I must add this to my to-test list: “POPFile is an email classification system that has a Naive Bayes text classifier and a POP3 proxy. It works with any mail client using POP3.”

Read the first post in the Slashdot thread and I bet it’s your first thought as well :-)

Or perhaps this one … “Oak Technology demonstrated at the Intel Developer Forum last week a prototype that uses a recently approved communications specification to transform a commercially available DVD player into a connected part of a home network. The setup lets the DVD player access digital media files, such as digital video, images and audio, that are stored on a PC” [ more here]

For the past few hours I’ve been using Cloudmark’s new P2P based spam filter plug-in for Outlook and so far so good. In addition to my own simple home grown server-based phrase matching spam filter, I’ve only had one bogus message reach my inbox. If I factor out what my own spam filter nabbed, that’s roughly 1 spam out of 5. Not bad. However, given the P2P roots of Coundmark’s spam filter, I can only imagine that it’ll get better and better as more people use the system. So, start using it!

Short, but interesting interview with eRoom CEO Jeffrey Beir …

Some quotes: “Beir: A proprietary, fat-client, peer-to-peer, replicated, $49-a-client strategy is not a modern strategy. It’s a very ’90s strategy. Let’s step back to the business problem. A team of people needs to come together rapidly to collaborate on a mission-critical project. There’s rich content, and there are lots of applications. That dictates an architecture that must work very easily across enterprises; it needs to be agnostic about the platform; it needs to be thin-client so it’s easy to deploy; it needs to be enterprise-scalable and 24-by-7.”

This is a good read …

“Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are a technology with a lot of promise,
but their often-hyped potential leaves some designers feeling blindsided
by the 2×4 known as reality. This article sorts out the differences, and
makes a case for educating yourself now in preparation for the future.”

http://www.digital-web.com/features/feature_2002-06.shtml

Interesting … “Peer-to-peer software specialist Groove Networks on Monday will release a new version of its collaboration and instant messaging software.”

“Version 2.0 of the Groove software includes tools for integration with Outlook e-mail, enhanced support for Microsoft Office and new server tools for businesses using the service.”

“The new version includes an “Outlook onramp” tool that can automatically convert e-mail attachments into documents that can be shared through Groove’s collaboration tools, preventing those endless sequences of “Re:” messages, said Richard Eckel, vice president of communications for Groove. “People are seeing that e-mail is not a tool that really works for group discussions,” he said. " http://news.com.com/2100-1001-880508.html

I received this one from John and I can’t tell if it’s is a joke or not … Either way, it’s hilarious!

Software! Secrets! Exposed! “If you’ve ever dreamed about building a business that can stand the test of time, that can deliver consistent massive profits, that doesn’t take a genius to create and maintain you can now get your hands on the ultimate step-by-step guide to the secrets of the software business!”

“the ability to collaborate in many communities using the tools of hypertext, indexing, search, and cross-referencing.” Jon Udell explores Radio UserLand 8.0

an analysis of the enterprise enabled version of salesforce.com with some interesting quotes: “Sooner or later, the Windows file system will likely morph into a database — one that furthers the SQL/XML hybridization we see in SQL Server already. An application that uses file-oriented XML data now will be well-positioned to exploit a local database engine, if and when such a thing becomes a standard part of the installed base.”