MySQL 4.0 Alpha is Out

MySQL 4.0 Alpha is Out. The long awaited (alpha) version 4.0 of the MySQL database is now available for download at the MySQL website. The new version is intended as a platform for building mission critical, heavy load database solutions, and much effort has been put into providing a solid foundation for planned enhancements, some… Continue reading MySQL 4.0 Alpha is Out

Not-Invented-Here:

Not-Invented-Here: “When you're working on a really, really good team with great programmers, everybody else's code, frankly, is bug-infested garbage, and nobody else knows how to ship on time.” The best advice I can offer: If it's a core business function — do it yourself, no matter what. Pick your core business competencies and goals,… Continue reading Not-Invented-Here:

The End of Homemade Websites

Useit.Com: The End of Homemade Websites. Even though the Yahoo Store doesn't have perfect usability for end users, it is reasonably good. Most small websites are probably better off with Yahoo's default set-up than anything they could design themselves. And, most important, the usability for website owners is fine. [Tomalak's Realm]

When Land Lines Will Be a Memory

When Land Lines Will Be a Memory. Americans are snapping up cell phones in record numbers. But are they making their wireless phones their only phones? By Elisa Batista. [Wired News]

Looking for the pot of gold

The Economist: Looking for the pot of gold. It should come as no surprise if the killer app for the mobile Internet, at least for consumers, turns out to be person-to-person communication. That, after all, has been the golden prize of all previous technologies, from telegraph to telephone to mobile phone. [Tomalak's Realm]

US Lawmakers Plan Privacy Measure Early Next Year

Reuters via ISPWorld – US Lawmakers Plan Privacy Measure Early Next Year. The measure is designed to set a basic standard of protection for the personal information of visitors to commercial Web sites, and to reduce fears among businesses that they could face a patchwork of conflicting state laws. “We plan to come up with… Continue reading US Lawmakers Plan Privacy Measure Early Next Year