Author: Vince Kimball

Investment in Technology Is Roaring Softly Back. The recent rise in technology spending is an encouraging sign that the economic recovery may finally be gaining force. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]

Don't fear failure, and you'll succeed. I finally got to read the article in this month’s ABA Journal about lawyers who go out on their own, and the lawyer most prominently featured is none other than one of my best friends, Erik Heels. Congrats to Erik on the coverage, but more importantly, congrats are due… Continue reading Don't fear failure, and you'll succeed

Is XAML the future of the web?. A few years ago, when I saw the first glimpses of the .NET Framework during a visit to Redmond, I remember thinking “What a waste of time Windows Forms is… ASP.net is clearly the programming model of the future.  Why didn't Microsoft make a client side version of ASP.net?”.… Continue reading Is XAML the future of the web?

Dell to add Bluetooth to their Axim X3 Pocket PC?. MSMobiles takes a look at Dell's new Axim X3 Pocket PC with built-in WiFi and notices something very interesting: that the X3's antenna sports a Bluetooth logo, even though it doesn't actually have Bluetooth built-in. Could Dell be planning to release an updated version with… Continue reading Dell to add Bluetooth to their Axim X3 Pocket PC?

Bye-Bye Data: Glitch in Panther. Apple's Panther has a serious bug that wipes out external FireWire drives during the upgrade procedure. Worse, many Mac users are backing up to external drives before upgrading. Some are losing everything. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]

Peter Rysavy: “Some of the greatest tablet applications are coming from small developers, who don't have a lot of money to fund their projects, and an army of lawyers to protect their ideas. Redmond really needs to give them a chance, support their work, and even promote their applications.” Peter: you're absolutely right. I'm interested… Continue reading Peter Rysavy

Ventureblog has an excellent article on how Dartmouth students and faculty are utilizing their ubiquitous wireless connectivity.  Worth the read.  NOTE:  I want a matchbox-sized wireless access point (more a relay station than a wired access point) that I can plug into a wall socket.  If anyone builds one, I will order a dozen (if less than $30… Continue reading Ventureblog

New Version of PowerControls Released.  Version 2.0 of Ontrack’s excellent PowerControls tool has been released. The latest edition of this great (but not cheap) tool which can work wonders with, and extract data from, unmounted .edb database files, and allows you to pull out data down to individual message/attachment/contact/calendar item level, contains a number of… Continue reading New Version of PowerControls Released

Replace and defend. Reading the Longhorn SDK docs is a disorienting experience. Everything's familiar but different. Consider these three examples: … Joe Hewitt sums it up nicely: I think the bottom-line of XAML is that it is equally useful for creating both desktop applications, web pages, and printable documents. This means that Microsoft may be… Continue reading Replace and defend

Avalon isn't about Web/GUI convergence. Edwin Khodabakchian echoes what seems to be a common — but I think incorrect — perception that XAML, the XUL-like layout language revealed this week to be a building block of Longhorn's Avalon presentation subsystem, heralds some kind of Web/GUI convergence … To my way of thinking, you don't have… Continue reading Avalon isn't about Web/GUI convergence