Software, Digital Content, Geopolitics, Economics & More from of a Libertarian Serial Expat and Entrepreneur
Tweakheadz has a nice post-NAMM wrap-up. Lots of stuff: Cakewalk Project 5 (March release), an AKAI soft sampler (that will of course read their library CD-ROMs), Reaktor 4, and new Firewire gear. There’s also a NAMM special at SonicState.
Phil Wainewright: "Yes, the way to resolve the IT development bottleneck is to throw more money at it. Imagine the anarchy that would result if users could actually get more out of IT without having to patiently wait in line for scarce development resources. Next thing you know, people will be wanting to access external [...]
In: software
22 Jan 2003InternetNews: "Microsoft Tuesday said it has signed an agreement to acquire hosted Web conferencing software firm PlaceWare for an undisclosed amount. [...] Microsoft also today announced the creation of a new business unit — the Real Time Collaboration Group — within the information worker business. PlaceWare also will become part of this group. Anoop Gupta, [...]
In: search engines
22 Jan 2003The ResourceShelf: "Running a link search (finding out who’s linking to a specific page) is a useful service many web engines provide. It’s a great way to find relationships between companies/organizations, discover new ideas, or additional sites. A problem with Google’s reverse link search is that you cannot use any additional terms in the query. [...]
I'm CEO of an online trade publishing firm in the marketing and defense verticals. We try to make news and data digestible and useful in an environment that is more noisy each day. This personal blog mixes my thoughts and interests on politics, business, software, and more, based on my business and personal experiences. Over the years I have posted items that turned out spectacularly wrong, and a few posts that stood the test of times better. Personal views only.