Okay, this whole Web Services thing is starting to make my head hurt. It’s tiring to constantly be trying to figure out who is trying to trick you and who is trying to lock you in. This confusion I feel right now is exactly what some companies want me to feel. Then I will rush into their safe mothering arms. eeessh
Log Box
August 30, 2001
what is the purpose of this page? Is it somehow related to this page? (update: there is an explanation of the second site’s purpose.)
This Quicken ‘02 for OS X review asks a very relevant question: What is Apple doing about .NET?
August 29, 2001
I was unaware that Crossgain had been purchased by BEA. It makes sense, considering that Crossgain’s whole original mission, before Microsoft practically destroyed the company by enforcing non-compete agreements with it’s former employees there, was to create the same sort of Internet platform that .NET represents.
Slashdot | Breaking Windows. This review of Breaking Windows is very good. If you have not read this book, you should.
This new Handspring device looks really interesting.
Microsoft.Net–a new monopoly? “Microsoft.Net can be summarized in one simple statement: Microsoft is building an Internet monopoly.”
Amazon.com Computers Uhh when did Amazon start selling computers?
File under fundamentals: DOCTYPE Explained
August 28, 2001
If you are running a Windows based Operating System, I recommend that you go to Lavasoft’s Web site and download Ad-aware 5.5. It’s eye opening how many spyware type things I found in my machine with it. It identifies processes, registry keys, and cookies that are being used to spy on you without your knowledge. It then gives you the option of deleting the offending items. If you are concerned about things like Gator and Cydoor, this is a great place to start.
There’s great J2EE news and information at TheServerSide.com. I’ll be adding that one to the daily surf list.
August 27, 2001
FBI keeps its bugging secrets “…the Bureau argues the key logger does not fall under the terms of current legislation on bugging.” Umm, then what is it?
Internet World Magazine: Peering Into Sun Microsystems “Sun would like the computer industry to believe that it is the one true champion of open Web services.”
VR3. I’m interested in this, but do not want to spend the money to check it out without knowing more about it. Anyone got any experience with it? I’m looking for something that I can’t seem to find so far, a legitimate computer in a handheld form factor. My long gone Compaq iPaq was most of the way there, but had some interface clumsiness that I really disliked. I think it still had vestiges of the whole Windows Everywhere strategy in it. My Sony Clie 710, the current contender, is decent but is limited to 128 Mb of memory and has no other expansion capabilities. Palm has really dropped the ball in innovating the OS, but you already knew that I thought that. So, I’m interested in the VR3.
XML for Data: Four tips for smart architecture “However, like C++ and client-server architecture, XML isn’t an answer in and of itself; it’s simply a tool you can use to help build your technical solution.” (via Dangerous Meta)