Blog globally, buy locally

H2otown happens to be home to the creators of one of the most interesting pieces of blog software ever written -- a system called Tinderbox.

H2otown has always been fascinated by Tinderbox, because it has an "electronic whiteboard" where you can scribble your thoughts, move them around on the screen, and then hit Publish -- and voila, it's a blog entry. You can organize notes, contacts or any kind of digital stuff, apply "rules" to it, and publish only the part you want to. Because really, who thinks in that linear, text-box editing way? Highly unnatural.

Tinderbox's creator, Mark Bernstein of Eastgate Systems, just announced that there's a fresh new version of Tinderbox. Mark's currently visiting Australia to give a talk at BlogTalk Down Under, and he's got some great pictures of the wacky local fauna.

So, blog globally, buy locally!