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	Saturday, June 25, 2005

Future Windows to Support RSS  (techdrivenlife) Microsoft Corp. said Friday that the next version of its Windows operating system will have built-in support for Internet data feeds, an increasingly popular way to get news and other information channeled straight to a computer. RSS, short for Really Simple Syndication, hasn't broken into widespread use yet, but the world's largest software maker believes it will become a mainstay. "We really believe that RSS is key to how people will be using the Internet in the future," said Megan Kidd, a Windows product manager.   9:54:05 PM     comment []   trackback []

Windows vs Linux should not be an Emotional Issue  (techdrivenlife) I wrote before about a business case by a client who feels that it was not financial viable for him to move his applications and platform from Windows to Linux.  I got a lot of feedback, and the usual flame. As discussed here, the move to Linux should not be an emotional one. Business executives don't respond to the "Microsoft is evil" approach with the same vigor college kids reading Slashdot while having their morning coffee. If the people who feel that Open source is more viable, should try to present a business case and proper methodologies which are more acceptable to business people.  Sometimes, their attitude that those who don't appreciate open source must be stupid know-it-all attitude may do their movement more harm than good.     9:51:34 PM     comment []   trackback []

Programming Jobs not Popular  (techdrivenlife) There's now lots of reports that programming jobs in the US is increasingly becoming an unpreferred job.  There used to be a time during the dot com days when a programmer was not only cool, but also earned much.  Now it is seen as monotonous, uncreative and easily farmed out. Research firm Gartner predicts that up to 15% of tech workers will drop out of the profession by 2010, most because they can't get jobs or can get more money elsewhere.  <more>... However, people from other countries should not view this with the same apprehension.  There seems to be a continued need for creative developers, and the demand is expected to be strong, and what it does mean is that there could be also opportunities for people from developing countries where these jobs are expected to be increasingly outsourced.     4:12:00 PM     comment []   trackback []