Verizon Lowers DSL Rates. The significant cuts may lead to a broadband price war. [The Motley Fool]

Free WiFi @ Your Library. The next time you're traveling and you're looking for free WiFi, don't forget to check Bill Drew's excellent list of Libraries with Wireless Networks! There are now more than 100 libraries listed, and the number grows each day. (If your library is not listed, contact Bill!) Part of the larger… Continue reading Free WiFi @ Your Library

Integrating Library Services into the Browser. Last week, my good virtual friend Ernie the Attorney tried Google Answers: “Google Answers is pretty cool.  For a minimum of $2 you can post a question on just about any topic and get a quick response.  I just came back from Paris and was wondering if the French… Continue reading Integrating Library Services into the Browser

A Once and Present Innovator, Still Pushing Buttons. If anyone is up to the task of cracking the market for small businesses online, it is Dan Bricklin, who has spent most of his career as an entrepreneurial small-businessman. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Technology]

On the Web, Without Wasting Time. Small businesses that want to build a Web site will find that doing so is easier than in the pioneering mid-90's. By Lisa Guernsey. [New York Times: Technology]

Longhorn Milestone Five Preview — Longhorn is the next desktop version of Windows. [Eugene Pervago Web Log]

BBC To Launch Citizen Activism Site. Details of iCan's workings are a bit sketchy — the system is still in development — but an overview was provided recently at the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in Santa Clara, California. Cronin and Matt Jones, an information architect with the BBC's new media wing, told conference attendees that… Continue reading BBC To Launch Citizen Activism Site

Revisiting FreeBSD vs. Linux for MySQL. Last September, I wrote entry that became quite popular. In FreeBSD or Linux for your MySQL Server? I detailed some of the reasons that led me to recommend Linux over FreeBSD for MySQL servers at Yahoo. You may hove also noticed my Solved: MySQL, FreeBSD, and LinuxThreads post back… Continue reading Revisiting FreeBSD vs. Linux for MySQL

Technology Hits a Midlife Bump. The information technology industry is maturing in ways that will affect technology companies, their customers and investors for years to come. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Microsoft Moves from Cathederal to Bazaar in IIS 6. Eric Raymond contrasted closed-source and open-source development in his famous essay The Cathederal and Bazaar. Developing good closed-source software requires very good programmers who build Cathederals. Open-source by its nature is a free-for-all Bazaar; the software design has to be layered so that it is accessible… Continue reading Microsoft Moves from Cathederal to Bazaar in IIS 6