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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007As you may know, the entire Intenet has crashed…
Was that guy really listening to NPR? I think that’s what caused it.
Microsoft plans next Windows release in three years
Saturday, July 21st, 2007Todd Bishop is reporting that Microsoft is planning the next release of Windows for three years from now.
[Insert obligatory Vista-was-supposed-to-come-out-in-2004 joke here.]
Of interest to me: The next Windows will be 32 and 64 bit. Some people have erroneously concluded that the next major release of Windows will be 64-bit only. It’s good that won’t be [...]
How to get super rich and never have to work again
Saturday, July 21st, 2007(Well, not really. Keep in mind that you’re reading a post by someone who is not rich and works like a dog almost every day.)
Here’s an interesting book if you’re curious about how successful technology companies get started: Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days by Jessica Livingston.
Founders at Work is a collection of interviews [...]
Google hits a speed bump on the road to world domination
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Google’s quest to swallow the internet whole has hit a snag. Google wants to acquire DoubleClick Inc. (an internet ad system company), but Congress may be saying hold on a sec.
In a July 16 letter to the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating the deal, Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., who chairs the House subcommittee, wrote [...]
Software Industry Conference 2007 Mini-Review
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Last week, we packed up the family and drove to Denver for SIC 2007. The Software Industry Conference is an annual conference geared towards independent software developers and vendors.
As usual, there were some very helpful sessions. Dave Collins and Thomas Wetzel convinced me to give Google AdWords yet another try with their insights. There were several sessions [...]