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Ray Ozzie Interview With Network World. Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of when Ray Ozzie founded Iris Associates, the company that created Lotus Notes, and the 15th anniversay of the introduction of Lotus Notes v1.0 at the Academy of Arts & Sciences in Somerville, Mass. To mark the occasion, Network World's Paul McNamara interviewed Ray… Continue reading Ray Ozzie Interview With Network World

Big Blue getting ready to slim down. Both C|Net and Always On report that IBM may be selling its PC division to Chinese budget PC maker Lenovo. That seems like a bad deal for everyone. IBM's corporate customers won't be impressed by a manufacturer who specializes in $300 PCs without any sizeable corporate service infrastructure… Continue reading Big Blue getting ready to slim down

What is Phanfare?. Phanfare: “maintains your ad-free, branding-free, photo albums on the web using its groundbreaking auto-synchronizing Phanfare Photo software. Instead of having to manipulate a slow and clunky web interface, you interact with our zippy local application on your PC. Everything happens quickly and effortlessly, locally, on your computer. In the background, while you… Continue reading What is Phanfare?

Powertools for Entrepreneurs. Paul Allen came across a website with suggestions for a few powertools for entrepreneurs. [Paul Allen: Internet Entrepreneur] The only thing they are missing is a blogging tool – may I suggest Radio UserLand and Manila..  [Scott Young's Radio Weblog]

Wenger's doughnut KM model. Earlier this year Etienne Wenger published: “Knowledge management as a doughnut: Shaping your knowledge strategy through communities of practice” An interesting article that sets forth the relationship between communities of practice and KM strategy. Etienne argues that domains, communities and practices provide the key structures to support learning, sharing and stewarding… Continue reading Wenger's doughnut KM model

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Cable as Internet Carrier. The Supreme Court stepped into one of the most heated debates over the future of the Internet: how to classify Internet cable service for purposes of federal regulation. By LINDA GREENHOUSE. [NYT > Technology]

An Unknown Giant Flexes Its Muscles. Although virtually unknown in the U.S., Lenovo – in talks to buy I.B.M.'s personal computer business – is China's largest PC maker and the world's fastest growing one. By DAVID BARBOZA. [NYT > Technology]

On-demand apps demand a richer browser. A decade ago, the browser exploded many of our assumptions about building and deploying software. We were shocked to discover that less was more and that worse was better. We've yet to fully absorb the lessons that the browser and the Web can teach us. Now, as the on-demand… Continue reading On-demand apps demand a richer browser

I.B.M. Said to Put Its PC Business on the Market. I.B.M., whose first PC moved personal computing into the consumer mainstream, has put the business up for sale. By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and STEVE LOHR. [NYT > Home Page]

Bosworth Doctrine. I'm glad Chad Dickerson brought to my attention Adam Bosworth's post which expounds the Bosworth Doctrine. Software which is flexible, simple, sloppy, tolerant, and altogether forgiving of human foibles and weaknesses turns out to be actually the most steel cored, able to survive and grow while that software which is demanding, abstract, rich… Continue reading Bosworth Doctrine