Saturday, April 24, 2004

Quebec engineers win court battle against Microsoft. The software giant is penalized for the first time over its use of the word "engineer" in its professional certification program. Just when you thought it was over, an old debate is reignited. [itbusiness.ca 20040407] 9:53:59 AM    comment []

Word 2003's ".xml" format produces "XML of a spectacularly hideous form". XML guru John Simpson talks about a tool that does a good job of converting Word document files (.doc) and Rich Text Format (.rtf file) versions into pretty reasonable XML form. [XML.com 20031230] 9:52:22 AM    comment []

Gmail Conversation: Google's Sergey Brin. Gmail, Google's new Web-based e-mail service, has sparked commentary, controversy and even calls for congressional action. eWEEK's Steve Gillmor explored the perils and possibilities of the free software-as-service in an exclusive conversation with Google co-founder Sergey Brin. [Steve Gillmor's Blogosphere 4/24/2004] 8:10:42 AM    comment []