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I guess Sun found a way to circumvent this evil Microsoft plot.

Looks like I lost my excuse for being so pasty :(

From PC Magazine, February 14, 2003

A few other people would agree that OpenBSD is the most secure OS. Although I'm a Debian user, kudos to the OpenBSD team on their work.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,848930,00.asp

In my view, disposable e-mail addresses with systems like mailshell are definitely the best solution, I find the little additional work of getting a new address is really worth it. There are quite a number of such services, a few more links:
Sneakemail, the oldest one of these system - there is still a free version (with limited mail size)
emailias.com, I find it very convenient, a lot of options (19.95$/year)
Spamex, a similar service ($9.95/year)
Spamgourmet, a slightly unusual, but interesting system, free
These services are quite sophisticated, with most of them you can reply to mails in any mail client without giving away the real address because the reply-to address is replaced and the answer will first go to the DEA, where it recieves the appropriate from-address; with emailias and others you can forward different alias addresses to different real addresses, ...
More information: PC Magazine article about DEA system with reviews

PC Magazine published a freeware utility called Shred 2.

Use at your own risk under Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, NT 4.0, and XP.

I use this to clean the free space on my hdd at least once a week after clearing out my webcache folders, cookies and 'temporary' *snrk* files.

Enjoy.

You need wireless power.

I think a more consistent criticism of Open Source, is that it's copying features too slowly. I'd settle for full feature for feature equality with the competition. Innovation will come along at it's own pace.

An article at PCMagazine that touches on that same attitude is Here. (Item #2)

For the first time you have a true alternative to the hierarchical file system at the OS level. Through the modification of the KDE shared libraries, newdocms currently works with all KDE apps!

Shared-library hacks are not "the OS level" even if you're talking about libc, and even less so for something KDE-specific.

this sort of innovation could never happen if it weren't for the free software nature of the underlying systems."

Wrong again. At least five years ago I was using a Windows shell extension that let me attach metadata to files and search by metadata. I don't remember the name off the top of my head, but it was similar to Explorer Notes or FileNotes or Annotater. Sure, those only work in Explorer, but that's no worse than only working in KDE. Far from being a "free-software innovation" this is something that's been kicking around for ages in the non-free world and the free-software version is (as usual) pretty late on the scene.

I agree with Dvorak that there should be alternatives to Windows other than the command line. Windowing was a good idea in 83 with the Mac and its handful of applications, however as computing complexity progressed the windowing concept has not kept up. Bottom line is that computers today are a Pain in the A## to use. There are many small chores that need to be done 100s of times per day in order to get to your work done. My personal preference would be some kind of frame-based GUI.

Here are some of the problems with current generation windowing OS architectures.

#1 Why do I need to resize windows?
This is one chore I could do without. The user of a windowing GUI is always fighting a battle of resizing windows to try to dig through and format the information they need. Right now new, old, useful, and less useful windows are treated equally on the desktop. In my opinion the most utilized windows should be right at ones fingertips and the least utilized/oldest windows should be least accessible from the users standpoint. The OS should automatically adjust window sizes/layouts for easiest access to the most utilized information.

#2 Why is it so hard to cut/paste information?
A windows in this case is a blind, covering up the information you need. If Im using one application(browser) and then I switch to another (word processor), why cant the previous window resize and sit to the side so I can cut/paste the data easily. IBMs TOPVIEW basically used 2 window panes. This is a functional idea since the whole concept of windowing GUIs comes from the need to copy data from one App to another. Ive seen one shareware utility that actually punches a hole in the top window to see the data underneath.

#4 Wheres my data?
Working on a project? How many times do you have to open c:\; \usr\ and parse through directory trees to save and retrieve the data. Why cant you specify in the beginning, Im working on my Restaurant Menu project and all open/save dialogs automatically default to that directory? Your desktop should automatically adjust to a new project. This idea was partially implemented in Apples openDOC.

#4 Where are my apps?
Ok, youre done for the day. Close/save all 20 windows and power down. When you return you need to open all those programs again and open all the project files in each program. Why cant you save the current project state and then shut down/open the project with a single command? (Another reason I like openDOC).

#5 Whats all this other crap?
Look at how much stuff you have to wade through just to find your data. Why have 100s of files for each app? If its not user data, directories/files should at very least be invisible to the user. The user should be able to see and copy ALL their data personal data an a harddrive with one simple step. Probably only 1% of directories on an average windows drive contains user data. UNIX does better with permissions, but its still not good enough. Also, why cant I copy an App in one step for use on another machine?

It seems to me that current windowing and file systems are extremely messy ways of handling data. They almost seem to reflect the multi-file complex code required to write them. It is interesting that the Palm OS is so popular even though it lacks a windowing system all together. Right now, the only alternative GUI concepts for the PC appear in games.

Or, for the ease of ergonomic and cordless keying and pointing, try the Logitech Cordless Freedom Pro.

I used to have pain in the center of my hand from the mouse and some fatigue from typing, but these sweet ergonomics are a refreshing departure from the painful labor of typing on a non-ergo keyboard and a weirdly shaped mouse.

From an article at PCMag:

"a massive overhaul in Outlook that makes messages easier to read and manage and lets users switch between online and offline modes without restarting."

from a MS PressPass article site:

"Also, because information workers aren't always working online or from the office, Outlook includes an improved mobile e-mail experience that is more consistent across the range of today's networks and data connections. By introducing a new cached e-mail system and intelligent connection settings, Outlook allows mobile workers to get to their e-mail more quickly and transfer between data connections with little or no interruption."

Tablet PCs really don't have that big of a problem with battery life. Decent Tablets can run anywhere from 4 to 8 hours before recharging. Not exactly great, but better than most laptops on the market today.

You're wrong. Picture this:

1) Sony develops copy protection that largely works (yes, yes, I know.)
2) Sony develop hardware and software (for their other hardware)that supports it.
3) Artists start getting less money because recording labels give them less royalties due to bad sales.
4) ???*
5) Profit. Massively.

Can you guess the blank? Horizontal markets are the way to go. Microsoft supports everything off of Windows sales. Conglomo's time has come. And its name is Sony. or microsoft. or nokia. or maybe samsung at a push.

*A Record label offers them more, because it a) sells more due to hassle factor, and b) can partially support it from hardware revenues.

From a Review at pcmag.com:

"The X5 boasts dual expansion slots for SecureDigital/MultiMedia cards and CompactFlash Type II cards. It has a removable, rechargeable battery rated at about 8 hours per charge. The value configuration comes with a synchronization cable. A docking cradle with a battery charging slot for a spare battery is a $40 (street) option and comes standard with the performance configuration."

PCMag's review puts the battery life at 8 hours. Not weeks-long like Palms, but more than enough to last a work day. I'm sure that life would be reduced to around 2-3 hours of continuous use if you had a CompactFlash 802.11b card running, but hell, that's something you can't even do with a Palm (ok, except for that old, enormous $300 802.11 add-on module), so it's not a comparable issue.

here's one

here's another

and another

Accuse me of FUD all you want, but examine the evidence for yourself.

Exhibit A
Win NT beats Windows 2000 in SQL Server 7 Benchmarks
What? The new O/S is slower? Must be FUD, doesn't have anything to do with bloated code and forcing users into hardware upgrades.

Exhibit B
Red Hat/Samba far outscales Windows 2000 on identical hardware
Yes your honor, it's true, at a load level of 16 clients Windows 2000 filesystem throughput flat lines vs. Red Hat Linux with Samba which is still scaling up nicely with 28 clients.

Does Windows 2000 mask the true power of the Intel hardware? Examine the report and look at the benchmark graphs. Decide for yourself if it's FUD or FACT. Note: the source is PC Magazine which if you will refer to this months copy contains many advertisements for Microsoft .NET .. Looks like PC Mag has some integrity.

Shall I continue?
Want to see why TUX stomps IIS and Apache for serving static content?
I challenge you to find the FUD in any of this. In fact, many of you might wish to save these links for future TCO discussions within your local IT departments.

PROVE ME WRONG!!!! Show me how Microsoft is doing it faster and better compared to either a) A Previous Microsoft Server Product, or b) Linux. Wave your hands and shout FUD all you want, but be prepared to back it up.

I wish someone would back me up! :)

As for my 486, I wrote a user mode driver which allows me to access the data pins on the parallel port to activate a relay and ultimately switch A/C power. (Web page coming soon.) This device can be used to remotely reboot Windows servers that BSOD, or turn on Christmas Lights add/or Coffee Pots via cron or telnet. Did I mention it all fits on a floppy, runs on a 486, and is network accessible? I am trying to shoe-horn a webserver onto the floppy now.

There is a similar article here [pcmag.com].

It seems that Microsoft may be seeing that making a sound, secure server take more than just slapping a fresh GUI on top of a very tired, 8 year old foundation.

Since RC2 has not even shipped yet, they are even talking about pushing the .NET server release back farther into 2003.

This is a bizarre problem in the US. Why is there so much porn spam?

John Dvorak actually published an article today regarding this sam subject. One good quote is The porn purveyors have taken my freedom to choose away from me. Push technology now pushes porn at me whether I like it or not.

he goes on, but you can read the entire article here

I agree that this is way out of control.

Office account for 60%+ of MS' profit and they are so far up the diminishing return curve that this is where the attack should be. There is a Office 11 beta review today that pretty much says that the user benefits of upgrading is small and more geared at developers and requires total MS on the backend. This is excellent as they are playing right into Open Source's strength: The backend. Foil this and Office 11 will have little to offer over OpenOffice et al.

You have not support at all for that statement [about XP Home and hyperthreading].

You're right. I didn't. After a little more research, I found that Windows XP Home Edition will support hyperthreading.

Success of the Tablet PC depends on it hanging on until it gets to $499. It's that simple.

Until someone gets their hands on one to review, I'm not convinced.

Apparently you were quicker to complain than you were to use a search engine.

Review of the vpr Matrix 110-200A5

MS in blog parody takedown
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/27774.html

By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco

It's a pity that Microsoft's Beth Goza, who we teased here last week, has taken down her weblog. Far from wanting to see it disappear, it ought be preserved in a time capsule.

But not only has Beth's blog gone underground - so has the parody which inspired our story. It's disappeared from no less than five mirror sites.

Even more extraordinary, a witch-hunt is on to find the perpetrator. One member of the PocketPC community says legal action is being threatened against the author, whose identity remains a mystery.

"The phrase 'it will soon be out of our hands' was used by one figure close to Beth," we're told.

It would be remarkable if Microsoft's expensive legal and public relations machinery were deployed in what is essentially a private matter.

And highly unlikely, too, as parodies are protected under the First Amendment.

Microsoft's approach to the press is singularly enlightened, when compared to say an Apple. The company takes barbs in good grace, and doesn't deploy feudal divide and rule tactics. It's never, to our knowledge, sued a journalist. Of course it has its favorite hacks, but in general the philosophy is - they're always going to be mean to us, they'll always be around: meanwhile, we have a message to convey, and stuff to sell.

Evil and elitist?
So were we being evil and elitist, as some of you suggested?

As I replied to Jonathan at StretchingThoughts.com, it's onlyelitist if you think that blogs are folks' only form of expression.

The king of webloggers Jorn Borger - he was the first to use the term and it's still the best - used to use a quote by Tolstoy in his Usenet sig:- "In human stupidity, when it is not malicious, there is something very touching, even beautiful... There always is." And there is something bewitching about Beth's ruminations such as " just for the record i like it when my foods touch" a line worth of Ralph Wiggum.

No, what's strange is when an attack on one blogger is perceived as an attack on blogging in general. That implies that there can't possibly be a quality threshold in blogdom, and confirms John Dvorak's worst fearsabout groupthink. This is an unnecessarily defensive reaction and quite wrong. If blogs are writing, there's good and bad writing.

Of course, John was being satirical, and he wasn't decrying blogdom: only the mentality that blogging is in of itself revolutionary and no criticism can be voiced, and no quality threshold can be drawn; that we must not differentiate between good and bad, because it's all somehow equally valid.

The parody itself was pretty mean and spiteful. But it's a parody. We hope that groupthink doesn't extinguish parodies, as they help us see that the Emperor has no clothes.

Please let us know if you've been contacted in relation to this investigation. And in the meantime, enjoy some other fine online journals by Microsoft staff:- which might be low on cheap laughs, but high on content:- min jeschwad, Inkblog, and more highlighted in this Kuro5hin thread.®

> No 3D acceleration ?

Actually, according to PC Magazine, it has GeForce4 420 Go graphics.

~Eric

This is all nonsense about mobile phones being dangerous to airplane communications. There have been lots of articles regarding this subject. One of many by John Dvorak who said "And I already mentioned the restrictions placed on cell phones in airplanes. There is no evidence that mobile phones interfere with communications. This just amplifies an atmosphere of utter stupidity and senseless rules that makes us all dumber. Logic, common sense, and science are shoved aside in favor of mysterious edicts derived from fear, lack of knowledge, New Age mumbo-jumbo, and superstition. Welcome to America, 2002."

Also, if they were so dangerous, they would collect the phones at security like guns and knives.. its just a big scam. There are many articles on the subject.

One of the John Dvorak articles is here.

There many more if you do a google search.

The April 9 issue of PC Magazine has an article titled Office Tips and Applications with a subset titled The Office Alternatives.

They compare EasyOffice, gobeProductive, Lotus SmartSuite, MS Works, 602Pro PC Suite Plus, StarOffice 5.2, ThinkFree Office, WordPerfect Office, and of course MS Office.

Here's a link to their site for this article and other reviews on office suites. Whether or not you like ZDNet's criteria is another story.

Bad news:
With the mention of the cell phone software being designed for DoCoMo handsets, I have a feeling this will be released for the Japan market, and much later, if ever for those of us in the US.

Good news:
Not nearly as multi-function, but arguably more useful is a robot that was just released in the US. Like the multi thousand dollar electolux sold in europe, the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner was just released by the people at iRobot, and is available now at Sharper Image and similar stores. Oh, and it's only $200. PC Magazine has a review.

Also, there's been a robot available for home monitoring and general wandering around in the US for some time called the Cye. It's brain is your PC, but with their advanced kits that include a camera, you can have it do remote monitoring, etc... too. This thing is currently about $3k, but it used to be under $1k!

Anyone have an idea of the estimated price on MARON-1?

One Buck Forty or Die

I thought this was one of the best things I've read on this well worn subject in awhile.

Chapter 1. PC Magazine

Chapter 2. The Register

Chapter 3. Security Focus

Chapter 4. Webopedia

Chapter 5. ibas

Captain dislexia got to the poster on this one...here's the links in the correct order:
11.1 megapixel camera from Canon
13.8 megapixel monster from Kodak

Nice summary by O'Reilly
Sharp USA site
Zaurus user's site
Sharp Developer site
ZDNet UK review
cNet review
Linuxdevices.com review
ZDnet review
TechTV review
ThinkGeek review
PC Magazine review
IT Reviews review
Cnet shopper latest prices
Buy @ Amazon

My opinion (and probably many others') is summed up quite well in this article. To sum it up: P2P should be viewed as a promo tool (a la radio stations), and if CDs were a bit cheaper everyone would be happy (including the RIAA, who'd see more sales).

This is a good read for those criticizing MS for supporting UGs.

I've been using it for since 1.0 and love it.

Free, doesn't require you to change browsers, only takes a little amount of time to train it, automatically removes references within links, etc... overall, I can't say enough for it.

Download Cookiecop2

works with IE and netscape. I only find an extremely small amount of sites that it doesn't work with. it's awesome.... I show it to everyone I know...

I love this sort of gee-whiz Popular Science stuff, but this typical comment about solar always irks me:

Imagine a barren, sunlit chunk of the Sahara the size of Sicily. Now imagine you've covered that area with solar cells. If you used your average off-the-shelf photovoltaic technology, which can convert 10 to 20 percent of the sun's energy into electrical output, you'd be able to supply the entire world's electrical needs.

If solar cells get cheap, you won't stick them in the middle of the desert, you'll stick them on the roof! Presumably if the sun is beating down enough to power the solar cells, it's frying your building, so you run the air conditioner harder to cool the place, consuming even more electricity, generating even more heat. So turn some of that energy into electricity instead of heat. It's not like there's anything useful on the roof.

I've heard the USA needs 75 square miles of PV cells for its energy needs. Does anyone know how many square miles of roofs there are on top of Walmarts, Costcos, hospitals, prisons, and other huge flat structures in the USA in the Sun belt?

I don't have air conditioning and when it's really hot I dream of erecting an external screen or window blind covered in solar cells to kill two birds with one stone.

Looks like you need a Net Integrator. It does all of what you ask for, has a cool backup system, RAID support, and is winning all of the awards in magazine reviews (yes, kicking the ass of Cobalts soundly). For example, PC Magazine got pretty happy about the NI.

Disclaimer: I do work for Net Integration Technologies, check out our web site for more info. It's a pretty cool place to work at, with bright people and supportive of open source software.

Yeah, we're the guys behind the famous WvDial program.

I'm afraid IBM is screwed too.

"He also addressed the licensing changes that the company put in place over the last year, calling them an important part of a long-term simplification strategy. "

The "changes" to licensing in the article have really hit my company hard. Were a medium sized company (400 people or so), should we jump on board with this new licensing thing microsoft has planned it will cost us .5 million + a yearly licensing fee. Managment nearly had a fit seeing these numbers and began looking at every possible solution. Now, some of the IT guys in the company have always tried to push linux to managment, the only downside is the switchover cost and converting a lot of our current systems over. They just pushed it under the rug and continued to pay the somewhat resasonable amount microsoft had asked in the past. Now that M$ has pulled this fast one on us, we're finally seriously considering alternatives to cut costs.

In the end Microsoft's new "licensing" stragey to implement their "Long term simplification strategy" will in reality force many of the medium sized smart and growing companies to search for more cost effective solutions. One of them being Linux/Unix. Once IT staff who were never exposed to the world of unix get used to the power of Unix along with its cost savings, only then will Microsoft start feeling the heat. People will become more reluctant to switch from linux (which is free) thanks to Microsofts new "pay us lots of money every year for upgrades to our buggy software" strategy on companies put into this situation.

Right now our IT staff is working around the clock to show managment that Linux is the cost effective solution for many growing medium sized businesses. Larger companies already stuck in the microsoft licensing trap will end up paying more and more each year to Microsoft and will eventually lose their competitive edge against linux which constantly is improving itself.

How are other people dealing with the Microsoft Licensing deadline (July 31st) in their company? Input is appreciated :)

"He also addressed the licensing changes that the company put in place over the last year, calling them an important part of a long-term simplification strategy. "

The "changes" to licensing in the article have really hit my company hard. Were a medium sized company (400 people or so), should we jump on board with this new licensing thing microsoft has planned it will cost us .5 million + a yearly licensing fee. Managment nearly had a fit seeing these numbers and began looking at every possible solution. Now, some of the IT guys in the company have always tried to push linux to managment, the only downside is the switchover cost and converting a lot of our current systems over. They just pushed it under the rug and continued to pay the somewhat resasonable amount microsoft had asked in the past. Now that M$ has pulled this fast one on us, we're finally seriously considering alternatives to cut costs.

In the end Microsoft's new "licensing" stragey to implement their "Long term simplification strategy" will in reality force many of the medium sized smart and growing companies to search for more cost effective solutions. One of them being Linux/Unix. Once IT staff who were never exposed to the world of unix get used to the power of Unix along with its cost savings, only then will Microsoft start feeling the heat. People will become more reluctant to switch from linux (which is free) thanks to Microsofts new "pay us lots of money every year for upgrades to our buggy software" strategy on companies put into this situation.

Right now our IT staff is working around the clock to show managment that Linux is the cost effective solution for many growing medium sized businesses. Larger companies already stuck in the microsoft licensing trap will end up paying more and more each year to Microsoft and will eventually lose their competitive edge against linux which constantly is improving itself.

How are other people dealing with the Microsoft Licensing deadline (July 31st) in their company? Input is appreciated :)

This article here, even though it seems to be written for the person wanting to do their own maintenance, seems like it would have some handy information for small repair shops, as well.
It basically points out a few new programs and an physical interface that is designed for use with a laptop that can interpret many diagnostic codes. Just install the software, plug in your car and off you go.

I'm not writing this essay as a Dvorak basher to get attention, although plenty of people will accuse me of doing that. I recently noticed a lull in the Dvorak buzz, however, and I'm now beginning to see Dvorak as an old commentator that needs to retire.

Let's look at the recent Dvorak offerings. The columnist's rant against the DMCA, usually a "gimme" topic for tech-industry pundits, garnered and underwhelming 59 posts. He also attempted to lambaste Microsoft's mistakes, and predictably cited opinions that many agree with but no one seems to be able to do anything about. The obvious next iteration of his ratings grab was to smear Apple for no good reason in particular. After that, what is Dvorak going to do?

Remember that in 1999, Dvorak drew eyeballs the Internet over by accusing the iBook of being too "girly" a computer to survive. This rant was an improvement, but there hasn't been a new idea since.

There was a moment early in the new millennium when it looked like Dvorak was going to stop taking unfounded pot shots at Apple. This was actually a good idea, but eventually it fell apart, leaving PC Magazine with a neutered opinion column from which it never fully recovered.

The most interesting aspect with Dvorak is the way he's able to consistently attack everything under the sun with little support beyond his own worldview and not only get away with it, but receive attention and praise for his efforts. Curiously, no other columnist has been able to manage anything like this. Hiawatha Bray is said to have legions of anti-Mac fans in his pockets, but after playing with an iMac DV in late 1999 he changed his mind. Apparently Apple has done the impossible.

Having said that, why can't Dvorak take his griping to the next level and bring out a completely valid complaint against the Macintosh? Here's the problem. This supposedly creative business of technology journalism has been completely co-opted by Microsoft for over 10 years. All the alternative approaches to computing have been sabotaged, absorbed by Microsoft, or simply wasted, withered, and died in the anticompetitive marketplace. Most of the big alternative computing publications have been closed or cut back. In that environment, unfounded accusations against all things non-Microsoft are the easiest way to collect a paycheck.

So perhaps I have answered my own question regarding putting down the old dog called Dvorak. PC Magazine has no one it could possibly replace him with. There is no new idea out there short of a Linux desktop for grandma. And the technology for a Linux desktop for grandma is decades away.

In fact, the old dog will not be shot, but propped up with ads, and patched with reconstructive PR, instead. Dvorak will go in the only direction possible: increased cynicism. In fact this is the only direction for tech industry commentary in general.

I'm not writing this essay as a Dvorak basher to get attention, although plenty of people will accuse me of doing that. I recently noticed a lull in the Dvorak buzz, however, and I'm now beginning to see Dvorak as an old commentator that needs to retire.

Let's look at the recent Dvorak offerings. The columnist's rant against the DMCA, usually a "gimme" topic for tech-industry pundits, garnered and underwhelming 59 posts. He also attempted to lambaste Microsoft's mistakes, and predictably cited opinions that many agree with but no one seems to be able to do anything about. The obvious next iteration of his ratings grab was to smear Apple for no good reason in particular. After that, what is Dvorak going to do?

Remember that in 1999, Dvorak drew eyeballs the Internet over by accusing the iBook of being too "girly" a computer to survive. This rant was an improvement, but there hasn't been a new idea since.

There was a moment early in the new millennium when it looked like Dvorak was going to stop taking unfounded pot shots at Apple. This was actually a good idea, but eventually it fell apart, leaving PC Magazine with a neutered opinion column from which it never fully recovered.

The most interesting aspect with Dvorak is the way he's able to consistently attack everything under the sun with little support beyond his own worldview and not only get away with it, but receive attention and praise for his efforts. Curiously, no other columnist has been able to manage anything like this. Hiawatha Bray is said to have legions of anti-Mac fans in his pockets, but after playing with an iMac DV in late 1999 he changed his mind. Apparently Apple has done the impossible.

Having said that, why can't Dvorak take his griping to the next level and bring out a completely valid complaint against the Macintosh? Here's the problem. This supposedly creative business of technology journalism has been completely co-opted by Microsoft for over 10 years. All the alternative approaches to computing have been sabotaged, absorbed by Microsoft, or simply wasted, withered, and died in the anticompetitive marketplace. Most of the big alternative computing publications have been closed or cut back. In that environment, unfounded accusations against all things non-Microsoft are the easiest way to collect a paycheck.

So perhaps I have answered my own question regarding putting down the old dog called Dvorak. PC Magazine has no one it could possibly replace him with. There is no new idea out there short of a Linux desktop for grandma. And the technology for a Linux desktop for grandma is decades away.

In fact, the old dog will not be shot, but propped up with ads, and patched with reconstructive PR, instead. Dvorak will go in the only direction possible: increased cynicism. In fact this is the only direction for tech industry commentary in general.

Yep, looks like he's trolling.

Yeah, that's because Apache isn't the fastest kid on the block, especially under a heavy load - I'd love to find out how various web servers handle being slashdotted.

More stuff here.

Don't people use search engines any more before posting a question like this?

The Sky's No Limit

XM Satellite Radio

Digital Radio Takes to the Road

TUX is the main performance competitor to IIS.

Uh, no. That would be iPlanet, thttpd and Zeus.. Especially Zeus.

TUX is a cute proof-of-concept, and if RH can get some leverage over MS by patenting it, I'm all for it. But let's not kid ourselves about who IIS' competitors are.

A quick google dragged up this this article, which notes at the bottom:

"The list of finalists will be available in the May 6 issue of eWEEK and the May 21 issue of PC Magazine. Winners will be announced in the May 13 issue of eWEEK and the June 11 issue of PC Magazine. Winners will also be posted on www.pcmag.com and www.eweek.com."

I wouldn't be suprised if they hold back the information until it's been released in the mag, perhaps?