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Mon, 25 Oct 2004 04:44:31 GMT

Firefox - The Platform. Strudelkugel writes "Business 2.0 reports Firefox is becoming a problem for Microsoft. But FF is not just a problem as a browser; its potential as a platform is significant. From the article: 'It all adds up to a business opportunity for startups, established software companies, and Web giants alike. Though Ross and the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation don't stand to make money, Firefox's open platform gives it enormous potential to hatch a new class of applications that live on the desktop but... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Mon, 25 Oct 2004 02:14:58 GMT

Google Desktop Outshines Windows' File-Search Capabilities (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Google is famed for its Web search engine, but over the past few years it has acquired a different role: Microsoft's No. 1 foreign aid donor. First, Google fixed some of Internet Explorer's worst defects with its Google Toolbar, a free add-in that blocks pop-up ads and provides a shortcut to (naturally) Google's search engine and an auto-fill option to complete Web forms. Now it has released the Google Desktop, another free program that fixes an equally glaring weakness of Windows: its woeful file-searching capabilities. [Yahoo! News: Technology]

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:25:14 GMT

Zope 2.7.3. Application server for building web sites. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:18:40 GMT

More podcasting noise.... One of my favorite writers, Rory Blyth, takes on the podcasting hype and anti-hype. Meanwhile, Carl Franklin is starting another audio show, since his first one, .NET Rocks, was very successful. They are having a contest to figure out a tagline for the show, which is named "Mondays." In another post Carl defended podcasting. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

nixMoneyMachine-Sticking it to the Status Quo!

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 17:16:36 GMT

nixMoneyMachine-sticking it to the status quo!

this new category, came about as a direct result of my disgust with a recent headline about Microsoft releasing a product which has been called an iPod Killer! Fuck it, I have had with this kind of BS, where monopolies that don't have an innovative fiber in their being, watch the market and wade in after an innovator like Apple creates it out of nothing, and then ends up losing it, just because of the monoolie's sheer size and money reserves!

Microsoft did this against the Mac, then against Netscape! Do we as consumers have to keep supporting greedy monopolies!

I remember when Mosaic first came out and for me the Internet was a place where the little guy could innovate and create a decent living, and in some cases create fortunes based upon creativity, hard work and luck! The iPod Killer headline is so cynical, and it assumes that the only thing the consumer cares about is money, and that the only thing the producer concerns themselves with is money too!

Well how bout this, why don't we come up with some truly innovative business models that put the power in the hands of the content producer, and in the process create cheaper content, get more people producing digital content, and get more developing nations into the digital economy as well!

Accoring to Robert Young found of Red Hat:

"You can't compete with a monopoly by playing the game by the monopolist's rules."

Well fuck the old models, the old rules and the old approach to operating systems, software and digital content!

I have just had it with this bullshit, and this is what nixMoneyMachine is about, proposing new economic models to stick it to the status quo!

Stay tuned!

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:50:29 GMT

P_BLOG - 1.0b17. PHP+MySQL weblog system with uploader & analyzer [VersionTracker: Mac OS X]... [Disruptive Technology]

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:43:47 GMT

Mexico Breaks Ground on Sustainable Tourist Destination [GreenBiz | News Center]

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:30:43 GMT

I gotta say that this title, about a Microsoft iPod Killer for me is depressing, in that wherever there is a market created by a true innovator like Apple, that Microsoft is able to through its sheer size and market dominance, steal that market away from the ture innovator!

Think Mac vs Windows, think Internet browser, Mosaic then Netscape.

The only ray of hope I can see on the horizon is Open Source Business Models, that create new opportunities for innovators!

Microsoft's iPod-Killer: Portable Media Center?. securitas writes "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer's Todd Bishop reports on what's billed as an iPod-killer: the Microsoft Portable Media Center line of digital ... [Slashdot]

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:25:20 GMT

Global broadband keeps climbing. Broadband technology is fast becoming one of the quickest growing technologies in history, analysts suggest. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 06:45:42 GMT

Navicat - Navicat (MySQL Client) for MySQL database administration. Navicat (MySQL Client) is a graphical database management tool lets you create/ modify and manage MySQL databases in an easier way. [New Entries at Datamation Product Watch]

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:46:15 GMT

Epson P-1000 Photo Viewer. CES 2004: Epson has today announced the P-1000 Photo Viewer, a 10 GB storage unit with a large 3.8" VGA LCD display designed as an advanced portable digital photoframe. The P-1000 has a Compact Flash slot (other media supported via adapters) and TV out as well as connectivity to Epson Printers for direct print. But the features keep coming, the P-1000 can also be connected directly to a computer via USB for transfer or a USB CD writer for archival. This product has been available... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)]

Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:38:41 GMT

Competitor for Visual Communicator?Apresso

Not sure that this is really a competitor for Visual Communicator, but the Apresso product has been receiving glowing reviews from a number of sources. What it does is create the ability to easily create copies of your PowerPoint presentations that capture your presentation in both audio and video. All you need is a mic, webcam and the Apresso software.

Once I get a chance to try this, I will update my Visual Communicator story, but in the meantime, I will still go with Visual Communicator. If you would like to read that article, try it here.

Sun, 28 Dec 2003 00:33:03 GMT

Some of brightest writers found in the National Review archives

Windows XP users-chat & share photos & music with new application

Sat, 27 Dec 2003 22:50:44 GMT

you can use your XP equipped computer to chat, and share music and photos with a new application.

Check out 3 degrees at:

http://www.threedegrees.com/

Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:31:30 GMT

Education wants research proposals from small business [Government Computer News (GCN) home -- federal, state and local government technology]

Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:29:09 GMT

Consumers prefer locally grown food, survey says [Environmental News Network - ENN.com]

Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:13:28 GMT

David Fletcher: Homeland Security. News, information, and reports related to homeland security at state, local and national levels [Recently approved feeds from Syndic8.com]

Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:17:16 GMT

Rules Regulating Gasoline Mileage Face an Overhaul [Global Exchange : Latest News]

Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:09:30 GMT

i buy differnet!