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Semantic Web for the Working Ontologist

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 09:59:31 +0000

Second edition of Jim Hendler and Dean Allemang’s Ontology Book.

Information Retrieval (Book)

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:10:54 +0000

C.J. van Rijsbergen’s seminal (highly readable and engrossing) book “Information Retrieval”.

Acer Dual-screen Laptop

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:46:11 +0000

Reports of Acer field testing a dual screen laptop reflect my earlier hope that we’d soon be saying goodbye keyboard and following on from that, eventually, goodbye qwerty.

The People’s Manifesto

Rich — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:16:33 +0000

I’m delighted to see Mark Thomas new book “The People’s Manifesto” is now available from the publisher as a traditional paperback and an ebook. It’s as razor sharp as any of his previous books & TV shows, and stunningly diverse because each policy was suggested and voted on by the general public in shows all over the country last year. I was at the Newbury gig. It was very funny. Definitely a present to consider for all thinking carbon based life forms in your vicinity.

Dive Into HTML5

Rich — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:03:10 +0000

Print Version — Eloquent JavaScript

Rich — Sat, 15 May 2010 08:21:41 +0000

ppk on JavaScript

Rich — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:30:49 +0000

Wanted: Old cookery books

Rich — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:53:48 +0000

The missus and I are on the lookout for old cookery books. The kind of books where the author had passed on long before the invention of the microwave oven.

We’re looking for books from the 1800′s and 1900′s, from anywhere in the world – all countries, all cultures.

Any hints or tips on where we might be able to unearth a cache of old recipies and knowledge, or, if anyone reads this and finds themselves in the position of being able to donate old recipe books that are just gathering dust, we promise to put them to good use!

Please note that we’re not interested in buying books, we’re on a mission to share the knowledge therein for the good of the many, we’re not collectors!

iPenguin

Rich — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 16:13:07 +0000

Penguin Books have come up with a rather neat little hook to get people off their iPods and curled up with a book, an open fire, and a comforting mug of brownian motion this winter; they’ve started a regular podcast in which they hope to include the latest news and extracts from Penguin Books.

What a terribly good idea. The first release is not without technical quirks – e.g. the volume varies widely between the articles and the incidental discussion – but all in all, the venture is to be applauded.

It’s been picked up by boingboing, so it’s likely to be very highly subscribed.

There’s an accompanying blog which is also very neatly designed, the only missing bit at the moment is the capability to trackback.

learning java?

Rich — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:13:51 +0000

If you’re going to learn java, it helps to have a well written reference book; something which describes the key features of the language, and how those features relate to programming principles (rather than getting bogged down with minutiae). Total beginners may need a hand holding book as a companion to this book, experienced programmers will need nothing more.

effective java

Rich — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:48:31 +0000

This book can impart the knowledge & understanding you need to write better code than you currently know is possible.

Herein are techniques which once mastered can be reused in any language throughout your career as a Software Engineer. This is an exceptionally well written book about programming techniques which just happens to be (a) about Java and (b) from someone who’s close enough to the core Java team to really hit the nail on the head.

It’s available from Amazon in the UK, USA, Canada, France and Germany.

gamma and beck’s book

Rich — Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:41:00 +0000

This book very very good. Read it before you start writing anything in Eclipse. If the last five months of hacking have taught me 30% of what I need to know to really understand the internals of Eclipse as it stands today, then this book just confirmed that 30% and had added another 20% by the end of the “first circle”.

Really; read it before you start to code anything in Eclipse.