Month: October 2001

OK Ray, I'll Bite…. One of my biggest complaints about Groove has been its closed architecture. Once you get in the “Groove,” it is hard to get in or out to any other arcthitecture. Some of that closed mentality changed today.

Today Groove announced

OK Ray, I'll Bite…. One of my biggest complaints about Groove has been its closed architecture. Once you get in the “Groove,” it is hard to get in or out to any other arcthitecture. Some of that closed mentality changed today. Today Groove announced it was going to allow Groove users to exchange instant messages… Continue reading OK Ray, I'll Bite…. One of my biggest complaints about Groove has been its closed architecture. Once you get in the “Groove,” it is hard to get in or out to any other arcthitecture. Some of that closed mentality changed today.

Today Groove announced

Shamelessly Lame Award: And the “Shamelessly Lame” award this week once again goes to Microsoft for the MSN lockout in the name of “standards.”
“Microsoft has said it has reopened the redesigned MSN site to rival browser makers, but as of Friday morning, the most recent browsers from Mozilla.org and Opera Software still could not access MSN. Netscape users also continued to report access problems.”
Here is what Dan Gillmore's

Shamelessly Lame Award: And the “Shamelessly Lame” award this week once again goes to Microsoft for the MSN lockout in the name of “standards.” “Microsoft has said it has reopened the redesigned MSN site to rival browser makers, but as of Friday morning, the most recent browsers from Mozilla.org and Opera Software still could not… Continue reading Shamelessly Lame Award: And the “Shamelessly Lame” award this week once again goes to Microsoft for the MSN lockout in the name of “standards.”

“Microsoft has said it has reopened the redesigned MSN site to rival browser makers, but as of Friday morning, the most recent browsers from Mozilla.org and Opera Software still could not access MSN. Netscape users also continued to report access problems.”

Here is what Dan Gillmore's

iPod-The 5 Gig Floppy Disk: Who gives a crap about syncing with iTunes? The whole point of the iPod is that it's a 5 Gig hard drive.

Just like a mobile hard drive I want to connect it to other computers, like my Sony Vaio, which has firewire built in just like my iBook and G4 Cube. I want to connect it to my car so I not only have my music on the road, but also ny phone book that will be used by the car's cellphone, my GPS maps with my preferred routes are stored on it as well. Most of all I want to connect to other iPod's. I'm sure we can find a way to turn the 'jog wheel' into a useful interface for whatever software we'll have to hack apart on the inside.

I live 5 minutes walk from my office

iPod-The 5 Gig Floppy Disk: Who gives a crap about syncing with iTunes? The whole point of the iPod is that it's a 5 Gig hard drive. Just like a mobile hard drive I want to connect it to other computers, like my Sony Vaio, which has firewire built in just like my iBook and… Continue reading iPod-The 5 Gig Floppy Disk: Who gives a crap about syncing with iTunes? The whole point of the iPod is that it's a 5 Gig hard drive.

Just like a mobile hard drive I want to connect it to other computers, like my Sony Vaio, which has firewire built in just like my iBook and G4 Cube. I want to connect it to my car so I not only have my music on the road, but also ny phone book that will be used by the car's cellphone, my GPS maps with my preferred routes are stored on it as well. Most of all I want to connect to other iPod's. I'm sure we can find a way to turn the 'jog wheel' into a useful interface for whatever software we'll have to hack apart on the inside.

I live 5 minutes walk from my office

Groove.net

Groove.net   As predicted in this Weblog, Groove finally announces how they paid off Microsoft for its recent investment in the company earlier this month. “Groove version 1.3 software is also certified as Microsoft Windows XP compatible. In addition to Windows Messenger integration, features include XP optimized icons, and support for Windows XP visual styles. Future enhancements will… Continue reading Groove.net

NYT:  Qualcomm invests in Globalstar

NYT:  Qualcomm invests in Globalstar (the CDMA-based satellite phone network) to build a system for airline safety.  The system would be 50 pounds and offer world-wide 128 kb data flow for remotely viewable video feeds of the cockpit and cabin as well as real-time downloads of cockpit voice recorders (which would help make investigations of any incident much,… Continue reading NYT:  Qualcomm invests in Globalstar

Nielsen's Bugs

Nielsen's Bugs Jakob Nielsen is right to point out that software errors are expensive — especially when they're embedded in ubiquitous programs like Windows and Word. But he's completely wrong when he suggests that part of the answer is to “Avoid recently released software….A good rule is to stay two years behind on upgrades.” If… Continue reading Nielsen's Bugs

Waiting for Windows XP

InfoWorld: Waiting for Windows XP “HOPELESS OPTIMISM must be a fundamental part of human nature, because we want to believe that new operating systems truly represent an improvement on their predecessors. It's easy to point to certain features in a new OS as examples of progress, but end-users often find that a new OS performs… Continue reading Waiting for Windows XP

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