Been sorting though a few photos, and came across these I snapped at the recent CouchDB workshop held in association with #DevTank at LastMinute.com recently.

The workshop was really interesting, and while I haven’t had much more of a chance to play with Couch since then, I would really like to when I get the opportunity.

Today I am extremely happy to announce the public availability of Clustr Desktop.

Some of you may remember my project from several months ago called Clustr. Essentially it offers a way of accessing your Huddle.net workspaces from your iPhone or mobile phone.

Today I’m pleased to be able to give you a sneak preview of what’s coming next for Clustr.

As Huddle has evolved, we’re looking to give you even more ways to get the most out of your investment into the platform. First, Clustr gave you a way to get to your workspaces wherever you were. Now, Clustr Mobile is just one part of the solution.

Last weekend there was a post on TechCrunch about a US company that had just opened up out of private beta which was offering a service that automatically monetises outbound links on your website by passing them through referral URLs.

I recognised the business model from Skimlinks, a company I came across while I was at Huddle in 2008.

Blackboard is an academic tool, used by hundreds of educational establishments worldwide. It is a highly adaptable, extensible database back-end and web interface front-end.

On paper it is quite simply phenomenal, in practice however I suspect it’s the worst ‘web-app’ designed by man. Hit the link to find out why.