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#Ebook Deal of the Day: Living Green: The Missing Manual -- Only $9.99! Use code DDLGMYesterday
"Living Green: The Missing Manual" for only $9.99. Use discount code DDLGM to get your savings!... -5KPZIVJ4mc
Making HTML more like print - Things are improving, but so slowlyMarch 19
Can HTML rival print for quality? I took a fresh look at hyphenation, body text fonts, sidebars, and dynamic layout. 3lZAFiZJNWk
Four short links: 19 March 2010 - Load Testing, Chinese Manufacturing, Heroic Forking, and UbicompMarch 19
Myth of China's Manufacturing Prowess -- The latest data shows [...] that the United States is still the largest manufacturer in the world. In 2008, U.S. manufacturing output was $1.8 trillion, compared to $1.4 trillion in China (UN data. China’s data do not separate manufacturing from mining and utilities. So the actual Chinese manufacturing number should be much smaller). Also contains pointers to an interesting discussion of lack of opportunities for college grads in China. This and more in today's Four Short Links. TNG3LFVld48
Trapping content on the iPad won't work, even if it's pretty - Wired's latest iPad demo looks great, but the app doesn't want you to leaveMarch 19
Wired is leading the magazine-to-iPad charge with a great looking app, but it's also reverting to some back lock-in habits. Instead of trapping content and readers within a space -- a true exercise in futility -- Wired and other publishers should go the other way with their iPad offerings: create more web hooks, not less. dfSGOcOyLuM
Writing Beyond Tech: Bugville CrittersMarch 19
A fun follow up to my previous post about writing outside of technology. This one focuses on my childrens picture books and a series called Bugville Critters. All 16 of my original Bugville Critters books have been published. The latest... Nv6ZjFUzifU