Author: Vince Kimball

Wi-Fi's Function Starts to Infiltrate Homes.  Wi-Fi isn’t just for networking any more: devices hang off home networks for audio, video, voice: Julio Ojeda-Zapata files a round-up of the transformation of a home wireless network from an early adopter’s geeky add-on to a mass-market offering with support from companies like Comcast and Qwest. Remember when… Continue reading Wi-Fi's Function Starts to Infiltrate Homes

Brady info.  Brady info: There are new screenshots and text up on the Macromedia site, and an article at DevNet too. (The project codenamed “Brady” is a visual builder for Macromedia Flex, similar to Dreamweaver but for MXML rather than HTML.) Christian Cantrell has already linked it and some have already commented there. I don't… Continue reading Brady info

Screenshots please  A bit of advice for companies and individuals who make software with a UI: 1. Provide many screenshots of your application in action. 2. Place a clearly named link to those screenshots in a prominent place on your Web site. If a picture is worth a 1000 words, a screenshot is worth at… Continue reading Screenshots please

FeedDemon Crack. Dave Winer and Evan Williams commented that the people who shout the loudest are often the ones who have no basis for their anger. I'm reminded of this fact by an email I received this morning. Here's a quote: “Fix your piece of s— program! I upgraded to FeedDemon 1.10 and it crashes… Continue reading FeedDemon Crack

Dragging Doctors to the Info Age. Politicians are finally paying attention to the dearth of IT in American medicine. But don't expect your doctor to stop scribbling prescriptions in longhand anytime soon. By Randy Dotinga. [Wired News]

RIAA Exceeds Expectations (the Low Ones). CD Settlement to Libraries “http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/06/08/d5.wa.cds.0608.html 'The CD giveaway to schools, colleges and libraries will cost the industry an estimated $76 million. The titles were selected by music experts and educators for their lasting significance, and aren't just warehouse rejects or overstock, Takahashi said. These are not titles you'd just… Continue reading RIAA Exceeds Expectations (the Low Ones)

Bad Beastie Boys, Bad. Caveat Lector: Beastie Boys Evil “It seems that Capitol Records has some sort of new copy protection system, that automatically, silently, installs 'helpful' copy protection software on MacOS and Windows as soon as you insert the CD into default systems. I’m not sure exactly what it does yet, but I am… Continue reading Bad Beastie Boys, Bad

Weblogs.Com: Transition plan for hosted sites. [Scripting News]

Iomega Shapes Storage for SMBs. Big storage comes in small packages, and Iomega's new desktop NAS design squeezes Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 into the box. [Datamation Product News]