Author: Vince Kimball

MySQL 4.1.1 Now Available. MySQL version 4.1.1 adds many new features, including improved full-text search and better replication, a more secure authentication scheme and support of multiple table spaces. It is now available at the MySQL download page. [Latest Updates from MySQL AB]

Feed Overwhelm. Jon Udell's recent article about efficient newsfeed reading touches upon one of the main reasons I created FeedDemon. As the number of subscribed feeds increases, there's often a feeling of overwhelm in trying to keep up with everything. Before long, reading feeds starts to feel just like reading email – you look at… Continue reading Feed Overwhelm

Vatican Report Calls U.S. Abuse Policy Too Strict. The report challenged U.S. bishops' policy of seeking to remove from ministry any priest who has abused a child. By Frank Bruni. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Technology Review: Disruptive Incrementalism. Michael Schrage. While technically less innovative than the shifts from, say, piston to jet engines or vacuum tubes to transistors, disruptive incremental innovations have profound effects on business. It's not about simply extending a brand; it's about surprisingly cheap, surprisingly easy-to-implement ideas that transform how value is created or perceived. [Tomalak's… Continue reading Disruptive Incrementalism

Understanding Exchange's scripting interfaces. There's more than one way to peel a grape, and there's more than one way to script Exchange. This column explains Exchange's primary scripting interfaces and what they're for; you'll see most of them used in various recipes for this book.  [Exchange Cookbook]

Is Your Library Prepared to Serve these People?. Wi-Fi Changes Virtually Everything “Wi-Fi is taking off fast. More than 64 million Wi-Fi systems are expected to be sold this year, up from 24 million in 2002, says researcher IDC. Already, Internet companies such as ESPN.com are tailoring features to customers with Wi-Fi. In September, ESPN.com… Continue reading Is Your Library Prepared to Serve these People?

Tourism Offices Get Web Savvy. Many national tourism organizations have built comprehensive Web sites in recent years. By Bob Tedeschi. [New York Times: Technology]

Ryan is getting to be the world's Longhorn expert outside of Microsoft. Ryan Dawson continues to do some of the most interesting thinking outside of Microsoft on our new technology. Wanna see how you can build a business and a reputation on Longhorn? Look at Ryan. Here he talks about Indigo. [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]

Pre-release Whidbey builds coming.  Is Microsoft moving toward more transparency? On JayBaz weblog I just learned that we're going to give out Whidbey builds far more often than in the past (Whidbey is the code name for the next version of Visual Studio). [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]