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Painfree RCP in 3.1M7

This is an update to the Painfree RCP in 3.1M5 post.  All references have been updated, instructions checked, and new notes made to be current as of 3.1M7.

Romantic Keyboards

Advanced users need toolbars like Lance Armstrong needs training wheels.  As application designers and programmers we must pay attention to how user needs change as they progress towards advanced user status.  And, in doing so, we must help them to learn and maximize the right tool for the job.

Google's Invisible Hand

"So far they have only demonstrated excellent intentions, but the invisible hand of the market is quite a thing, and you often find it stuck right up your ass, or in your pocket looking for your wallet"

- Paul Ford, about the Semantic Web, Google and their increasing control over the dissemination of internet data.

It makes me wonder: will Google's dominance inevitably become a dangerous thing?  Or will the invisible hand eventually demand safer alternatives as well?

Paul Ford is a riot.  Check out ftrain.com if you've never been.

It Must Be Official

Consider tagging officially on the business radar.  CNN is even reporting it.