Jack of all trades; Master of one.
Today Joris Evers on CNET posted an article about the security developers for the four main web browsers discussing how to make surfing the Web safer. One of the tactics mentioned was Microsoft plans for IIS7 to show the URL in the address bar on all Internet windows to help users identify fraudulent sites. Whereas …
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What goes around, comes around. Microsoft steals Anders Hejlsberg as C# chief architect; Borland picks up former Microsoft developer divison honcho Tod Nielsen as CEO. Admittedly not an apples-for-apples comparison, i.e. development vs. marketing, but it is interesting none-the-less. Given his tenure at MS’ devdiv, I’d be surprised it Tod doesn’t do a good job of …
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When I saw that Google Base just went live, my first thought was "All your base are belong to us." I fear this might be ironic. After a quick Google I found I wasn’t the only one to have thought this.
Yesterday when I blogged about simplicity I forgot to mention Clayton Christensen‘s take on simple technology. Clayton’s ground-breaking book was entitled "The Innovator’s Dilemma" and is a must-read for any developer who wants to understand the business dynamics between market incumbency and innovative uses of technology. From his extensive research Christensen states in The Innovator’s Dilemma …
What’s the next big thing? AJAX? Ruby on Rails? PC Virtualization? Open-Source Software? Data Security? Open Office File Formats? Windows Vista? Windows Live? Apple’s iWhatever? Yeah, all those things will get lots of hype, but the next big thing is something we’ve had access to all along: Simplicity Are my thoughts revolutionary? Nah, I’ve been …
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I just spotted the new free VMware Player. This is totally cool. I can envision companies using VMWare Player to demo complete environments, like an ASP.NET & SQL Server Express application; just configure the virtual machine to have everything needed! This basically eliminates most potential configuration problems that could cause a vendor to loose a …
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I’ve been using FolderShare for a few months now and love it. But I just heard that Microsoft bought it and that it is now free. Cool! If you normally work on a desktop but need a laptop for travel, FolderShare is a "must have.’ If you need to share files with people who are …
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News.com has a clip about a system which BMW is developing (see photo): BMW is working on a communication system that will let one car convey information about road conditions to those behind it. In this photo, the LCD screen on the dashboard flashes up a warning to a moving car that the road is slippery …
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Microsoft Still Doesn’t Get It. I just read the article on C/Net News.com entitled Microsoft pitches Web tools to hosting companies. I saw this and got excited: An update to its Web hosting program is designed to make the combination of Microsoft server products more attractive to hosting companies, which often use Linux and other open-source …
Check this out: a new "In the Lab Only" operating system called Singularity. From their website: Singularity is a research project focused on the construction of dependable systems through innovation in the areas of systems, languages, and tools. We are building a research operating system prototype (called Singularity), extending programming languages, and developing new techniques …
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