Author: Vince Kimball

Interview with Andi and Zeev

Interview with Andi and Zeev. Zeev Suraski and Andi Gutmans are straddling the world of open source and commercial business. The two are pioneers in the open source Web scripting language PHP…Here they talk about the PHP community, upcoming versions of the Web scripting language and the success of Zend, which will celebrate its second… Continue reading Interview with Andi and Zeev

Camworld

Camworld – Interface Mafia: Redesigning the Mac OS X Dock

Mercury News

SiliconValley.com part of San Jose Mercury News – Bush defends expanded wiretap, detention powers. “Ours is a land that values the constitutional rights of every citizen and we will honor those rights of course,'' Bush said. “But we're at war … and in order to win the war we must make sure the law enforcement… Continue reading Mercury News

Inside XSLT: Transformation Fundamentals

Inside XSLT: Transformation Fundamentals. Enough XSLT theory; it's time for action. Armed with new knowledge of the and elements, part three of our “Inside XSLT” series shows you the fundamentals of node matching and information replacement. From New Riders. 0926 [WebReference News]

Broader surveillance won't prevent terrorism -Schneier

The Register: Broader surveillance won't prevent terrorism -Schneier. “You can either build a system right or build it wrong and watch everybody,” said Schneier. “Broad surveillance is generally the sign of a badly designed system of security.” Instead of relying on collecting more data, counter terrorism agencies should put more effort into human intelligence. [Tomalak's… Continue reading Broader surveillance won't prevent terrorism -Schneier

VNC

John Beimler: “We've tried a number of different products to share PC/workstation screens, and we have found VNC works well for us. You can also allow more than one person to use it, so it isn't person to person, it can be used by a group. Another good point is that it is free, so… Continue reading VNC

VoyeurDorm: Address Unknown

VoyeurDorm: Address Unknown. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturns a ruling that says Tampa, Florida, could shut the porn site down because it's filmed in the city. The court says its real home is the Internet. By Noah Shachtman. [Wired News]

ATMs to Automated Doctor Machines

ATMs to Automated Doctor Machines. Transferring medical knowledge to remote areas is a bit like getting money out of a wall. First there was online banking; next is online medicine. Mark K. Anderson reports from the Future of Health Technology Summit at MIT. [Wired News]

Winterspeak via CamWorld

Winterspeak via CamWorld – Why Geoffrey Moore doesn't get it: “It does not take long until upgrades are driven by the supplier's need for more money, not the customer's needs for a better product. This explains Microsoft's legendary “we've added features that just one person requested” attitude.”