Year: 2002

Microsoft ploy to block Sun exposed. Evidence indicates that Microsoft executives, including Chairman Bill Gates, sought to steer the direction of a Web services standards body away from rival Sun. [CNET News.com]This is news? Come on – Microsoft had (still has? don’t know) an intranet site called SunDown (go to any browser on the Microsoft…

I feel something like a voyeur reading Chris Smith’s weblog, “How do you know that?” (Thanks to Denise for getting us in touch.) You see, Chris isn’t just another guy interested in the intersection between law and technology. Nope – Chris is also (*gasp*) a prospect. It seems that someone at my company annoyed the you-know-what…

Brobeck’s Snow Set to Jump to Clifford Chance, U.K. Paper Says. Tower Snow Jr. and 10 other securities litigation partners at San Francisco’s Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison were mum Monday about a British press report that they were set to leave Brobeck for Clifford Chance Rogers & Wells. Reportedly, Clifford Chance is to vote Friday…

Dazed by a Technical Knockout. The BMW 745i is a remarkable car with so many genuine technical advancements that it is surely the world’s most advanced sedan. By James G. Cobb. [New York Times: Technology]I saw one of these on the road the other day, and was impressed at how different it looked. ( It certainly is…

I just spoke with Keith Teare, the former CEO of RealNames. He explained that the company will shut down on Monday, and explained how it happened. As I read the account, I could see both sides. In the US, RealNames didn’t really catch on. But in Asia, it’s become important, says Teare, because it allows…

My RadioLand WishList I saw Rick‘s list, but all I want (for right now) is something that I know is in here.  I have set up a category and I want it to display with a new theme (I know how to do all that) and then I want the new category to have none…

(Apologies in advance to those of you reading who don’t have Radio installed, and don’t care to. You can skip this.) Radio’s News Aggregator has dramatically changed my browsing habits. In many ways, it’s the aggregator that makes Radio a truly viral application: while the weblog component makes me a content producer, it’s the aggregator…

I just finished reading the Salon article mentioned a minute ago, and there’s a compelling suggestion in there, one I hadn’t thought of: what if, while browsing a site, you could see what other blogs said about that site? Just click a button, and see a list of sites that had pointed to the site…

Salon: Use the blog, Luke. Scott Johnson. It’s about information management. The bloggers have the potential to do something far more original than offer up packaged opinions on the news of the day; they can actually help organize the Web in ways tailored to your minute-by-minute needs. [ Tomalak’s Realm]Reason #174 that I love the…

Steven Vore responds to my comments on measuring contributions in the workplace.