Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Allaire - Macromedia and Beyond Jeremy Allair is stepping down as CTO of Macromedia, taking a role at a technologist at a VC in Boston. His contract must have just expired :-) After eight years with Allaire and Macromedia, I've decided to move on. What a ride its been, and will no doubt continue to be. [snip] But after eight-years of being deeply focused on the world of Internet application software platforms, I'm ready to move on. After this week, I'll be moving to a Boston-area venture firm, where I'll be a technologist/entrepreneur in residence. I'm going to help them find interesting opportunities, and then work with their early stage companies. I have a lot to learn. I'm also going to stay involved with Macromedia to keep a connection with the company and its customers. I'll have a role as a Founder Emeritus of Macromedia... [Jeremy Allaire's Radio] Here he talks about rich internet applications... I've yet to see one myself, but I hear they're all the rage... We established a new category and architecture for Internet applications --- Rich Internet Applications. It's not just marketing anymore. It's a phrase that influential people are using. And it's about a new model for software that combines rich clients with web services, and real-time communications. It IS just marketing, Jeremy. If (influential?!) people are using the phrase, but not actually using the technology, isn't that the definition of marketing hype? 3:15:40 PM

New Blogging Tools for an Expanding Market For those who subscribe to the WSJ, Big Internet Players Show New Interest in Weblogs notes how the expanding blogsphere is now attracting the interest of big name players, such as the global internet company Terra Lycos, which launched its Blog Builder tool last week. [beSpacific] 10:22:19 AM

Self-calibrating home theater system I've often wondered how sound systems could be customized to fit the room they're installed into. This is such a simple solution! JVC has a new digital surround sound home theater system that automatically calibrates itself to whatever room it's in. You just sit down at the spot where you plan to watch movies, clap your hands, and the speakers adjust themselves accordingly. Read [Gizmodo] 10:06:14 AM