The Weekly Squeak

  • Squeak Tale

    A history of Squeak that is still being written, the following is a Squeak Tale by Göran Krampe. Let me tell you a story… I was around… when King Dan ruled the Land of the Mice, his court the “SqC” was strong and the stream was flowing smoothly. It was a glorious and joyous time…

  • Supporting Seaside, OR Mapping vs. OODBMS

    Cincom recently reiterated their support for Seaside. Not long ago Gemstone announced something similar. What will these two commercial companies lend to Seaside? It is certainly true that Seaside will benefit from additional resources. Resources devoted to documentation, compatibility, and testing will help the community. Working on new solutions for persistence is a great idea,…

  • Squeak at the Salón de la Educación 2007

    Antonio Moreno just let us know of this Youtube video featuring a demonstration of Squeak use in education. The demo, taken at the Salón de la Educación 2007, shows Randall Caton explaining to teachers, students and politicians how he uses Squeak with his students as part of the Nasa Connect program.

  • If you can’t take the HEAT!

    You know what they say, “If you can’t take the heat, get out of the laptop for the worlds children business!” Pictured above is the OLPC computer running day and night (look closely and notice the Squeak E-Toys running) at scorching temperatures 52C (125F) during the day time and 22C (72F) at night. Just image…

  • Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth talks about Croquet

    Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth has been recently interviewed by the Economist magazine. Amongst the many topics covered in the interview, Shuttleworth also talked about Croquet and how Canonical (Shuttleworth’s company) uses it for planning and building Ubuntu: One area where he sees this happening is in real-time collaboration. E-mail is widely used as a collaborative…

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