Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Screensavers crack medical puzzle. The spare capacity of thousands of computers allows scientists to solve a complex problem - which could one day help them fight disease. [BBC News | TECHNOLOGY] 10:02:01 PM    comment []

The Inquiring Minds Behind 200 Years of Inventions. To celebrate its 200th anniversary, the United States Patent and Trademark Office last week brought together inventors to talk about what they do. [New York Times: Technology] See Moon Traveller story: http://127.0.0.1:5335/stories/2002/10/24/lazinessAsTheMotherOfAllInvention 10:00:58 PM    comment []

S.E.C. Said to Tell Martha Stewart of Evidence for Civil Complaint. Martha Stewart has been notified by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has sufficient evidence to bring a civil complaint against her. [New York Times: Business] 9:59:55 PM    comment []

Times Co. to Buy Washington Post's Stake in Herald Tribune. The New York Times Company said today that it had signed a letter of intent to become the sole owner of the Paris-based newspaper. [New York Times: Business] 9:59:09 PM    comment []

Make the most of XSL-FO; Lively up those Web services By Jack Vaughan [ADTMAG.com - OCTOBER 22, 2002] - XML has been asked to do a lot since its startling inception in the late '90s. The same is true for a host of XML-related standards. Although conceptually simple, implementation of these standards, especially when coupled with complex Java and .NET environments, can be challenging in the hands of newcomers. And few in XML are not in the category of newcomer. Among matters that concern one highly versed ''XML-ist'', G. Ken Holman of Crane Softwrights Ltd, as he watches XML spread and evolve, is the treatment of documents. In XML-based Web services especially, he noted in a recent conversation with Programmers Report, the rush to create machine-to-machine communications systems often ignores the still-important role printed documents play in business-to-business (B2B) efforts.  Read article at adtmag.com 2:45:00 PM    comment []