The Energy Bill. Sen. Pete Domenici (R) of New Mexico, the chief spokesperson for the current Energy Bill which has come out of conference committee before the Senate for ratification states again and again that if we don't pass this bill now, there will be no energy bill for as many as 10 years. He… Continue reading The Energy Bill
Month: November 2003
Medicare: A shell game.
Medicare: A shell game.. Amy Goldstein and Helen Dewar, Washington Post writers entitled their article, Republican Medicare Plan Faces Challenges. It might have been more appropriately entitled, The Great Congressional Shell Game. When the GOP and the Whitehouse announced they were selling the plan before the 1100+ page document is even completed and before more… Continue reading Medicare: A shell game.
Macromedia Central Updated
Macromedia Central Updated. There's a new version of Macromedia Central available. It comes with three applications: a blog reader, a movie finder and AccuWeather. In the blog reader, you'll find a number of things already subscribed including Dilbert (yay!) and a Central Applications feed showing any new applications released for Central. [An Architect's View]
Live Communications Server Course
Live Communications Server Course. Are you responsible for implementing Live Communications Server as a replacement for Exchange Instant Messaging in your organisation? If so, you may be interested in the following course, which has links to download, in PDF format, the individual chapters of the course, or the entire course in one download. Deploying Microsoft… Continue reading Live Communications Server Course
Group Policy Inventory Tool
Group Policy Inventory Tool. Here's a new tool for you to play with this week. it's not Exchange related as such, but I thought it would still be worth a mention. it's called Group Policy Inventory… here's the overview: “Group Policy Inventory (GPInventory.exe) allows administrators to collect Group Policy and other information from any number… Continue reading Group Policy Inventory Tool
Royale? Flex!
Royale? Flex!. The initiative formerly known as Royale is now known as Macromedia Flex. The announcement of the new product comes with its own developer center where you can learn all about the MXML programming language and a new blog, from Christophe Coenraets, that will focus on Flex related issues. There's lots of new material… Continue reading Royale? Flex!
New Atlanta's BlueDragon Follows ColdFusion MX
New Atlanta's BlueDragon Follows ColdFusion MX. New Atlanta now have a beta version of BlueDragon 6.1 available that not only follows CFMX's version numbering but also adds some of the MX-specific features like CFCs, web services and XML processing. I think this is a good indication that the CF community really do like these features (New… Continue reading New Atlanta's BlueDragon Follows ColdFusion MX
New Take on Free Hotspots: NewburyOpen.net
New Take on Free Hotspots: NewburyOpen.net. Michael Oh may have one of the most unique versions of a free Wi-Fi network anywhere. Oh wanted to extend Wi-Fi around his office, located on a tony stretch of Newbury Street in Boston, and to the shops on the street. He quickly concluded that he would have to… Continue reading New Take on Free Hotspots: NewburyOpen.net
Loren Heiny challenges me (and Microsoft)
Loren Heiny challenges me (and Microsoft) to do more in the “give and take” of Corporate Relationships by contrasting the recent PDC with an Intel marketing event. Loren: the PDC was just the start of a multi-year process where we'll equip you with tools to build a vibrant ISV business. Here's one program: I've been… Continue reading Loren Heiny challenges me (and Microsoft)
“Idea Practitioners” – This Sounds Like Me
“Idea Practitioners” – This Sounds Like Me. “Idea practitioners” help put ideas into action. I like to think that's one of the things I do well. Here's an important article on the subject. [DennisKennedy.blog]