I can only recommend that you check this magazine out, it is (atleast) available in paper, web and pdf.

The first issue has many very good articles, including a large one about the making of the magazine itself. It seems that the magazine is funded by various subscriptions as well as advertisements primarily by open source consultant firms and software solution providers.

I really hope this magazine will continue to grow, as it surely has the potential for success. I am considering writing articles for them, when I get some time and inspiration.

Free Software Magazine

I stumbled into an organization which focuses on an idea I myself came up with a few weeks ago, and I am currently trying to incubate it into “something” if anything at all. So in the meantime I urge you to check out Anansi Spaceworks and the other related organizations…

Open Space?
It’s all about applying the openness of “open source” and similar concepts to every science and technology field. When the idea came to me I cheasily termed it “Open Space”, but that name is eagerly used for other things, so if and when I incubate this little idea it will surely have a brand new a super crisp name.

About Anansi Spaceworks
“Our mission at Anansi Spaceworks is to provide the training and resources that will be needed for a Free future in Space. For us, that future isn’t about governments or stocks, but about people. There are thousands of problems that need solving to make way for space colonization, and there’s no one better suited or motivated to solve them than the people who want to go. Our job is to make that as easy as it can be!”

* Anansi Spaceworks
* OpenHardware.net: OpenHardware developer site
* OpenCollector.org: Writings on Open Source Hardware
* OpenCores.org: Free Open Source IP cores and chip design

slashdotter Spy der Mann writes “Remember the recent discussion on Binary XML? Well, there’s news. The W3C just released the specs for XML-binary optimized packaging

(XOP). In summary, they take binary data out of the XML, and put it in a separate section using MIME-Multipart. You can read the press release and the testimonials from MS, IBM and BEA.”

Slashdot | W3C launches Binary XML Packaging

Slashdot | Microsoft Posts Record Earnings

“After 130 years of typing the same way the keyboard has finally grown up. New Standard Keyboards of Santa Maria, California announced “alphabetical” keyboard that offers user-friendly benefits and quick data entry for any level user. New Standard Keyboards debuted a patented USB-interface computer keyboard at CES 2005. This keyboard has just 53-keys and offers many advances over QWERTY and DVORAK designs.”

Personally I must admit that I find it strange that it is both patented and named to be the new standard.. Also I would never ever like to have a keyboard with arrow keys in the middle.. yuck.. But take a look for yourself… // Fini

Tech-Blog.org: 53-keys New Standard Keyboard