Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Patent creates IM wrinkle. America Online quietly secures a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software. [CNET News.com] 8:20:48 PM

ElcomSoft verdict: Not guilty. In the first major test of the criminal provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a jury finds ElcomSoft not guilty of creating a tool to steal eBooks. [CNET News.com] 1:00:34 PM

Mary Jo Foley: "Could Microsoft be working behind the scenes on another new programming language?" [Scripting News] 12:56:18 PM

Poll: Bush Hasn't Made Case for Iraq War. [Google Top Stories] 10:21:49 AM

Glenn Fleishman is talking with Bob Frankston (one of the guys who invented the spreadsheet) about Quality of Service and bandwidth. I agree, I can already do videoconferencing. I just want more bandwidth so we can pass around videos and music a lot faster (and so I can host my blog at home and not worry that I'll get Slashdotted someday). [The Scobleizer Weblog] 10:17:12 AM

Microsoft unveils entertainment software. The company is set to announce Tuesday the availability of new entertainment software for Windows XP, featuring tools for handling music, movies and photos on the PC. [CNET News.com] 9:50:02 AM