Introduction to Native XML Databases. [XML and metadata news]

Google Expands File Type Search. “In addition to PDF documents, Google now searches Microsoft Office, PostScript, Corel WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, and others. … Google also offers the user the ability to “View as HTML”, allowing users to examine the contents of these file formats even if the corresponding application is not installed. The “View as… Continue reading Google Expands File Type Search

Remotely Working [via Jim Mangan] I worked remotely for several months at my last job, and I can attest that it is difficult. We were fairly well wired: I have a fast cable modem connection; they already had a VPN for other people to work at home; I had web-based access to internal email; I… Continue reading Remotely Working

Bob Frankston: Beyond Telecom. As long as we allow the incumbents to use their control over both connectivity and services/content to thwart competition in services/content, we will suffer economically. And we will also have a system that is fails to enhance our security because traditional systems are brittle rather than resilient. [Tomalak's Realm]

Latest Zope Books. One thing you'll notice is that the author list for the Zope Web Application Construction Kit is largely the same as the one for The Book of Zope. They've been published within weeks of one another. What's the difference? I've not compared them in detail but it seems to me the The… Continue reading Latest Zope Books

Designing World-Class E-Learning. Quote: “Most companies' learning systems are bankrupt. The way managers attempt to help their people acquire skills and knowledge has absolutely nothing to do with the way people actually learn. Many trainers rely on lectures and tests, memorization and manuals. All too often, they train people just like the schools teach students:… Continue reading Designing World-Class E-Learning

developerWorks: Building an XML-based message server “This article shows how to code a lightweight, transport-protocol-agnostic, XML-based message server that not only allows clients to place and pick up messages on queues, but also transform messages using XSL. Written in the Java language, eight code listings take you from opening a client connection to invoking XSL… Continue reading developerWorks: Building an XML-based message server

ComputerWorld: Symbiotic Intelligence by Gary Anthes: “Johnson argues that self-organizing groups of 'average' people can solve complex problems better than experts can. Challenges today—such as managing a global economy, fighting terrorism or optimizing supply chain operations—are more complex and more distrib- uted than problems were 20 years ago, and so they are less amenable to… Continue reading ComputerWorld: Symbiotic Intelligence by Gary Anthes

All you ever wanted to know about the DoJ's Windows cave in. Oh all right, you didn't want to know most of it. But for the record… [The Register]

CROSS COUNTRY AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES PARTNERS WITH KIVERA FOR NEXT GENERATION LOCATION-BASED SERVICES. New Location-Based Software and Data to Boost CCAS' Customer Satisfaction Levels Among Telematics and Roadside Assistance Clients and Customers… [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]