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I’ve not been blogging much lately, mainly because of getting over the flu – it really hit me hard. I’ve not been really sick for more than a decade and a half, so it’s been a hard one this time. We’ll be getting the flu shot next year.
But in addition, there has been a lot of things going on around the homefront, and its taken the steam out of my sails for writing and such. I’m looking to find the inspiration again, but all the regular stimuli has not been much to get me motivated. Yeah, there are some neat things going on in the mobile space at 3GSM, and some neat tech seminars for work, but its not getting me in the mood to write about it really.
I’m planning on getting some more work out of the way so I can get back to reading more and being able to write about it. There is a bit of change going on here, and I hope to make the most of it over the next many months. Change is good.
links for 2007-02-16
- If this isn’t the truth for most people I know with a BB. I’ve managed to avoid the BB curse, but do have push mail through a 3rd party hosted exchange service on the ‘net along with some other systems.
- This is a great effort by the companies in cooperation. Having a low-cost laptop available to developing areas will help bring opportunities to many who otherwise would not get the chance to go digital. Hopefully, this will add to the positive effect of
- Some information on where RH is at and where its going in 2007 with the next release of RHEL. Good stuff.
- Another chance for AMD to get out front again on the quad-core chip wars. Since its taken the back seat for dual core shipments, it has a window of opportunity to get ahead again.
- Are you on top of the DST 2007 changes? Get patching if you haven’t!
- This is a good win for Opera. The browser company has been pushing the mobile browsing limits for years and its nice to see them get some contracts on shipping handsets. The Opera Mobile browser literally kills PIE in comparison.
links for 2007-02-15
- Image burning tool
A lawyer: Parsing Steve Jobs’ alternative views of the future
Of course, he misses the point, and does not follow the blogoshpere. I’ve been preaching and predicting DRM-free music for almost 9 months now. The reality for the record companies is that they have missed their opportunity to really control the digital market because they were to intent on leaching every penny from every music sale.
Jobs is only a recent convert to the DRM-free movement. Many people have been pointing out the inability of the recording industry to get their head around not suing their customers for using their product. A few kids and parents copying music is not the same as real pirates that produce cut-rate copies of the various artists, and trying to recover those lost sales is akin to slitting their own throats.
Via: CNET News.com – Parsing Steve Jobs’ alternative views of the future
T-Mobile Consumer Push E-Mail service on the way
Looks like there is some new services coming from T-Mobile this year. More community services for mobile users, and a consumer version of their push-mail service that is currently offered for business users.
Via: Yahoo! News – T-Mobile to Offer Consumer Push E-Mail
I’m Back – Sort of
Hello!
Sorry for the lack of posts and information this past week. I got the flu mid-week last week and have been pretty much offline since then. I apologize for not posting, but this was the first time in more than a decade that I had the flu – usually I get just a simple cold over the winter. Not this time.
Anyway, I’ll be trying to catch up or at least get a handle on what’s happing today. Hopefully, I’ll get back in the groove quickly and get some reading started, and maybe some commentary. Later!
links for 2007-02-09
Down and out with a cold
Sorry for not posting recently, workload and a cold have kept me from doing much online this week. Possibly this weekend I’ll get back on track. 🙂
-Rick
links for 2007-02-07
- A very good step forward for Microsoft. OpenID will help curb spam.
- Another important move. IPv6 is a must-implement architecture in our secure Internet future.
- Have you noticed the aging of the IT workforce? My experience mirrors the discussion in the article. Yeah, you notice the younger group more, because of dress or attitude, but the majority of IT seems to be moving from their 30’s to their 40’s – at leas
links for 2007-02-03
- Lifehacker points out Picnik – an online image editor. Can interface with several major online image sharing sites.
@MAC_Arms Pay taxes when you make your money, pay taxes when you spend your money, pay taxes when you successfully invest your money, pay taxes when you save enough taxed money to afford a house, pay taxes to live in your house, pay taxes when you sell the house that you paid taxes on to
Yup, taxes are criminal and we need serious reforms. I've always said that if you want to see a tax revolt, make withholdings illegal and have Americans write a tax check every payday. They'll revolt for sure. You don't miss what you never had.
I think it’s safe to say that @GovEvers should stop blocking audits in Wisconsin and open the books…
“Only AMERICAN citizens should vote.”
Sen. @berniemoreno says voter ID and proof of citizenship are simply common sense.
“We’re talking about a very low threshold — identify who you are and prove you’re a U.S. citizen when you register to vote. I think we’re getting closer to
Wrong. Democrats are solely responsible for hours-long airport lines.
They voted to defund TSA three times and won’t even entertain a conversation about reopening it. Why?
They’re using it as leverage to stop enforcing immigration laws.