Month: August 2002

The scientists at Woods Hole have some interesting info on their website.  It is about the chance that global warming will likely unleash a mini Ice Age within the next 10 years.  They (I wish these guys had a “mini Ice Age weblog” we could read in real time as they update things) predict the shift… Continue reading Woods Hole

Mac OS 10.2 Reviewed. The Mac operating system called version 10.2 (and nicknamed “jaguar”) arrives this week. Is it a quantum leap for Apple? By David Pogue. [New York Times: Technology]

Wireless Web Comes to Starbucks Shops. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As if the caffeine wasn't enough to get customers going, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX.O) on Wednesday launched coffee drinkers into cyberspace with high-speed wireless Internet access at some 1,200 cafes. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]

Palmtops in the Operating Room. A Miami hospital is leading the way in using hand-held computers not only to replace the doctor's scrawl, but also to share medical images with patients. By Ian Austen. [New York Times: Technology]

I returned from my father's funeral yesterday.

In Memoriam Gerard Kenneth Kimball 07 February 1942 – 14 August 2002 May God Bless You and Keep You

A few other performance tips, while I'm geeking out.  During the development of Groove 2.1 (coming soon!), one of the things that we were concentrating on was reduction of disk fragmentation through work in our XML object store.  (It's awesome.  Make sure that you defrag your disk after you've installed 2.1, for a clean start.)… Continue reading disk fragmentation

Doc and Dave and David are talking about operating systems.  I somewhat take issue with the fact that the base OS is commoditized; OS issues are still quite relevant. Bottom line: if you care about getting software out to your users as quickly and as broadly as possible, the code beneath you that you can… Continue reading Doc

Dan Gillmor opines on Groove, Windows, and control.  Dan, the fascinating thing about our product and business to date is that we're experiencing both edge-effects and center-effects. I've seen enough change in this industry that I won't speculate about what the future holds.  I can tell you that I will do what it takes to ensure that Groove… Continue reading Dan Gillmor

Fascinating InfoWorld interview with Jeff Raikes about the future of Office and SharePoint, by Steve Gillmor, Ed Scannell, Jon Udell, and Mark Jones. [Ray Ozzie's Weblog]