RDFX

Thanks to Danny this morning I came across RDFX, an RDF plugin for Eclipse. The howto document includes some interesting screenshots, based around exploring a FOAF document. To install the plugin I found that I had to follow a few different steps (I'm currently using an Eclipse 3.0.0 integration build; 200309100800 to be precise) that … Continue reading RDFX →

Glancing and Sniffing

Interesting looking project from Matt Web. A desktop application that lets you "glance" at your friends. Glancing This is the result of Matt asking: "What's the smallest scale of social interaction that can take place online?" Interesting. I've been thinking along similar lines recently, wondering about other mechanisms for web annotation/path creation. Analysing little trails … Continue reading Glancing and Sniffing →

Canterbury Tales

The BBC have just started a series of modern adaptations of Chaucers Canterbury Tales. I've just finished watching the first of these, The Millers Tale, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Funny and bawdy; what more can you ask? If, like me, you've never read the original poems then you may be interested to know that the … Continue reading Canterbury Tales →

Java and PGP?

Hello Java people, can anyone recommend a decent open source PGP API for Java? Basically I need something to help me implement signing and encrypting FOAF files from a Java application. Recommendations most welcome. I'll provide a summary of anything I find (either through your kind help gentle reader, or as a result of the … Continue reading Java and PGP? →

Book Of Pages

A few weeks ago the Dodds family joined Bath library (or re-joined in my case). Ethan loves reading so it was an opportunity to introduce him to the delights of the public library as well as an opportunity for Debs and I to save some money; if we enter Waterstones we buy books, end of … Continue reading Book Of Pages →