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Skype tipping point?

Skype tipping point?. James Enck: “[M]ore than 1% of the world's broadband population is running Skype at any given time.” Sounds like a killer app to me.  [Werblog]

World bids farewell

World bids farewell. VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II, his face veiled with white silk and his body resting in a simple cypress casket, was mourned by millions yesterday in one of the biggest funerals the world has ever known and was buried beneath the grand Renaissance basilica where he oversaw the Roman Catholic… Continue reading World bids farewell

Will the Next Version of Windows Be Worth the Wait?

Will the Next Version of Windows Be Worth the Wait?. When Windows 95 was introduced ten years ago, customers readily upgraded their operating systems, but will they acquiesce so easily this time? By RANDALL STROSS. [NYT > Technology]

Snippets meets tagging

Snippets meets tagging. Peter Cooper has just launched Snippets. It’s a paste site that injects the wonderful idea of tagging into the mix. Peter announced it with: Less than two days ago I had an idea. I come across lots of useful snippets of code for the command line, Perl, Ruby, HTML, CSS, whatever, and… Continue reading Snippets meets tagging

Now it's war as Blair begins fight of his life

Now it's war as Blair begins fight of his life. Tony Blair began an immediate drive to mobilise Labour's crucial grassroots support yesterday after the Queen consented to a 5 May general election which polls are showing will be the closest fought contest since 1992. [The Scotsman]

The birth of a new app

The birth of a new app. Giles Turnbull documents how a simple request on the 43 Folders mailing list for a software app led to a quick solution by part time programmer Sam Devore. [microISV]