Monthly Archives: June 2007

Flex website authoring language

Posted on June 20, 2007 by jmiles

My friend Clarke Bishop told me about the Flex language for web sites. It really intrigued him because it leverages the ubiquitous flash player plugin to deliver a media-rich user interface that is profoundly consistent across platforms and browsers. Back … Continue reading →

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Another reminder to patch your system

Posted on June 19, 2007 by jmiles

Here’s news of another widespread compromise aimed at attacking unpatched systems. Stay patched! There is no other defense for an attack like this if you are the user browsing the Internet. 10,000 web sites compromised, infecting those who browse there… … Continue reading →

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Botnets everywhere

Posted on June 13, 2007 by jmiles

 It might be time to become really afraid about “Botnets“.  They are becoming more and more ubiquitous.  This article today highlighted these facts: The Department of Justice and FBI today (June 13, 2007) said ongoing investigations have identified more than 1 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft and Google: One Take

Posted on June 10, 2007 by jmiles

I have a lot of thoughts about SAAS – software as a service – especially as a replacement for office applications on “fat PCs”. I invite everyone to read Negroponte’s “Being Digital” for a very lucid discussion of “utility computing”. … Continue reading →

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The Semantic Web

Posted on June 10, 2007 by jmiles

This week I ran across the concept of the Semantic Web. The Semantic web can be thought of as a way for computers to use the web instead of humans… that is, a computer program can browse information (structured, of … Continue reading →

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