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News for Wednesday, March 01 2006

"Mashups are really Excel macros 2.0"

Triumphant return of Stryker, riot cop!

2004VD17 could strike Earth in 2102. Would a shot of penicillin help this VD?

That question doesn't count.

You can get drunk in a simulated pub? Why not, people have learned to program in simulated schools.

Look like they're starting to move towards being media center computers.

Doing a drive-by with Live becomes easier.

Interactive items will now take an extra click. .

The race to militarize space is as urgent as ever. This week, lobbyists from the fledgling commercial space industry are all over Washington looking for grants.

News for Tuesday, February 28 2006

Not for the timid or those with a weak stomach.

Think of the power savings!

For David, who thinks there is more to life than .NET ;-)

Web 2.0 is mainstream. Really?

Like you needed an excuse.

Adding a nice little recording is a lovely training aid.

Who watches the Watchmen?

Wasn't Higgins the guy on Magnum PI?

MySQL buffs up to face the Oracle challenge by hiring InterBase/Firebird architect.

Now Google helps you search for cash.

News for Monday, February 27 2006

Oracle seems to be hell-bent on controlling the dominant Open Source database platform MySQL to make sure it stays in its place and not encroach on the Enterprise database market, but what if Microsoft started doing the same thing?

Now Google is in the hosting business. 100MB for your stuff at googlepages.com.