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Saul Hansell / New York Times:
Google Wants to Dominate Madison Avenue, Too — IN many ways, Larry Page and Sergey Brin seem an unlikely pair to lead an advertising revolution. As Stanford graduate students sketching out the idea that became Google, the two software engineers sniffed in an academic paper that …
Anne Eisenberg / New York Times:
From Your Living Room to the World, via Podcast — WHEN Kim Maffin learned that she had multiple sclerosis about a year ago, she decided to use a new technology to reach out to others coping with the disease. She started making podcasts - recorded audio programs that people can download …
Bill / Wander, Think, Repeat:
I know very little about Google or Googlebase (but I'm writing this anyway) — A tidal wave of speculation washes over the internet every time Google releases, comes close to releasing, or accidentally exposes, a project. — Case in point. There is, apparently, something in the works called GoogleBase.
Tom's Hardware Guide:
The $500 Gaming Machine — The Budget Gaming PC Challenge — If you are like this writer, your passion for the latest and greatest technology is bigger than your wallet. Let's face it, most of us can afford to fork over the occasional $50 for the latest game title …
Shelleyp / Burningbird:
The Testosterone Meme — After checking out the tech.memeorandum.com web site for a few weeks now I've made several observations: — First, most of the stories covered are about business, rather than technology. The companies in focus may be technical, but the stories are about commerce.
Rafat / PaidContent.org:
@ ONA: The Bunker State of Mind : I don't really spend much time with other journalists, and today was probably the longest I have since I started this site. Over the last three years, there were times that I thought I missed the office environment, the camaraderie, and other things that come with it.
Eric Mack On-Line:
Paperless challenge: here's the map — Several readers have asked me to share my planning map for my Paperless Challenge. This afternoon, I created a MindManager map and dumped all of my current thoughts and ideas into it. — Here's the map. — Note, you will have to allow the Active-X control to see the MindManager viewer.
Evan Blass / Engadget:
GPS PRO Dog collar with SMS — We've seen a whole lot of crap that people can hang on their dogs, but rarely do we see a genuinely useful product like the GPS PRO Dog collar from Environmental Studies that helps your pet without humiliating her. Simply strap the collar around your beloved's neck …
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Phil Wainewright / ZDNet:
How many times over should you pay for software? — Wouldn't it be nice for software developers if they got paid every time someone used their software? Believe it or not, that's how some old-school software developers interpret the notion of software-as-a-service.
Martin LaMonica / CNET News.com:
Oracle to offer free database — Oracle intends to release a free version of its database, a reaction to the growing competitive pressure from low-end open-source databases. — The database heavyweight on Tuesday is expected to announce the beta release of Oracle 10g Express Edition …
Dave Taylor / The Intuitive Life Business Blog:
Thinking about the X41 Tablet PC one month later... I've been evaluating a Lenovo IBM X41 Tablet PC for about a month now and while I still have concerns about performance and occasionally am baffled by the subtleties of Windows for the Tablet PC, I'm finding that it integrates nicely into my workflow.
Dave Winer / opml.org:
OPML Validator Beta — Okay, here's the first beta of the OPML Validator. — http://validator.opml.org/ — It works like you think it should. You give it the URL of an OPML document, and it checks to see if it conforms to the OPML spec, and the OPML Validation Guidelines. — Caveat
