qotd october 19. Thomas Jefferson: “Banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies.” [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]
Author: Vince Kimball
FeedDemon 1.0 RC1
FeedDemon 1.0 RC1. FeedDemon 1.0 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) is now available. Be sure to read the release notes before upgrading from a previous release! [Nick Bradbury]
State Dept. Study Foresaw Trouble Now Plaguing Iraq
State Dept. Study Foresaw Trouble Now Plaguing Iraq. Several officials said the study's warnings on security, utilities and civilian rule were ignored by the Pentagon until recently. By Eric Schmitt and Joel Brinkley. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
The Revolution Is Coming, Eventually
The Revolution Is Coming, Eventually. George Gilder, who was known for his wildly optimistic predictions about the telecommunications revolution, is gradually regaining credibility. By Katie Hafner. [New York Times: Technology]
Microsoft really does a better job than any other platform vendor encouraging small companies to write software…
Joel Spolsky: “Microsoft really does a better job than any other platform vendor encouraging small companies to write software….” Joel also talks about the Empower program for ISVs. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
InkPositive
Larry O'Brien is starting InkPositive: a website for Tablet PC users. But, look at his tease for the upcoming site. It's one of the more compelling “under construction” messages I've seen. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
SQL Team weblogs
I just learned about another SQL Server weblog community: SQL Team weblogs. Running on Scott Watermasysk's .TEXT. By the way, the SQL Team website has tons of info on SQL Server. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
Tim Bray talks about rich clients again
Tim Bray talks about rich clients again (points at Jon Udell's piece on GUI/browser tension) and makes a case for us to ship an updated IE before Longhorn. By the way, every time I see “rich client” my mind translates that to “Windows application.” Do you do that too? And what's wrong with Mozilla? It… Continue reading Tim Bray talks about rich clients again
Scott Loftesness loves the new iTunes for Windows
Scott Loftesness loves the new iTunes for Windows. Kevin Marks tells me that it has Rendevous built in too. I gotta try that this weekend. [The Scobleizer Weblog]
kottke.org
Changed terms and conditions for Google AdSense. In response to some pressure from their customers and potential customers, Google has changed the terms and conditions for their AdSense program. I only took a quick peek at it, but it looks like they've dialed back some of the more draconian provisions. Nice to see Google trying… Continue reading kottke.org