Month: August 2003

STKoutline.  STkoutline imports and exports OPML files. [Scripting News] Cool – another on-line outliner [Marc's Voice]

Windows users: I don't know if you've checked out what Stardock has been doing lately, but they are pushing Windows XP to do things I never expected. I'm gonna play with them more after I get moved, but their stuff is wild. I hear their developers are planning on being at the PDC. I can't… Continue reading Stardock

Marc Canter asks “where's Scoble when you need him?” He wants Microsoft to support Zeroconf (easy networking that doesn't require a DHCP server). Heh, Marc thinks I'm an executive or something.   [The Scobleizer Weblog]

qotd july 29. Alan Kay: “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] This is one of my favorite quotes!

qotd agust 03. William Gibson: “The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet.” [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]

Identity Theft Is Big Business. “ID theft has become the all-American crime of the information age. The crime is thriving in cities and suburbs, and in all regions of the nation,” accordingn to Alan Westin, professor emeritus of public law and government at Columbia University. The New York Times reports that a survey by Harris Interactive concludes that… Continue reading Identity Theft Is Big Business

Rutan's XPrize craft (thanks Ole) called SpaceShipOne.  Totally remakes the idea of a spacecraft.  Nice!  Some more pics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14. A visit to Rutan's company site, Scaled Composites, shows how dangerous this business can be. [John Robb's Weblog]

Video extraction and TiVo. Michael Gartenberg of Jupiter Research recently raved about Windows Media Center XP over TiVo mainly due to the ability to transfer recorded shows to his laptop. Even though Media Center XP has felt a little buggy to me and I've enjoyed years of TiVo, I would agree with Gartenberg that watching… Continue reading Video extraction and TiVo

Tinderbox 2.0. The major new Tinderbox release is out at last. Tinderbox 2 is even faster than before, has lots of new features for better export and smarter agents, and talks to lots of weblog tools. [Mark Bernstein]

Home LANs are the trojan horse. Jef Raskin: “If you have to set up a network it's likely to drive you crazy.” Amen. Too many people forget this fact. [Scott Mace's Radio Weblog] That's Scott Mac referencing an interview by one of the godheads of our industry: Jeff Raskin. He's pointing out that despite best… Continue reading Home LANs are the trojan horse