Monday, October 21, 2002

I want to go to this, even if I have to pay for it myself. Pure geek heaven, held in the ashes of Silicon Valley. 7:55:33 AM

Apple's road less traveled. Technology strategy maps a path to the enterprise's front door [InfoWorld: Top News] More weight on the side of investing in a new iMac. I keep holding off, but I also keep wandering into tech stores and playing with the Macs. And there's probably a new business idea here, too. How about a Mac-centric SI or VAR firm with services for small-medium businesses, working up to enterprise clients? Could be fun. 7:11:27 AM

Crash test penguin? Chrysler meets Linux. DaimlerChrysler buys 108 dual-processor Linux workstations from IBM to run car-crash simulations, highlighting the spread of the low-cost "cluster" supercomputer technique. [CNET News.com] Creating Beowulf clusters and then tuning applications to run on them is a very specialized skill. There are likey a few good startup company ideas in this - it's somethig I would enjoy doing. I wonder if there's a strong medical tie-in. Hmmmm.... 7:05:50 AM

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