Month: October 2005

NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire. It’s true! NewsGator has acquired NetNewsWire and hired me as a product architect! There’s a press release and a Q&A page that go into more detail. You can also read what my co-workers Greg Reinacker and Nick Bradbury have to say. I’m excited to join both of them and the rest of… Continue reading NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire

First Draft Done.. I'm happy to report that late last night I sent off the first drafts of Chapters 6 and 7 of Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality, completing the first draft! I'm especially happy with chapter 7 thanks to the 25 micro-ISVers who agreed to be interviewed for this book: expect see some of… Continue reading First Draft Done.

Top 10 Windows Freeware Applications. SnakeOil labs have compiled a list of their favorite freeware applications of 2005 for Windows. It's a fairly old post, but it looks like a great list and they take the time to explain why they picked what they did. If you're looking for Windows Freeware it's a good place… Continue reading Top 10 Windows Freeware Applications

Proof of concept: Nautilus Sharing Tab. Another proof of concept idea. Windows has a sharing tab that lets you share files with the Windows Network. Where's the sharing tab in Linux? The idea here is to make Linux File Sharing synonymous with iFolder. So, clearly, when you open the properties of a folder in Linux,… Continue reading Proof of concept: Nautilus Sharing Tab

Is the US ready for the Market-State? Philip Bobbit's book on the emergence of the market-state is still a singular touchstone for anyone who wants insight into the future of American democracy. The market-state is focused more on maximal opportunity rather than minimum benefits (the welfare state). While this sounds like a Republican's dream, it… Continue reading Is the US ready for the Market-State?

Mac Vs. WinTel: Total Cost of Ownership. Winn Schwartau is a computer security expert. Several months ago, he switched from Windows to a Mac. He documented his experience in a series of 16 articles entitled Mad As Hell. You may not agree with all his conclusions, but it is definitely worth reading. Today he posted… Continue reading Mac Vs. WinTel: Total Cost of Ownership

37Signals to Release Writeboard Next Week. 37Signals – the geniuses behind Ta-daList, BackPack and BaseCamp – plan to launch a new Web-app next week called Writeboard. Some are speculating that it will resemble Writely – an AJAX-based collaborative word processor. Writeboard's tagline is “Write, share, revise, compare” … [Micro Persuasion]

Roberts May Be Good For Technology. By nat A CIO Magazine blog entry points out that John Roberts understood Internet technology when he was an attorney and a judge. Whatever the other political angles (and please, no comments about non-technological politics), I like that we have a Chief Justice who believes (and has ruled that)… Continue reading Roberts May Be Good For Technology

WE05 podcasts. Be at Web Essentials 2005 in Sydney, without being in Sydney. Awesome. Via Veerle. Visit site [SimpleBits]

Google School: Synonyms. Use synonyms when you want to search for a concept rather than a specific word sequence. By searching for ~nutrition ~information muffins, you tell Google to find related terms for each item tagged with a tilde (~). You'll find not only exact matches (e.g. Muffin Nutrition Information), but matches on Muffins Food… Continue reading Google School: Synonyms