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Om Malik on widgets

I am a widget enthusiast – well designed/focused widgets rock, and will become standard gadgets on desktop as well as mobile. Om recently wrote a piece on widgets for Business 2.0 – see Suddenly everything's coming up widgets… “Breaking down the Web into…

Rita Hayworth as Gilda

I don't watch many (very) old movies, but I've to say… after 60 years, Rita Hayworth, in her 1946 movie Gilda (she was 28 years old then), oh boy, what a gorgeous, sleek woman she was, really – an American actress of Spanish…

Technorati Update Problem

I don't know what else to do… Technorati doesn't want to update my blog. It says my blog was last updated 136 days ago, which is not true. I have tried ping, reclaiming, and other, and have emailed them a number of times…

2006 TEXAS WIRELESS SUMMIT

        Where: InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel Austin, Texas USA When: 26-27 September 2006 Website: www.twsummit.com The 2006 Texas Wireless Summit will provide a fast forward glimpse that goes beyond 18 months on what to expect from disruptive new technologies…

In Memory of Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter

Sad news today. We are very sorry to learn about the sudden death of Steve Irwin. My family and I enjoyed very much his shows, and his enthusiasm, and lessons about the animal wildlife. Life is so short, and I 'm glad that…

Visualizing Digg Activity

I always have enjoyed data visualization and simulations. From my days as a teen when attaching oscilloscopes to analog sources such as the music stereo receiver and “watching” the music, to my days as a computer science student visualizing data structures and logic…

ACM Queue Sept 2006 – Compliance

If you are working on medical systems, or large systems or Information Technology (I/T) where compliance and audits are very important, grab a copy of this month's ACM Queue magazine, which is packed with good information on compliance, from SOX to HIPPA and…

Blogging Conjecture #1

Blogging is not easy… blogging good content that is. When writing good content, something has to give: Blogging Conjecture #1: The amount of (good, daily) content found in a weblog is proportional to the amount of work the blog author really accomplishes at…

Away…

My blog will be quiet for a while… I'll be enjoying some time off in the beach w/ the family… Have a good one. Later! ceo

The Sudden Death of the IDE Market

The commercial (Java) IDE market has been going through a transformation that started more than 3 years ago. And it all started with the introduction of NetBeans and Eclipse free IDEs. I remember (and experienced in person) the love-hate relationship between Metrowerks and…