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Revenge of the Nerds

Author: JT Smith

A Fortune.com story asks, “Will the Evil Genuises For A Better Tomorrow succeed in their plot to one-up Napster and create a profitable Mojo Nation?”

Interesting essay on Weblog development

Author: JT Smith

Slashdot is a Weblog. NewsForge is a Weblog. So are hundreds of other sites. This essay by rebecca blood explores the growth of the form from its raw beginnings, and how various Weblog subspecies have developed along the way.

New fibre channel adapters crank up data speed

Author: JT Smith

Network World’s take on the latest generation of fibre channel adaptors due out between now and the first half of next year.

Category:

  • Unix

Investing in interactive TV: be careful…

Author: JT Smith

Businees Week story about the pitfalls, pratfalls, and perils awaiting anyone who wants to invest in the future of interactive TV.

Category:

  • Open Source

Gartner Group analyst offers advice to Caldera

Author: JT Smith

Gartner Group analyst George Weiss says Caldera “must articulate a
coherent road map for OpenLinux and SCO OpenServer.” Story at CNet.

Category:

  • Linux

Open Healthcare Group ‘XChart’

Author: JT Smith

The Open Healthcare GroupannouncesXChart, an open source XML healthcare system. The Open Healthcare Group Community is composed of medical and technology professionals collaborating on technology standards to make the healthcare system better and more efficient. The Open Healthcare Group’s XChart Project is a movement to create an electronic medical record that is easier than paper. XChart is a system designed to combine the ease, speed and portability of paper systems with the efficiencies of computerized records. XChart is browsable via the web with minimal training. An online demonstration is available. Jonathan Borden

Category:

  • Open Source

Machines to replace even more humans in customer service

Author: JT Smith

If you don’t like voice mail menus, this brief InfoWorld story will make you shudder in despair. It seems that more and more CRM [Customer Relationship Management] software is shipping with voice recognition and output capability.

Category:

  • Linux

Samsung laser printer under $200

Author: JT Smith

PCWorld blurb about Samsung’s new sub-$200 laser printer. The article doesn’t mention the fact that it comes with Linux drivers, but according to other stories we’ve read about the device, it does.

Category:

  • Unix

Vulnerability exposes e-mail

Author: JT Smith

MSNBC reveals yet another Hotmail security bug.

Category:

  • Linux

Network attached storage offers efficient file sharing

Author: JT Smith

InfoWorld writeup about new NAS [Network Attached Storage] devices and how to use them; most will work with any OS.

Category:

  • Unix