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Keeping up with Ruby on Rails. The beast has certainly taken on a life of its own. It seems like every day brings new, exciting announcements from all sorts of expected and unexpected corners. Here's a short recap of some of the latest developments: Professional training programs: Dave Thomas and Mike Clark just announced the… Continue reading Keeping up with Ruby on Rails

Startup Ideas.  Paul Graham, well known entrepreneur and business writer, has published a very nice essay on where, and how, startups get their ideas. What people usually say is not that they can't think of ideas, but that they don't have any. That's not quite the same thing. It could be the reason they don't… Continue reading Startup Ideas

U.S. Regulators Require Two-Factor Authentication for Banks. Two-factor authentication is coming to U.S. banks: Federal regulators will require banks to strengthen security for Internet customers through authentication that goes beyond mere user names and passwords, which have become too easy for criminals to exploit. Bank Web sites are expected to adopt some form of “two-factor”… Continue reading U.S. Regulators Require Two-Factor Authentication for Banks

Venture Voice Podcast interview. Venture Voice just posted their 51 minute interview with me from last week. It covers a range of topics from the early pre-37 days to starting 37 to moving into product development, to handling support, to working with a remote team, and beyond (including a few hints of what’s coming next).… Continue reading Venture Voice Podcast interview

Tighten Web Security, Banks Told. With phishing growing more sophisticated and online banking customers more vulnerable than ever to theft, the feds step in and order banks to devise better security measures. [Wired News]

Cafe 2.0: After the Gold Rush. Good coffee, free Wi-Fi and cool design have helped make Ritual Coffee Roasters the place to code in Web 2.0-obsessed San Francisco. By Ryan Singel. [Wired News]

Microsoft Jet.  I'm glad Microsoft is upgrading the Jet engine once again. Even though they tried to tell application developers that we needed to move to MSDE/Sql Server Express, we know that our customers want their data in a single file and don't want to have to install and administer SQL Server just to get… Continue reading Microsoft Jet

A Future Without Tipping Points David Sanger at the Times wrote a good insight into the shifting tone of the administration on Iraq. It conforms to my analysis (which is always nice on a personal level, even if it is depressing in its macro implications). Senior officials say the intelligence reports flowing over their desks… Continue reading A Future Without Tipping Points

Find an expert on any subject How would you like to have an easy way to find an expert on any subject, and see what websites they're bookmarking? Check out CollaborativeRank , a search engine that identifies subject-matter experts based on what they bookmark, and how popular their links are. This tool offers you some… Continue reading Find an expert on any subject

Another Hurricane, Wilma, Threatens Florida. Wilma was expected to build up strength before hitting Florida this weekend in what has become the most active storm season in decades. By KATRIN BENNHOLD. [NYT > Home Page]