Category Archives: Web/Tech

With all the talk about Web 2.0 on the blogosphere this week, I thought this post talking about SOA 2.0 might be interesting reading to the techies out there. My favorite possibility is “uncontrolled reuse”…

Check out this site.  I’m sure he’ll appreciate the trackback, but he certainly doesn’t need it. The site sells advertising pixels in blocks of 100 and each pixel sells for $1.  So far he’s made a quarter of a million.  … Continue reading →

www.ritarelief.org Looks like we’re preparing well in advance on all fronts.  That said, their web page does appear to be registered by someone wishing to ward off the scam artists of the world. Its early, but I fear we may … Continue reading →

Wow!  I recently bought a Linksys Range Extender to cover some wireless dead spots in my own house.  However, according to this it looks like Google may be working on a HUGE Wi-Fi network and thus maybe I wasted my … Continue reading →

From time to time, its worth looking at the Internet Usage Statistics to ensure you have an accurate perspective on where the web is going.  Of note, North America represents 23.8% of the World Users with a penetration rate of … Continue reading →

My mother recently pointed out that she enjoys the humor and life portions of my weblog, but is bored by the deep ones.  In addition, I’d already been thinking that I needed to perform a little redesign magic on the … Continue reading →

This is the beginnings of part 1 of the Kevin Kelly New Rules of the New Economy review series.  I introduced it here. If you’d like to take a quick read of Kevin Kelly’s Embrace the Swarm chapter, an online … Continue reading →

The airline industry is in turmoil as further exemplified by the bankruptcy filings by Delta and Northwest Airlines. American Airlines has lessened their bleeding, but I believe they are still losing ground. I haven’t researched the facts, so I’m not … Continue reading →

I didn’t think it could be done, but they’ve found a way to add a fifth blade.  Take a look at the Gillette Fusion.  I didn’t happen to read if it vibrates, though.

And now back to technology.  Nokia has a deep investment in ClearCase as their configuration management tool.  Trouble is, its slow, does not support remote access (well, at least), and requires a full-time administrator for each deployment.  Its also quite … Continue reading →