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Following the departure of Kevin Conroy from AOL, the product group is being reorganized. Ted Cahall is being named the new president of the product group. Cahall will be in charge of Mail, Truveo, Mobile, Toolbar, Safety & Security, Parental Controls, the AOL Client, Search, MapQuest, Global Publishing Technology and Relegence. This is a big step up for Cahall, who previously was EVP of Platforms and Technologies (which was search and engineering support to other divisions). He is now

Jan. 8, 2009 03:06 PM

Guide to Service Virtualization in Enterprise Application Development - Part Four: When No Virtualization is in Use

This is the fourth post in our six part series on, Service Virtualization in Enterprise Application Development. The series covers how service virtualization complements hardware virtualization with the ability to reduce cost and increase business agility across the entire software lifecycle. The complete white paper can be down loaded at Service Virtualization in Enterprise Application Development. In this post we look at a reference architecture when no virtualization is in use to set the st

Jan. 8, 2009 09:54 AM

To-Do lists

Q: How does one get things done? A: One makes a list. I've been looking all week for a Task list, or To-Do list that really works. I was using Things, before they released their 1.0 product, but they put it out last week, and it was $49.95. That's too much -- to do lists are not a $50 problem. They're maybe a $10 problem, or a $20 problem, and I would conceivably pay $50 if they had a version of it in the cloud, as well as the desktop and iPhone apps. No webapp, no can do. I used to do t

Jan. 8, 2009 07:36 AM

Obama - Check Please TV - 2001

Yes - it appears he did exist before 2004!

Jan. 7, 2009 06:34 PM

CEP as a “BI Megatrend”?

Sometime one has to take what one reads on the web with a liberal pinch of salt. I was amused to read on Intelligent Enterprise in the last few days that: CEP is a “BI Megatrend” CEP is a “marketing device” CEP to be provided by IBM’s latest (rule engine) technology acquisition - presumably either alongside, or replacing, their “Appsoft” (per the article) acquisition… [*1] The first article is the most interesting: the BI megatrends also of inter

Jan. 7, 2009 06:04 PM

Friends Of Dave for FriendFeed

Just one more service, I promise. A test to see if it works...

Jan. 7, 2009 04:59 PM

Copilot OneClick for Macintosh

Fog Creek Copilot is an inexpensive, and very easy to use, remote tech support system that allows you to remote-control someone else’s computer over the Internet without installing anything special. It’s perfect for ad-hoc tech support, and used extensively by helpdesks, software companies providing telephone support, and people helping their friends and families with computer problems. At Fog Creek, we even use it to conduct coding interviews for programmers. The new Copilot OneClick featu

Jan. 7, 2009 04:05 PM

Web 2.0 in 2009: What's Out, What's In

As a CTO, my boss tells me I am entrusted with ‘understanding market forces and business drivers to drive JackBe's technical vision and strategy’. So I am prone to trend-watching and predictions. In fact, I like predictions. And I think my 'Web 2.0 in 2008: What's Out, What's In' predictions were fairly good.I should note that I think the end of the year is a fairly arbitrary time to consider ‘what’s next, what’s hot, and what’s dead-on-arrival’. After all, the Web 2.0 world ch

Jan. 7, 2009 10:46 AM

Reform the FCC

There are lots of ideas, resources, and discussion about how to reform the FCC at the aptly named Reforming the FCC site put together by Public Knowledge and Silicon Flatirons. [Tags: fcc net_neutrality ]

Jan. 7, 2009 10:10 AM

ICOODB 2009 call for papers.

I would encorage you to consider submitting a paper and/or a tutorial to the second International Conference on Object Databases (ICOODB), which will take place on July 1-3, 2009, at ETH, Zurich, in Switzerland.As you may know, ICOODB 2009 is the second in a series of international conferences aimed at promoting the exchange of information and ideas between members of the object database community. (Last year ICOODB was in Berlin).A key feature of this year conference is its goal to bring

Jan. 7, 2009 06:51 AM

A flash from the past - Seattle Speakeasy

This morning while walking the dog, I was overcome with a flash from the past - a memory I have of being in a Seattle Speakeasy circa 1998. Ah, those were the days

Jan. 7, 2009 06:41 AM

SY + MEAP = P1

Sybase Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms Magic Quadrant

Jan. 6, 2009 11:51 AM

Cfengine Launches Commercial Open Source Company

Starting in 2009 popular, autonomic configuration management tool, Cfengine will be commercially supported by a company formed by Cfengine author, Mark Burgess. Cfengine has a laundry list of brand names that are using their software –AT&T, Bloomberg, IBM, Nokia, and many more. I suspect that many of them would pay for commercial support: Here’s the news from the newly formed Cfengine AS: Following 5 years of research and development under the technical direction of its long time aut

Jan. 6, 2009 10:55 AM

Adaptive Path’s 2009 Events - So many options!

For the first time in Adaptive Path’s history, we’ve released our entire slate of in-person events for the year at the beginning of the year. (I say “in-person” because we’re still working on our virtual seminar lineup). I know it’s going to be a strange year for many folks, budget-wise, but we’re confident we have events that can satisfy various abilities of spend. And if you use the promotional code FOPM, you’ll get an extra 15% off! I’m mo

Jan. 5, 2009 07:16 PM

Things I Learned As A Kid (Number 22 in a series)

There is a Santa Claus. There isn't a Santa Claus. The deal about Santa? The same goes for his elves, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, God, and the Halloween Ghosts and Goblins.

Jan. 5, 2009 06:44 PM

How can Adobe make learning ActionScript 3 easier?

As you may have noticed from some of my recent posts (here and here), I have been spending some time lately thinking about the ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 transition. I am working on some stuff to make this transition easier (especially for non-developers), but I wanted to make a quick post and get the community’s input. How can we make the transition from ActionScript 2 to ActionScript 3 easier? I am specifically interested in input from anyone who does not consider themselves hardco

Jan. 5, 2009 03:14 PM

Are you using Footprint project?

If yes, please register that at Ohloh.

Jan. 5, 2009 02:00 PM

I support Israel 2

A blogger and a software developer from United Kingdom posted the following:"Having just received some photos from a source I will not name, it is truly horrific to actually see what is going on there, I mean this is the sort of stuff that

Jan. 5, 2009 11:40 AM

Auroralites dog safety collar

A friend recently pointed out a cool gadget to me that deserves a brief mention on this blog. It is a dog safety collar from Auroralites that uses electroluminescent ("EL") technology to provide a long-lived and bright safety light for your night-time walkies. The product is already being used by police, search & rescue, FBI, and other security K-9 teams, and is now also available for civilian use. The collar is shock proof, water resistant and soft, so they won't break teeth. They

Jan. 4, 2009 08:22 PM