Dave announced today that Userland is carbonizing Frontier. I’m so very happy to hear this. As I begin to do more and more work with XML, I think Frontier is going to become an essential tool in my toolbox.

How did I not know about the fact that there is a Final Fantasy movie coming out next year? Boy, am I slipping. The site has some very short trailer material on it that looks really good even in a tiny Quicktime window.

I want to elaborate on the comments below about the Bungie acquisition. This is not a good thing for consumers. I just read the FAQ that Bungie has posted on their site, and it is quite clear that this means that, in order to get access to future Bungie titles, possibly including the much anticipated HALO, you will have to buy an XBox from Microsoft. It’s all about lock in and other ugly things, and I’m sure that the owners of Bungie got the compensation that they deserved in the deal.(They have done some amazing work over the last seven years.) Microsoft is buying them to create a barrier of entry for their new console, and for no other reason.

As a long time user of great games like Marathon, Myth, and Myth II, I am saddened by the acquisition of Bungie by Microsoft.

WebReview: Introducing Dreamweaver Ultradev. Tools that do thinking for you are no replacement for a skilled human coder. Having said that, this product is exciting to me because it brings things to the Mac OS platform that I had to use a Microsoft operating system for previously. The more tools on the more platforms, the merrier!!

Dan points out Radio Shack’s ongoing annoying procedure of having to give them his address everytime he buys something. I can’t believe they are still doing this, I used to be annoyed with this 15 years ago.(This shows how old I am, but I’m okay with that.) I find it to be an intrusion.

Whenever I take my next road trip, I’ll certainly be using roadside america to plan some interesting diversions along the way.

From xml.com, The State of XML, a must read for anyone in the Web development business.

Someone actually bought the FreeWheelz URL used in the Esquire April Fools joke(via Tomalak).

A site that reminds me how much I wish I could draw is Loobylu.(via saturn.org)

I haven’t been updating as much recently because I’m making an effort to spend more of my time away from the computer. I’m also trying really hard to sort out some confusing life stuff that can’t be blogged for a variety of reasons. It’s been a really rough few months for me, with exciting work stuff tempered by some very difficult personal issues. I finally feel like I’m getting somewhere, that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and that I’m going to have been much better off for the experience. It’s all about perspective and what’s important. I went to the pool today, and enjoyed every minute of my time basking in the sun and chatting. I’m a very lucky man.

I’m not missing in action. I was traveling for work again, and had fun things like flight cancellations and unexpected overnight stayover’s in cities like Phoenix. I’m tired.

My first post via my screaming new DSL Internet connection. Badass.

I should have done this this morning, but a happy 30th birthday to my brother Chris today.

Man, I just have to relax a little.

You can add this to the list of things I lust after but cannot afford.

Attempt number one to get my new DSL connection installed this morning failed. They didn’t show up, then called to say they were 45 minutes away. Perhaps they will show up for their next scheduled appointment.

The Sony Palm based device is approaching.

Shaq was just devastating last night. I don’t know what the Pacers can do to stop him from running them right out of the finals. I’ve been a Laker fan since I was a little kid. I didn’t see any real defensive strategy put in place by the Pacers, which is surprising considering they are a pretty solid defensive team. It was also pretty clear that they don’t have any way of accounting for Kobe’s slashing to the basket. Regardless, they are going to have to limit Kobe and Glenn Rice’s effectiveness if they want to make it a decent series.