Why formats like RSS 2.0 work
The roadmap of the RSS 2.0 spec, a piece of text that I thought about for years, but actually wrote in just a few minutes, has been the key to keeping RSS a stable platform for people to build on. — ...
Safari vulnerability worth taking note of
Yesterday, we reported on a Trojan horse for Mac OS X that is just like the entry for Earth in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in that it is mostly harmless. A new vulnerability targeted at Appl...
Google, EarthLink Submit Joint San Francisco Bid
In a move that doesn't surprise me, EarthLink and Google have combined their proposal to build a network in San Francisco: Both companies have openly spoken for months about how they were working toge...
HP Labs marks 40th with high-tech coffee table
PALO ALTO, Calif.—The researchers at HP Labs are a serious bunch working on ways to create the data centers and transistors of the future—but the company sees no harm in going after the gaming-table m...
First Public Demo of MSN adCenter 3.0 presented to DFW SEM by MSN Team
On Tuesday night Feb, 20th MasterLink and other attendees of DFW SEM's Monthly Meeting were treated to a presentation of MSN's new Adcenter Version 3. (which of course is still in Beta and just releas...
Web Services Upend Old Ideas About the Little Guy's Role
The old story of technology in business was a trickle-down affair. From telephones to computers, big companies came first. They could afford the latest innovations, and they reaped the benefits of g...
Chinese Media Assail Google
Internet Giant Said to Face Probe for Operating Without License — BEIJING, Feb. 21 — A state-run newspaper reported Tuesday that Google Inc. is under investigation for operating without a proper lic...
2nd hand electronics sales will NOT soon be illegal in Japan
Akihabara News, Engadget, and probably a number of other blogs have posted a completely misinformed and alarmist claim that Japanese law will soon make it illegal to sell used electronics. First the ...
MySpace is the New Blogosphere
Let me get two things out right up front, before I get entangled in them: — 1. MySpace scares the hell out of me — 2. I've spent a total of like 20 minutes on MySpace (and 15 of those was due to e...
The Gold Medal of Questions: Is the Web TV?
I don't know about you, but the Olympics are confusing the heck out of me, and it's not because I'm still struggling to figure out what's up with the brooms in the curling event. — My mind is zigzag...
Yahoo Strikes Phone Deal
Portal teams up with Cingular, AT&T, and Nokia to offer mobile access. — Yahoo and Cingular Wireless introduced a service Tuesday that will give users of the Nokia 6682 cell phone access to web cont...
Apple teases launch of mysterious, 'fun' products
update Apple Computer confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to introduce some "fun new products" next week, but declined to say more about what those products might be. — In an e-mail sent to journalis...