I first started using Linux ten years ago there was a discernible trend in how people were organizing their desktops. The pattern seemed to go something like:

Put as much information on the screen as possible.

And the corollary:

If you can’t fit more information on the screen, then write a new [...]

This article describes the motiviation behind, and the techniques used to create, Delancey. Delancey is an online bookmark manager that enhances the del.icio.us social bookmarking service. Delancey presents an alternate view of a user’s bookmarks by keeping track of which ones are used most frequently.
Preface:
As I was writing a draft of this article, I [...]

The DVI-to-HDMI cable arrived today after a two-week wait, and I thought I’d share the 8-bit joy. While I bought the cable to watch downloads on the big screen, the unexpected bonus was a 3-inch tall Mario, in all his high-definition digital glory.

And Samus:

Those are photos, not screenshots.
What isn’t apparent from the pictures [...]

[Cross-posted on blog.a9.com.]

The second draft of the OpenSearch 1.1 specifications are now live at opensearch.a9.com. (OpenSearch is a set of simple formats for the sharing of search results.) This draft further simplifies and clarifies the 1.1 specification. We hope to solicit a last round of comments over the next several weeks leading [...]

A few handheld shots of the fire that gutted a building on Central Ave and Haight St in San Francisco on Friday, December 9th. I smelled the smoke and went up to the roof to take the first shot, then we put on shoes and walked over. The firefighters mostly had it [...]

Some photos from November. (Click on the picture for the full gallery.)
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