June 2001 - Bloggle

Mediums Writ Large, Part III

by deCadmus | Jun 27, 2001 | Usability, Web/Tech

In which the author attempts some closure on this accidental essay–three parts released over two weeks? how rude!–and after which will bundle the whole mess up and place it in the articles section, where it rightly belongs. So what do we know about this...

Smart Tags?

by deCadmus | Jun 27, 2001 | Usability, Web/Tech

Microsoft plans to introduce a new hyperlink widget in Internet Explorer on the Windows XP platform, expected to be released in October. I imagine you may have read quite a lot about these tags already. In case you haven’t, here’s a distilled...

Just another really great Central…

by deCadmus | Jun 25, 2001 | Coffee

I’ve been spending a lot of time of late getting familiar with Central American coffees. Maybe too much time. I recently sprang for some of the recent Panama “Cup of Excellence” auction winner, Finca Lerida, and the best I can say about it is that...

Chip

by deCadmus | Jun 25, 2001 | Forty-two

There is a chipmunk looking in my window. I think it’s watching television. Given that the tele is tuned to TechTV, does that suggest the critter’s name is...

Mediums Writ Large, Part II

by deCadmus | Jun 25, 2001 | Usability, Web/Tech

So what is this invention, this medium, that has evidently caused us fits throughout the ages? Is it a tool? A toy? A myth? A medium is vehicle for communication. It’s a transport for the expression of ideas… a means for transmitting a message from the...

Guatemala Huehuetenango, Asobagri Co-op, 2001 Crop

by deCadmus | Jun 20, 2001 | Coffee, Coffee Reviews

Rating: [rating:3.5/5] My First Fair Trade Coffee Guatemala is home to some really good coffees–clean, fragrant, and fruity. While the Antigua region garners the lion’s share of attention for their complexity, chocolate and spice flavors, Huehuetenango...