Tim Ewald responds to Don’s question about the validity of the the four tenets. Don asked for input… This quote really struck home: And finally, I’m not sure I want to build on a layer designed to factor HTTP in on top of a layer that was designed to factor it out. Considering that I am […]
I have been meaning to blog about these guys for a few days now. Check it out TimmyOnTime » Time Management meets Instant Messaging I think the idea of using instant messaging to communicate with a server application is brilliant. I also get a real kick out of chatting with Timmy. Every time my boss gives […]
One of my “things to do” has been to find a decent podcast aggregator. Since I got my Sansa e260 I have been listening to a lot more podcasts and it is starting to become a chore to keep track of new episodes.
“After spending five years being told that the Linux desktop is too hard to use, these fucking alarm clocks boggle my mind. If ordinary people can really figure out how to set the alarm at a hotel, then we are going to make OpenOffice default to vi keybindings in the next Novell Linux Desktop. ” — […]
I have always enjoyed making predictions about where the IT business is going. Now I can blog about it and realize in a few years how wrong I was! IBM is going to buy Sun. The main reason is to prevent Oracle from buying them. Oracle have the database, the application suite, they are talking […]
Call me a skeptic, but I just don’t think MBS (Microsoft Business Solutions) are headed the right way with their new roles based model for Microsoft Dynamics. In a number of the recent announcements made at the Business Summit and PDC, they have talked extensively about the 50 roles that they have defined to try […]
Frank has a post talking about why small businesses don’t get the concept of “software on demand”. My perspective is that small businesses don’t want software on demand. One argument put forward by Frank is that small businesses have minimal IT staff therefore they should welcome a third-party company who is prepared to look after the IT […]
I feel I have to weigh in to the current debate regarding the end of support of VB6. Many people have stated that they see no reason to move working VB6 applications to the .Net framework. They feel because they are still using VB6 that Microsoft should still support and enhance it. As a vendor […]
I have to share this gem. This is from the first page of the Biztalk server documentation. “Imagine being the parts manager for an automobile manufacturing company. Your database system informs you that you are low on door handles, so you need to act quickly. You fax a purchase order (PO) to a supplier, who […]