Author: Vince Kimball

Peter Rysavy gives me an excellent list of how Microsoft can improve its relationship with ISVs. This one is going on the wall.  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

New PHAkt. New PHAkt: InterAKT has released new versions of their PHP-supporting tools for Dreamweaver MX 2004… lots of other change-requests integrated too…. [JD on MX]

Faceted Classification. Faceted Classification: Heidi Atkinson creates a taxonomy and provides examples of interfaces which help a visitor navigate a large data set along various dimensions. (eg, a site has 100 cameras, and you can “shop by price” or “shop by manufacturer”… [JD on MX]

Exchange 5.5/2000 Config/Security Recommendations.  I came across a couple of security pages on the MSFT site this afternoon which detail the steps that you need to take i.e. the service packs, security updates and fixes that you should apply, to ensure that your servers are built with both performance and security in mind. The “Configuration… Continue reading Exchange 5.5/2000 Config/Security Recommendations

Novell to Acquire SUSE LINUX. Novell announced that it intends to acquire SUSE LINUX today. Novell's web site also underwent a significant change putting the red “N” right in the middle of LiNux. Here are my first thoughts. Novell is finally attempting to move to the Linux kernal away from the NetWare kernal. Moving to Linux… Continue reading Novell to Acquire SUSE LINUX.

Novell announced that it intends to acquire SUSE LINUX

First Impression. “An idea that wins ultimately does so because of intelligent seeding.” –Seth Godin , Idea Merchant  [Fast Company]

FCC Moves to Stifle TV Piracy. The Federal Communications Commission passes a controversial mandate to 'flag' digital TV shows with special code to prevent consumers from sharing the programs over the Internet. Critics say the move will suppress innovation. [Wired News]

Setback for Financial Privacy. The Senate bounces an amendment that would have made California's stringent financial privacy provisions U.S. law. The bill now places limits only on sharing info for marketing purposes. Ryan Singel reports from Washington, D.C. [Wired News]

Forbes: The Pride That Killed Sony. What is true of TVs has become true of many business lines. For years consumers were willing to pay a premium for the Sony name. Recently, however, more and more of them have realized the name is not giving them extra innovative value. [Tomalak's Realm]

Ex-Chief of HealthSouth Is Indicted. In addition to the criminal charges brought against Richard Scrushy, who pleaded not guilty, the government is seeking $278 million in forfeitures from him. By Kenneth N. Gilpin. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]