Motz rules to put Java in Windows, IE. Judge approves preliminary injunction sought by Sun [InfoWorld: Top News] Scoble's comment: oh boy. Does this really change the technology world? I doubt it. If Java was Open Source, maybe. Microsoft's .NET has already effectively minimized Java on the Windows platform. I don't get why this is a huge loss for Microsoft. I'm not even sure it's a loss at all. Maybe in the morning I'll feel differently.

Microsoft, Adobe in document duel?. Adobe Systems readies a new business push as industry giant Microsoft moves ahead with plans for software that could nibble at the edge of Adobe's market. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] Scoble's Comment. I love PDF. I reported more bugs on the Acrobat 1.0 beta than anyone else and won a laser printer for it. Now that the Tablet is here, PDF is getting more and more useful. Microsoft doesn't get why PDF is so popular (and how to kill it).

Is the Pocket PC Shaping the Mobile Device Market?. WebTalkGuys Radio Dec 23 2002 11:14PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]. Scoble's comment: nah, after playing with them both, it's my belief that Pocket PC will disappear within five years and something with Windows XP/Tablet PC Edition will take its place. My prediction for 2006? The PocketPC's days are numbered. Yeah, like any of you can predict any better.

Top 10 Google Myths Revealed. Does Google use meta tags? Does it penalize sites that use popups? And what's the real meaning of PageRank? Chris pulls back the search giant's veil to expose the truth about Google. [SitePoint.com] Scoble's comment: good article for those of you trying to figure out how Google works.

Does God Exist? asks MSNBC. They ask atheists to give a reason for their atheism. Exactly why I'm an agnostic, albeit leaning toward atheism. How do you exactly prove either way? Certainly I can prove that God ain't the thing that the Bible describes (or the Quaran either). But, how do I prove that there wasn't a creator? I can't. You can't prove the existence of one either. Stop trying to rely on your pattern generator. Most of the time you can look at something, like a tree, and your brain instantly says "oh, that's a tree." You can't do that when it comes to questions about what happened billions of years ago. I do think it's unfortunate that people put in answers where none exist. I'd rather say "the picture isn't clear right now, so I'll go onto another channel." If God really cared about what I think she'd start an RSS channel anyway. After all, she is all-knowing, right? Oh, great, maybe God is Google.

Happy Holidays from my family to yours! Well, OK, the bird was added in their for eye candy reasons (it makes a killer desktop image).

The other thing I noticed -- at least at first -- about the Tablet is my frustration. I'm a keyboarder. I type 100 words a minute (well, OK, maybe only 80 accurately). My handwriting sucks. But, isn't that because I don't use it? Probably. I found that after just an hour my handwriting was getting better and clearer. I still want a keyboard, but I can see times when I want to draw, write, and edit with a pen.

Oh, Dave, RSS is gonna be MUCH more important with Tablets. Why? Scrolling is killer. Reading is killer. Typing is not. So, you don't want to visit 200 URLs, but visiting one RSS feed is awesome! The most important thing to put on a Tablet is a good RSS aggregator (my choice, of course, is Radio UserLand).

The format of the Tablet makes you want to read. I think I'm going to get some eBooks for my Tablet. Some eMagazines. And tons of RSS content. Being on a plane with this thing is gonna be a major status symbol.

Anyway, first experiments show me why there have been so much mixed reactions on the Tablet (some journalists loved them, some hated them).

It all depends on how much you really need a keyboard. More to come later.

The first thing you notice on the Tablet is that the ink is so natural. I had Maryam's 10-year-old niece write on it. Instantly she got it. Tablets are gonna be BIG with kids. It's what they've always wanted to communicate with. Kids are natural artists. Put a pen in their hands and they are so happy. Too bad Tablets today are so expensive (some, like the Gateway/Motion machine are selling for $2700-$2900, others, like the Acer, are selling for about $1600).

This is the first night I've really had a good chance to use the Tablet, and boy is it exciting and frustrating at the same time. It reminds me of the first time I saw Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. This feeling is what tells me we have a significant piece of technology that's shipped.

So, I visited my brother-in-law's house tonight, pulled out my Tablet, found a wireless network, and logged on. I love Silicon Valley. Oh, you think you're special, do you, cause you have 802.11 too? Well, he had six networks to choose from, none of them his. Sigh, I only have two.