Programming ColdFusion MX: Web Services, Pt. 2. This week, you'll learn about Producing Web Services, Handling Dataype Mapping, Creating Custom Datatypes and Web Services Security – all in ColdFusion. By O'Reilly. [WebReference News]

Top-notch Software Developers needed in the Boston area. Four classes of openings.  If you're a hotshot with Web Services in particular, please drop us a note.  When you see what we've been up to over the past several months, and where the product is going, it'll blow you away.  (Of course, as was the case before… Continue reading Software Developers

Antelope Technologies.  Modular computing cores (3″x5″x1″).  Basically, a mobile processor, memory, and storage device that lets you tote the guts of your computer to any shell (monitor, keyboard, mouse, and cd drives).  Of course if the shell is wireless, then as soon as the core gets close enough, it would autoconnect.  [John Robb's Weblog]

The Mirra. A new network hard drive from a startup called Ispiri. The Mirra, as it's called, connects to your home network and can be set to automatically backup and synchronize files from all the computers in the house so that if there's a crash, you'll always have your data. The Mirra can also be… Continue reading The Mirra

Four Legal Land Mines for CIOs. Security, data retention, privacy and software license violations. Here's an article that handles the legal landmines for CIOs in a practical and understandable way. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Dreamweaver MX Dreams. Man! I downloaded the trial of Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 and it's freakin' cool as hell. You can design with XHTML and CSS standards, incorporate Fireworks graphics, use it with JSP and hundred bullet items more. It's a *fantastic* application. I'm feeling the need for a redesign. Both on this site and… Continue reading Dreamweaver MX Dreams

eBay – no way. eBay to Feds: come and get what you want. 'Our Privacy Policy has been enhanced to remove your Privacy' [The Register] I've purchased from eBay once.  Ultimately it wasn't a terribly satisfying experience and I haven't been back.  Reading this means that I will never go back.  I'm not looking for… Continue reading eBay – no way

Microsoft Monitor's Joe Wilcox: Why Microsoft is all about the Web. Real interesting article. Especially the last paragraph where he says that our next dilemma will be content. Couldn't agree more! Longhorn has a ton of innovations for developers to build content production and delivery features into their apps. See ya at the PDC …… Continue reading Why Microsoft is all about the Web

Sunday essay: Why Microsoft won't beat Six Apart. I have been asked by several teams and people here at Microsoft about weblogging and what I'd like to see in a weblogging tool or service. I can't give away too much details, cause that would help our competitors. But, if I were a Microsoft competitor (like… Continue reading Six Apart