Linked List: June 21, 2005

MIT Weblog Survey 

Cameron Marlow, who created and maintains Blogdex, is conducting a survey for weblog authors as part of his Ph.D. thesis at MIT.

High Failure Rates for First-Generation iMac G5s 

MacInTouch reader survey shows a surprisingly high failure rate for first-generation iMac G5s, especially 20-inch models. Seems to be under control in the current models, however. (Warning: not a permanent link.)

Widgetarium 

Still-in-development IDE for creating Dashboard widgets. (Via Buzz Andersen.)

Building a Digital SLR Camera System 

Great primer by Philip Greenspun.

Fake vs. True Italics 

Mark Simonson on why an italicized typeface should be more than just a slanted variation of the roman letterforms. (In a postscript, he mentions that he expects to release his new font Proxima Nova by the end of June.)