Deciding on platforms and buying a PowerBook. As I start doing software development for Software Garden, the question comes up about which platform should I develop for. This posting discusses that. I also describe how I bow to all my friends and others important to me who use Apple Macs and buy a PowerBook to [...]

Promises, Promises. Today, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates kicked off the RSA Conference 2004 in San Francisco by touting all the things Microsoft is doing to improve security. Two years after making security Microsoft’s top priority, Mr. Gates needs to do a bit more than just talk about security. The message is fairly consistent: Microsoft will fix [...]

My vision of blogging's future. Dave Winer is asking for visions of what the future of Weblogging tools and services might look like. I've already seen the future. How can I say that? Because it's already here. The problem is that no one tool has wrapped up what's cool. Let's look: First, TypePad has the [...]

O'Reilly relaunches Windows Dev Center.  O'Reilly has just relaunched its Windows Dev Center. Looking forward to cool stuff over there about Windows and Longhorn. [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]

InfoWorld: Microsoft to unveil antispam plans. On Tuesday, the company will release a specification for an antispam technology called Caller ID, a Microsoft-developed take on sender authentication technology that tries to validate the source address associated with an e-mail message, according to John Levine, co-chairman of the independent Antispam Research Group, part of the IETF. [...]

U.S. Still Mining Terror Data. When Congress deep-sixed the Total Information Awareness program for fear it would compromise individual privacy, the government simply moved its research to various intelligence offices. [Wired News]

321 Studios Forges Ahead. The maker of DVD-duplication software was ordered to stop selling its copying products in one week. Still, 321 Studios vows to continue selling the software sans descrambler, and begin directing customers to other sources for similar tools. [Wired News]

Elizabeth Drew: “This is no way to pick a possible president.” [Scripting News]

Pope Goes Wireless. Well, not exactly, but Motorola is building a trial Wi-Fi network for the Vatican police: The police will use laptops and PDAs to access the police security network. They will also be able to stream video from their surveillance network…. [Wi-Fi Networking News]

Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Every year the pagans arrive in our fair city to blow off steam before the lenten season. If you want to see some pagans just click here for a view of the action on Bourbon Street. Don't look for me, though. I'm at a secure location, far away from the mayhem. [Ernie [...]