This is something we're trying to help everyone at work realize. I think we've known this all along, clients don't ever fully understand wireframes. Plus, its more fun, and I think productive, to start building something that works early, gets your head out of the clouds and grounded in reality. A List Apart: Articles: Sketching in Code: the Magic of Prototyping

These shortcomings are difficult enough, but the situation gets worse when we start to consider not just design, but development as well. Development involving Ajax and RIAs requires closer communication between developers and designers, and this communication often has to be iterative. Tossing wireframes over the wall to developers doesn't work. The critical information required for this interchange often can't be captured in wireframes. Cross-discipline communication issues aside, attempts to use wireframes to explore tough interaction problems are problematic.

If you're installing phpundercontrol / cruisecontrol and getting compile errors on the web front end, which render the app fairly useless, make sure you are using Sun's JVM. To do this on Ubuntu, follow the directions at Ubuntu Linux Install Sun Java Development Kit ( JDK ) and Java Runtime Environment ( JRE )

Q. How do I install Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) and Java Runtime Environment (JRE) under Ubuntu Linux? It appears that there are multiple JRE installed by default under Ubuntu. How do I select and use Sun JRE only? Can you explain steps required to set the environment to run java programs or apps?

Mice got into food at a PETCO distibution center - might be worth some prevention if you think you might be affected. FDA seizes pet food at PETCO distribution center: Consumer Reports on Safety

The distribution center in Joliet, Ill., provides pet food products and supplies to PETCO retail stores in 16 states: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.