Convoq ASAP Public Beta. I'm excited about the release of the public beta of “As Soon as Present” (ASAP) from Convoq. This product has been in the making for well over a year, and is a powerful demonstration of new convergence trends we're experiencing with the Internet — social networking, VoIP, video messaging, broadband, instant… Continue reading Convoq ASAP Public Beta
Month: December 2003
Changing the rules
Today's Wall Street Journal contains in an in-depth analysis of the ongoing US Air Force procurement scandal
Changing the rules Today's Wall Street Journal contains in an in-depth analysis of the ongoing US Air Force procurement scandal, involving Boeing's leasing of tanker planes for refueling US jets. At the center is the “revolving door” that led the principal purchasing officer for the deal to land a major job offer shortly after the… Continue reading
Changing the rules
Today's Wall Street Journal contains in an in-depth analysis of the ongoing US Air Force procurement scandal
New York Times
New York Times Sunday Magazine – free registration required Dumpster-Diving for Your Identity. The Federal Trade Commission estimates that identity theft costs nearly $53 billion annually. Some seven million people were victimized in 2002. Yet little is known about how the perpetrators actually operate. It's a popular perception that most identity theft happens on the… Continue reading New York Times
MySQL 4.1.1 Now Available
MySQL 4.1.1 Now Available. MySQL version 4.1.1 adds many new features, including improved full-text search and better replication, a more secure authentication scheme and support of multiple table spaces. It is now available at the MySQL download page. [Latest Updates from MySQL AB]
MySQL Version 4.0.17 Now Available
MySQL Version 4.0.17 Now Available. A new version of the MySQL database, version 4.0.17, has been released. This is a maintenance release for the current MySQL production version, and it is now available in source and binary form from the MySQL download pages. MySQL 4.0.17 resolves all valid bugs identified by Reasoning Inc. and reported… Continue reading MySQL Version 4.0.17 Now Available
Virtual PC Launch Party
Virtual PC Launch Party. I went on a walking tour of the campus this afternoon. Boy was the weather spectacular. Should have taken pictures. I happened upon the Virtual PC 2004 Launch Party. Got a nice demo and got a T-Shirt. Heh, the posters listed all the OS's that could be run on the new… Continue reading Virtual PC Launch Party
Live Journal now has Atom Feeds
Live Journal now has Atom Feeds. Live Journal turned on Atom support. More than a million Live Journal sites now have Atom feeds you can subscribe to. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Sun drives the final nail in Cobalt's coffin
Sun drives the final nail in Cobalt's coffin. Swallowing a $2.1 billion chunk of pride [The Register]
Visiting York, England by Train From London
Visiting York, England by Train From London. If Bath illustrates a high order of evolved civility, then maybe York will show you a more complete sense of English history, piled layer upon layer from the Vikings up to the busy Victorians. York is in the center of England, two and a half miles from London's… Continue reading Visiting York, England by Train From London
Palm + BlackBerry
Palm + BlackBerry. PalmSource and Research in Motion are working on bringing RIM's BlackBerry wireless email technology to the Palm operating system. Should be ready by the second half of next year. [Gizmodo]