Your webcast host could be working in her pajamas. More and more people tell me “hey, I talked with your wife today.” For those who missed it, she got a job hosting MSDN Webcasts. On some days she has more people listening to her than listen to me (it isn't hard, cause they are getting… Continue reading Your webcast host could be working in her pajamas
Month: October 2004
The real Golden Rules of IT
The real Golden Rules of IT. After a long and distinguished career of listening to and advising IT shops on products and strategies, Dan Kusnetzky, IDC vice president of system research, has come to realize a few unalterable truths. Below he shares a bit of wit and wisdom about the unofficial (although some are likely… Continue reading The real Golden Rules of IT
Apple offers Tiger Early Start Kit
Apple offers Tiger Early Start Kit [The Macintosh News Network]
Apple iBooks Updated
Apple iBooks Updated. Apple updated the iBook, as we heard they would yesterday, signified by the industry-standard image of an thrashin' snowboarder. The 12-inch model has dropped to just $1,000, with a built-in AirPort Extreme and a 1.2GHz G4 processor. There is no way in hell anyone can bitch and moan about Apples being too… Continue reading Apple iBooks Updated
How to run your own software business
How to run your own software business. Next Tuesday at the OS X Conference I’ll be on a panel that Dan Wood put together: How to run your own software business. One of the great things about running a small, independent software business is that it takes so little investment to get going. You need… Continue reading How to run your own software business
A recession in 2005?
A recession in 2005?. John Makin's analysis in today's WSJ($) seems disturbingly plausible: The U.S. economy is heading for a post-stimulus hangover. The double drag from higher oil prices (a tax increase) and higher short-term interest rates is not helping. If we aren't careful, we'll have a recession in 2005. That possibility makes even more… Continue reading A recession in 2005?
The Strategy to Secure Iraq Did Not Foresee a 2nd War
The Strategy to Secure Iraq Did Not Foresee a 2nd War. Many military officers and civilian officials say the Bush administration's miscalculations in Iraq cost the U.S. valuable momentum. By MICHAEL R. GORDON. [The New York Times > Home Page]
Flex 1.5
Flex 1.5. Macromedia just officially announced Flex 1.5! Lots of very cool new features including really slick charting and graphing, an improved datagrid (which is something I'm personally very happy about), new components, easier skinning, big performance increases, and … the kicker … you can deploy your apps on Macromedia Central! Here's the goods on… Continue reading Flex 1.5
Jamestown.org
Jamestown.org does a wrap up of news on Shukrijumah. If he shifted to GG methods by paying gangs for infrastructure/market disruption in Mexico and the US (if he became a violence capitalist), we would be in much tougher position. Shukrijumah's connections with radioactive material is not fresh news. Early last year he was identified as… Continue reading Jamestown.org
With Few Suppliers of Flu Shots, Shortage Was Long in Making
With Few Suppliers of Flu Shots, Shortage Was Long in Making. Health experts had warned that the nation's system for vaccine supply and distribution was growing increasingly fragile. By DENISE GRADY. [The New York Times > Home Page]