Month: April 2001

Technology News from Wired News – Big Blue's Big Brother Lab. Imagine knowing the name of every single person who lived in this world. One of IBM's lab scientists shows how existing technology could make this scenario possible. [Privacy Digest]

Ozone comes of age. Falko Braeutigam has announced Ozone 1.0, the first stable release of the open source object oriented database, which comes with a XML persistent DOM implementation. [xmlhack]

CamWorld on HailStorm: “Why hasn't someone proposed a similar technology that takes advantage of the open Internet technologies to build a competing “public data project” or “universal profile database” that could be operated by a non-profit organization or by a group of Internet companies like Amazon, Paypal, Sun, etc.?” Cam asks excellent questions. Lumeria has… Continue reading CamWorld

John Dvorak: “I suppose now is as good a time as any to air my complaints about Microsoft's decision to make its next iteration of the operating system into nagware.” [Scripting News]

ZDNet: Business & Tech E-Commerce: In Microsoft do you trust? To breathe in the electronic environment of Microsoft's .Net imaginings, consumers must first hand their private information over to Microsoft, and trust the Redmond company to store it securely and parcel it out judiciously. Some think it's an impossible goal for a company with already… Continue reading In Microsoft do you trust?

Are the Groove designers Architecture Astronauts?. When you say “it's a platform, third parties will build things,” you have to explain what KIND of things and why THEY will be killer apps that sell the architecture. If you keep hearing the same examples, you're in deep trouble [Joel on Software]

The Atlantic | May 2001 | Byte, Byte, Against The Dying of the Light . A new senior-care facility e-monitors every move With a few more taps on the screen the caregiver can also ascertain what time Taylor tucks in for the evening, exactly how much he weighs lying in bed (a load cell sits… Continue reading Byte, Byte, Against The Dying of the Light

Travelocity Arrives Ahead of Schedule. Online travel is profitable, and Travelocity is leading the way. [The Motley Fool]

Don't go near the water. Jeb Bush's controversial plan to dump wastewater near drinking wells may be his big brother's next environmental mess. [Salon.com]

Globe and Mail – Firms underestimate power of 'blogging'. And yet, for a technology that is so useful, Web logs are surprisingly absent from corporate intranets. That's because, as with e-mail 10 years ago, few in the corporate sector understand their power — until they begin using them regularly. Popular in the high-tech, cultural and… Continue reading Firms underestimate power of 'blogging'