Solaris 9 moves to final beta [IDG InfoWorld]
1:26:38 PM    

Delay in Power Mac release "confirmed" [MacNN]
11:57:06 PM    

Columnist: OS X has 'achieved liftoff' [MacCentral]
11:52:16 PM    

Apple's iPod Continues To Defy the Naysayers. Back in late October when Apple's new iPod MP3 player was first introduced, it was met with much fanfare, including a slew of positive reviews. Despite the high praise, anti-Apple naysayers still cast doubts on the success of Apple's latest digital innovation. But strong iPod sales and other factors have proved the naysayers wrong. As it turns out, the iPod's features could have justified a price as much as US$50 more than what Apple charged. [osOpinion]
11:42:44 PM    

'Mac OS X Unleashed' book available [MacCentral]
11:08:18 PM    

Dan Quayle. "We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." [Quotes of the Day]
10:32:31 PM    

you people better love this theme. I almost cried making it. BTW, I HATE WINDOWS INTERNET EXPLORER 6.0!!! It's so Damn Picky
9:24:35 PM    

Chris Stone Goes Terminal Again [MacSlash: A daily dose of Macintosh News and Discussion]
9:22:12 PM    

Putting the Mac in Macromedia. Macromedia was one of the first developers to deliver a major OS X-native app -- Freehand 10 -- but the company has remained silent since then. Now, Macromedia chief software architect Kevin Lynch told NewsFactor that his firm is "committed to Mac OS X." [osOpinion]
9:15:19 PM    

Why Did Apple's iBook Have To Grow Up?. I'm a happy user of Apple's iBook line and recently had the opportunity to look at the new 14" iBook at my local Apple retailer. But I left the store scratching my head and wondering why the design broke away from its ideal form factor. [osOpinion]
9:12:56 PM    

Alleged eBay hacker wants lawyer back. The case takes another odd turn as Jerome Heckenkamp decides not to fire his lawyer, just hours after dismissing her. [CNET News.com]
9:07:38 PM    

redoubt: Dictionary.com Word of the Day. redoubt [Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
8:47:42 PM    

Industry says ho-hum to Netscape suit. High-tech lobbyists issue a collective yawn as the AOL Time Warner unit sues Microsoft for damage done in the 1990s browser wars. Even rabid Microsoft basher Sun is mum. [CNET News.com]
8:45:36 PM    

Earnings alert: Streamlining at SAP. The software maker combines units as it cautiously eyes 2002...Amazon.com reports its first-ever net profit...EarthLink falls short of estimates. [CNET News.com]
8:42:58 PM    

Wozniak rolls out "Wheels of Zeus". Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak unveils plans for a new company that will design wireless products to "help everyday people track everyday things." [CNET News.com]
8:39:32 PM    

Yahoo puts a price on searches. The Web powerhouse unveils a pay-per-view search product, the latest premium service aimed at offsetting the company's online advertising decline. [CNET News.com]
8:35:20 PM    

A painful homecoming. After returning from a yearlong hiatus, Gateway CEO Ted Waitt finds that his early success is hard to repeat. [CNET News.com]
8:33:20 PM    

Fuel Cells That Fit in a Laptop. Everybody's talking about micro fuel cells and their potential, but there are no actual products. A German company may be the first on the market. Reiner Gaertner reports from Cologne, Germany. [Wired News]
8:29:18 PM    

Palm-ists Like the Company Split. After months of financial woes, Palm is expected to bounce back nicely. Also: Cingular sees a spike in profits, but customers take a hike.... Virgin gets flirty with SMS.... FBI agents look for cell phones at Ground Zero.... and more, in this week's Unwired News. By Elisa Batista [Wired News]
8:27:38 PM    

A Human Rights Site? In China?. China launches a human rights website that not only vows to go after Muslim separatists but leaves much to be desired in other areas, too. David Winning reports from Beijing. [Wired News]
8:25:42 PM    

Scoble's story on Blogger Pro is rising fast at Daypop.   [Scripting News]
8:20:55 PM    

Sean Gallagher: "If they just gave the money to a trust to fund Mozilla, that might make things interesting."  [Scripting News]
8:19:19 PM    

Mark Paschal: "A large part of Radio's coolness is from its decentralizedness."  [Scripting News]
8:14:10 PM    

Wired: Broadband Cowboy. There's no sensible reason why Americans shouldn't have inexpensive, ubiquitous, high-performance broadband access, Hendricks says. Using technologies that are already available or in fast-track development, everyone could enjoy reliable, fully symmetrical wireless at T1 speed or better. [Tomalak's Realm]
8:09:53 PM    

Mind bomb: The Blogger API in Radio.   [Scripting News]
8:07:58 PM    

More Asian companies adopting Linux. Asian companies are increasingly running their server applications on the open-source operating system, driven primarily by cost concerns. [CNET News.com]
8:06:09 PM    

Aimster changes name, adds fee service. The file-swapping company, which is working to attract paying members, hands America Online its name and rebrands itself Madster.com. [CNET News.com]
8:04:38 PM    

Matthew Trump is working on what he calls the Radio Paradigm.  [Scripting News]
8:03:00 PM    

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7:51:58 PM    

Exactly What Is AOL Up To?. AOL sues Microsoft, flirts with Linux, raises ISP fees, says farewell to two top executives and sounds an earnings warning. Analysts are pondering the flurry of front- and back-office moves. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
7:34:42 PM    

Network management barrage set for ComNet [IDG InfoWorld]
12:22:14 AM    

Amazon reports first net profit; offers free shipping [IDG InfoWorld]
12:06:41 AM    

Oracle's simplified 11i pricing raises questions [IDG InfoWorld]
12:04:12 AM    

Authors' Sites Offer Insights. Authors like the idea that publishers don't get involved in their promotional websites, saying the autonomy allows them to be more creative. Also: A Tennessee library lobbies for funding.... and more, in M.J. Rose's notebook. [Wired News]
11:59:43 PM    

Mendocino, CA: Microwave Hot Seat. One man leads the fight to keep this touristy coastal town free of what he believes are the harmful effects of electromagnetic fields. But detractors warn of the harmful effects of denying the bountiful advance of technology. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News]
11:54:44 PM    

Wireless Harmless, More or Less?. Amid conflicting studies detailing the health risks from electromagnetic fields, the proliferation of wireless technologies continues. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News]
11:52:38 PM    

How to Translate 'Free' to 'Fee'. When translation startup Babylon informed its customers it would begin charging for services that previously were free, it didn't know what to expect. Its story is representative of what's happening on the Internet overall. By Tania Hershman. [Wired News]
11:48:32 PM    

Mark Hershberger has Emacs working with Blogger.  [Scripting News]
11:41:02 PM    

philomath: Dictionary.com Word of the Day. philomath [Dictionary.com Word of the Day]
11:36:15 PM    

Handspring to developers: Remain calm. Despite announcing plans to eventually exit the traditional handheld organizer market, Handspring is trying to reassure developers it is not doing so anytime soon. [CNET News.com]
11:26:25 PM    

Scoble's notes from the Blogger Pro demo this evening.  [Scripting News]
11:11:31 PM    

Is Bush's Fuel Cell Plan Hot Air?. Experts say the Bush administration's new focus, fuel-cell technology is at least a decade away, and its dismissal of current goals of fuel-efficient cars will increase America's dependence on foreign oil. By John Gartner. [Wired News]
9:19:55 PM    

Netscape searches for browser retribution [IDG InfoWorld]
8:43:13 PM    

AOL denies bidding for Red Hat. AOL Time Warner says it is not in negotiations that could led to an acquisition of Linux manufacturer Red Hat. [CNET News.com]
3:29:43 PM    

AP: Amazon.com Posts First-Ever Profit.  [Scripting News]
3:13:30 PM    

Report: AOL in talks to acquire Red Hat [IDG InfoWorld]
2:13:14 PM    

What Makes the Sun Flare. A team of scientists is discovering that solar activity, manifested by turbulent surface flares, actually emanates from deep within the fiery ball. By Louise Knapp. [Wired News]
2:07:53 PM    

AOL's Pursuit of the Penguin. AOL Time Warner is rumored to be after Linux distributor Red Hat. Does this mean 32 million subscribers will be instant geeks? Not exactly. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
2:02:57 PM    

A new Bryan Bell theme for Radio 8. "Adult Contemporary."  [Scripting News]
1:28:28 PM    

Robert Barksdale gets it. It's a bootstrap. A bit of a Hail Mary. It's like Peter Pan. If you believe in it, it happens. If you doubt, it doesn't.  [Scripting News]
5:38:45 PM    

New reality show features Ozzy Osbourne. Oz and his family will be the focus of a new MTV reality series, "The Osbournes," set to debut March 5. The weekly show will follow the family -- including his wife/manager, Sharon, and teenage children Jack and Kelly -- for six months. The Osbournes gave MTV virtually unlimited access into their lives, as cameras followed them around wherever they went. Been there, Done that. [Adam Curry: CurryDotCom]
5:30:43 PM    

Zeldman: "Our stupid industry pitifully undervalues good web writing." And the Bird flips back at Zeldman. Some days the Web is so damned realtime and 1.0. Then Simon Fell supports my assertion (below) that nothing works and Seth Dillingham wonders how Radio can possibly work.  [Scripting News]
5:25:43 PM    

iLuxo Jr.. Someone's gone and made the iMac ad everyone wants to see. [Adam Curry: CurryDotCom]
5:24:08 PM    

Just why AOL is in negtiations to purchase Linux "packager" Red Hat?

The reason I liked AOL when they started (as Vienna Online, I believe) was that their floppies made my computer useful. With AOL I got communities, content, instant messaging and I got mail.

If AOL/Time Warner feels they need to be an OS company then I presume content is a dead horse, Sell your stock, last one out turns off the lights.

Perhaps there is confusion between an OS and a platform.

AOL should bundle a productivity product like Radio with their existing hosting business and sell 'default' RSS xml feeds to their installed base of advertisers. Now that would be an interesting platform!

Earth to Bob Pittman, get your ass out of Round Hill and consider changing the battlefield. [Adam Curry: CurryDotCom]
11:41:48 AM    

China Tightens Web Controls. Internet service providers in China are ordered to screen all e-mails, and they will be held accountable for all postings on their websites, according to the tightest governmental controls yet. [Wired News]
11:19:11 PM    

iMac hopefuls face longer waits. Strong demand for Apple Computer's new top-of-the-line iMac means later delivery dates for prospective buyers. [CNET News.com]
10:57:22 PM    

Are new Power Macs on the way?. Faster versions of Apple Computer's Power Mac G4 desktop can't come soon enough, analysts and Mac resellers say. [CNET News.com]
10:47:55 PM    

Xbox drags on Microsoft profit. While the company is touting strong initial sales for its new video game console, analysts say success will come at a price. [CNET News.com]
10:40:03 PM    

The week in review: Security alert. Microsoft's recent spate of embarrassing security problems prompted Bill Gates to announce a shift in company focus. Some observers wonder if it isn't all just hype. [CNET News.com]
10:35:48 PM    

New feature: Spam-free MailTo for Radio weblogs.   [Scripting News]
6:52:49 PM