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Free Idea: Mac OS X Service Using XLink

Ok, thinking about Smart-Tags-done-right again… Here's a free idea. I'd like to see a Mac OS X service (probably need to be imeplemented in Java) that lets me download libraries of XLinks, then (optionally by using the service) tags words in my documents with a popup menu of possible links. This would build on work done in XLink, make use of existing Java-based XLink libraries, and be a total opt-in. Everything, of course, that Smart Tags aren't.

My name is Steve Ivy and I write about technology, the open web, social software, and general nerdity on monkinetic.com. You should follow me on Twitter or subscribe to this blog if you like what you're reading. I spend my days hacking Movable Type, python, Django, and various other efforts at Wallrazer. This is my personal site.