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Exchange Patch Coming June 14. Among the 10 patches to be released by Microsoft this coming Tuesday, June 14, there is one for Exchange Server. The maximum severity rating for this update is 'important' and a restart should not be required. … [MS Exchange Blog]

ConnectViaBooks: “Find people who share your interests, your hobbies or just read the same books.” [Scripting News]

The Hero of WWDC. (Update 12 June 2005: this post has been edited so that no one person at Apple is singled out—teams are teams, and the entire Intel team deserves a huge round of applause.) At WWDC a member of the Intel team helped me get NetNewsWire and MarsEdit building as universal binaries. It… Continue reading The Hero of WWDC

Debian vs Fedora (again). This weekend I set aside some time to upgrade my wee Debian server. They've finally released “sarge”, an update that was years in the making, and I figured it was time I spent some time on that machine getting it back in shape. As it happens, I also wanted to tweak… Continue reading Debian vs Fedora (again)

InformationWeek > Malicious Code > From Russia With Malware > May 30, 2005. IframeDollars.biz says it pays Webmasters to place a one-line exploit on their sites. The code exploits a number of patched Windows and Internet Explorer vulnerabilities, including some that go back as far as 2002. Systems that haven't been updated would be vulnerable… Continue reading InformationWeek > Malicious Code > From Russia With Malware > May 30, 2005

Enough Keyword Searches. Just Answer My Question.. For anything but simple queries, even the best search engines are surprisingly ineffective. By JAMES FALLOWS. [NYT > Technology]

What's Really Behind the Apple-Intel Alliance. In striking a computer chip deal with Intel, Steven Jobs, Apple Computer's chief executive, has opened a range of tantalizing new options for his quirky company. By JOHN MARKOFF. [NYT > Technology]

Companies Unable to Settle BlackBerry Suit. Final talks in a patent infringement lawsuit involving the popular BlackBerry e-mail messaging device have reached an impasse. By IAN AUSTEN. [NYT > Technology]

Insurgency seen forcing change in Iraq strategy. WASHINGTON — Military operations in Iraq have not succeeded in weakening the insurgency, and Iraq's government, with US support, is now seeking a political reconciliation among the nation's ethnic and tribal factions as the only viable route to stability, according to US military officials and private specialists. [Boston… Continue reading Insurgency seen forcing change in Iraq strategy

Ruby on Rails, and the Rails Beta Book. By marc I've been reading Agile Web Development with Rails, and it's a great book, as well as a great structure, the “Beta Book” program from the Pragmatic Programmers, for providing early access to books. Rails (for the most part) feels like the future of Web application… Continue reading Ruby on Rails, and the Rails Beta Book