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In its current form, Pepys' weblog allows a reader to create a public annotation, asking or answering a question or perhaps explaining some now obscure 17th century term that Pepys uses. The weblog site includes an overview and other historical background. Hypertext links are provided where Pepys mentions historical events and specific people. Pepys' diary has long been a primary source for understanding daily life and events in the 1660-1669 period, which includes the The Great Fire of London and the Plague. It is also very readable and in many places revealing of Pepys' character and his most private thoughts. Because Pepys wrote his diary in a form of coded shorthand, some believe it was never intended for public view. However, he willed his diary as part of his library to Magdalene College, probably knowing that it would become accessible in future years. Historians (and many readers) have been grateful ever since. Gyford says he is committed to creating a new diary entry each day for the next nine or more years. With the Web site now complete, however, he believes the work will take him only an evening or two each month. _________________________ RELATED TERMS: weblog http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci213547,00.html?track=NL-34 blog http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214616,00.html?track=NL-34 ______________________ SELECTED LINKS: BBC News interviewed Phil Gyford about why he turned Pepys's diary into a weblog. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2621581.stm Pepys' weblog is here. http://www.pepysdiary.com/ Project Gutenberg also has a Web site. http://www.gutenberg.net/index.shtml Beebo.org provides a few selected entries from the diary. http://beebo.org/pepys/about.html ______________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: IBM, ISVs LURE NT USERS WITH LINUX IBM's plan to recruit Microsoft NT users to IBM and Linux may be viewed by some as laughable. But Big Blue couldn't be more serious about the open source platform. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci949943,00.html?track=NL-34 SURVEY SHOWS SATISFACTION WITH OFFSHORT OUTSOURCING Despite concerns about quality, cultural barriers and hidden expenses, companies are giving offshore outsourcing high marks, according to a recent study. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci949702,00.html?track=NL-34 PEPPERS' KEYNOTE: GET A PIECE OF THE ROC The world of CRM and IT may already be overflowing with acronyms, but Peppers & Rogers Group says there's one you likely aren't paying attention to -- and you should be: ROC - Return on Customer. http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid11_gci950187,00.html?track=NL-34 >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com?track=NL-34 ______________________ WORDS-TO-GO | Wireless (NEW!) Mobile computing has its own vocabulary. 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