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Groove.net

Groove.net   As predicted in this Weblog, Groove finally announces how they paid off Microsoft for its recent investment in the company earlier this month. “Groove version 1.3 software is also certified as Microsoft Windows XP compatible. In addition to Windows Messenger integration, features include XP optimized icons, and support for Windows XP visual styles. Future enhancements will… Continue reading Groove.net

NYT:  Qualcomm invests in Globalstar

NYT:  Qualcomm invests in Globalstar (the CDMA-based satellite phone network) to build a system for airline safety.  The system would be 50 pounds and offer world-wide 128 kb data flow for remotely viewable video feeds of the cockpit and cabin as well as real-time downloads of cockpit voice recorders (which would help make investigations of any incident much,… Continue reading NYT:  Qualcomm invests in Globalstar

Nielsen's Bugs

Nielsen's Bugs Jakob Nielsen is right to point out that software errors are expensive — especially when they're embedded in ubiquitous programs like Windows and Word. But he's completely wrong when he suggests that part of the answer is to “Avoid recently released software….A good rule is to stay two years behind on upgrades.” If… Continue reading Nielsen's Bugs

Waiting for Windows XP

InfoWorld: Waiting for Windows XP “HOPELESS OPTIMISM must be a fundamental part of human nature, because we want to believe that new operating systems truly represent an improvement on their predecessors. It's easy to point to certain features in a new OS as examples of progress, but end-users often find that a new OS performs… Continue reading Waiting for Windows XP

What's your

What's your favorite Bloom County cartoon? [diveintomark]

Nobody to Play With

CIO: Nobody to Play With. Lowry spent the next two years laying the very real technical groundwork for his dream of a fully collaborative computing environment. And, indeed, Goldman is now ready to collaborate on a grand scale. But its partners and suppliers in the automotive supply chain are not. [Tomalak's Realm]

How the banks poured money down the internet drain

Financial Times: How the banks poured money down the internet drain. This week Bank of Ireland became the latest to conclude that stand-alone internet banking was unpopular with customers. It folded its F Sharp offshore web bank back into its mainstream operations, at a cost of several million pounds. The issue for BoI was that… Continue reading How the banks poured money down the internet drain