Author: Vince Kimball

Windows Server 2003: Still Room for Improvement. Mitch Tulloch highlights three areas where he thinks Microsoft could have done even better in Windows Server 2003. Mitch is the author of Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Gripe line on activation. Gripe line on activation: Ed Foster's “Gripe Line” at InfoWorld today contains an anonymous post which Ed says sums up the biggest complaint he sees: wanting to run one purchase on many machines. The Adobe and Macromedia licenses can now allow one owner to install on two machines for their own use,… Continue reading Gripe line on activation

Respect and remembrance. I may not always agree with my country’s policies and actions abroad, but that doesn’t lessen the respect and gratitude I owe the men and women of our armed forces who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of their country. Also see Oliver Willis’s remembrance. [Jarrett House North]

New Reality TV show: Can you be a porn star? [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]

Knoppix Saved My Dad's Data. Even before today, I couldn't say enough good things about Knoppix, the coolest run-from-CD Linux Distribution ever. But it gets better. When I got home from flying this evening, there were two messages on my answering machine. Both were my Dad telling me that his work laptop was fubar. He… Continue reading Knoppix Saved My Dad's Data

Wal-Mart Plan Could Cost Suppliers Millions. Wal-Mart's plan to have every carton and palette it receives carry a radio ID tag may cost suppliers millions, a report says. By Barnaby J. Feder. [New York Times: Technology]

Fortified by Linux, Novell Hopes to Regain Strength. Novell was left for dead years ago, another casualty of Microsoft's hegemony over computer operating systems. Now, it may be coming back. By Laurie J. Flynn. [New York Times: Technology]

Mining message metadata. Point-to-point integration is out; event-driven communication across a common message bus is in. When you build a system this way, message queues are the first and best way to take the pulse of its real-time state… Martinez makes a crucial distinction between message data and message metadata. In the realm of Web… Continue reading Mining message metadata

Dell Offers Unlimited GPRS with New Card and T-Mobile. Dell's new card for tri-mode GPRS is $99, but it allows unlimited GPRS use on T-Mobile's network for $30 per month: The card works on Dell Latitude and Inspiron notebooks, and you can subscribe to either AT&T Wireless or T-Mobile for service. However, AT&T's plan starts… Continue reading Dell Offers Unlimited GPRS with New Card and T-Mobile