Random Clicks

Why Did Apple's iBook Have To Grow Up?. I'm a happy user of Apple's iBook line and recently had the opportunity to look at the new 14″ iBook at my local Apple retailer. But I left the store scratching my head and wondering why the design broke away from its ideal form factor. [osOpinion]

City restricts cybercafes after killing. The Southern California city of Garden Grove hopes to quell real-life violence that has mirrored the virtual mayhem depicted in computer games played in the cafes. [CNET News.com]

Food So Good, It's Geekalicious. Ceramic knives by Kyocera? Yes, the cell phone company manufactures these tools for the kitchen, too. Katie Dean checks out the knives, Bob Weir's hot sauce, and other treats from the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. [Wired News]

We released a set of changes that improve the generation of RSS in Radio 8. Includes support for the and elements in RSS 0.92; macros are now processed as feeds are built; a big speed bump; a bug fixed. The code also got a lot more maintainable. [Dave Winer: Radio UserLand]

Microsoft Begins DirectX 9.0 Beta and Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition 1.4 Release Candidate Released [BetaNews.Com]

SUCK – Free domains. Free speech lawyer Ed Harvilla is worried that too many 'sucks' domains have been taken away from owners and given to their target companies. [Lockergnome Bytes]

“The SXSW Web Awards interactive” [Daypop Top 40]

Amtrak teams with Compaq to offer branded Yahoo services via wireless (not Wi-Fi): the press release indicates that you must use the Compaq iPaqs that will be freely available in Yahoo wrapped train cars. The service used, according to a Yahoo spokesperson, is a combination of Sierra Wireless Aircards and GoAmerica with service running over a variety of providers depending on the part of the country. [80211b News]

I'd like to thank Radio for helping me compile these headlines. I'm still trying to figure out how to integrate all these wonderful toys in my cache. “Trial version: 19 days remaining.” Oops. Better figure it out soon, eh?