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Serverless Laszlo is here. LPS 3.0b2 is now available for download from OpenLaszlo. The big feature that's new in this beta is the ability to deploy Laszlo applications without the presentation server. That means that from this point forward, if your Laszlo app does not require a set of specific features (including SOAP, Java RPC,… Continue reading Serverless Laszlo is here

Course on Personal Information Strategies. Oliver Wrede is looking at using Tinderbox in a course on personal information management strategies. Interesting. He describes his vision of “an introductory course that could prepare students to have a better grip at project management, conceptual brainstorming and knowledge work. I wonder if anybody has heard of such a… Continue reading Course on Personal Information Strategies

The Developer Code.  Here are two very good interviews with leaders of small development companies. The Building of Basecamp O'Reilly interviews Jason Fried, who you are surely way too familiar with at this point. There is a lot of valuable information here, and some unique perspectives that challenge conventional wisdom. On why they built Basecamp:… Continue reading The Developer Code

Better attorney photos for your law firm website. There's nothing worse than a law firm website that has lame photos.  Well, actually firm websites that completely lack attorney photos are pretty bad, and amazingly not all that rare.  Anyway, I mention this topic because a friend of mine in Seattle is a photographer who specializes… Continue reading Better attorney photos for your law firm website

Broadband as common as electricity. Pick up your mobile phone and watch your favorite TV show. At home, on your computer, download a feature-length movie in no time at all. If you live in South Korea, it is an everyday reality to have always-on superfast Internet — broadband — both in your cell phone and… Continue reading Broadband as common as electricity

Know your Enemy: Tracking Botnets. Ever been interested in how botnets work? The Honey Project has released an interesting paper entitled Know your Enemy: Tracking Botnets. In the research, they discuss the tools, tactics, and motives of attackers who run botnets. A botnet is a network of compromised machines that can be remotely controlled by… Continue reading Know your Enemy: Tracking Botnets

Groove Networks Site Powered By ColdFusion. Ray Ozzie (best known as the creator of Lotus Notes) created Groove Networks to create software to simplify how groups work together, and Microsoft has announced plans to acquire Groove Networks. Several of you have written to tell me that the Groove Networks Web Site is powered by ColdFusion.… Continue reading Groove Networks Site Powered By ColdFusion

Microsoft Acquires Groove Networks: Three Years Too Late, Four Years to Impact. Shared Spaces announces the release of an independent Strategic Viewpoint report assessing Microsoft's acquisition of Groove Networks. Authored by Michael Sampson, the 7-page report: ” … works through what is ahead for a combined Microsoft and Groove entity, and ultimately concludes that Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft Acquires Groove Networks: Three Years Too Late, Four Years to Impact

‘I set out to prove those Rails folks wrong’. Steven R. Baker was “…depressed by web development”, but he also pretty sure that “…sophisticated applications wouldn’t be any easier to build with Rails”. So what did he do? He gave it a try: So I did what any self-respecting skeptic would do: I set out… Continue reading ‘I set out to prove those Rails folks wrong’

The Adsense Economy. USA Today looks at how small publishers and bloggers are making money via Google Adsense, a self-serve program that enables anyone to put contextual ads on their site…. [Micro Persuasion]