Essays and everything else

Every post since January 2000, newest first. The early ones are short.

April 5, 2003

BBC Reporters Blog
I’ve been trying to avoid posting about the war, but I just have to say that IMHO the BBC Reporters’ Log has been some of the best reporting about the war.
April 4, 2003

NextDraft Blog
Good news … Dave Pell has turned the NextDraft newsletter into a Blog.
April 3, 2003

Outlook 2003 Beta 2
I installed Office 2003 Beta 2 the other day and for the most part I’m very pleased and feel much of the hype is justified.
April 2, 2003

WiFi Community Networking
“… an innovative project within Linksys. Called the LinkSysCommunity Network, the company will provide fast, powerful and inexpensive solutions for Community LANs.”
April 2, 2003

InfoPath and OneNote not part of the retail Office suite
cnet: “Microsoft will not include InfoPath and OneNote as part of the Office suite sold at retail or installed on new computers.”
April 2, 2003

Interesting tidbits on the new version of Office
I found Woody Leeonhard’s interesting tidbits on Office 2003 Beta while searching Google Groups for info on installing SharePoint Beta 2.
April 1, 2003

Ask Google?
AvaQuest has a neat Google hack called GooglePeople that demonstrates “it is possible to scour the Web for answers to questions using the vast data repository provided by Google.”
March 31, 2003

Updated Pinto Photo Gallery
I finally updated the gallery of photos Catherine and I have taken over the last 4 years of our dog Pinto, who we believe is a mix between Great Dane, Fox Hound and American Bull …
March 31, 2003

So much Open Source Software
I certainly agree with Mark that the availability of Open Source Software is tremendous — I believe this has been the case for a long time.
March 31, 2003

Microsoft adds support for Wi-Fi Protected Access security in XP
“Microsoft on Monday released a Windows XP update designed to enhance security for computers that connect to wireless networks.” (via CNet)