Monthly Archives: September 2001

I’ve installed Mac OS X (10.1) on my iBook. Wow. Apple has come through as promised. The speed improvements are nothing short of stunning, which they needed to be given the glacial performance that Apple had delivered with version 10.0, … Continue reading →

Flying way under the radar, the World Wide Web Consortium is getting ready to turn its valuable open standards process into a tool of corporate giants, via a “Patent Policy Framework” that is a sickening betrayal of the W3C’s mandate. … Continue reading →

AP: Judge tells Microsoft, government to settle antitrust case quickly. “There’s no reason this case can’t be settled,” U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Friday. Yes, there is. Nothing — absolutely nothing — in Microsoft’s corporate DNA or its actions … Continue reading →

I’ve been proud of the old and new media in recent days. Traditional journalism has, in most ways, been at its finest. But so have the new-media people who are still just beginning to explore the conversation that takes place … Continue reading →

Mercury News: Median home price down 4.2% in Santa Clara County. The effects of the Sept. 11 events probably won’t show up in home sales statistics until October or November. By then, it will be clearer whether buyers now are … Continue reading →

I haven’t much felt like listening to music lately. This morning I put on a CD of Vladimir Horowitz playing Mozart’s Piano Sonata in B flat major. I’m glad I did. I haven’t felt much like laughing, either. But I’m … Continue reading →

Washington Post: Proposed Anti-Terrorism Laws Draw Tough Questions . They also complained that the administration is trying to force the package through Congress without giving lawmakers time to adequately digest proposals that could have serious, unforeseen consequences for rights that … Continue reading →

Heading to the Seybold conference this morning — look for an update much later in the day. Comments

The Telegraph: UK firms want Microsoft probe. They are accusing the software giant of abusing of its dominant market position in the UK, which they say is costing business

America is a nation of optimists. That’s one of our best qualities in good and bad times. But we should not let optimism trump realism. Polls suggest Americans believe the worst is over in terms of terrorist attacks against the … Continue reading →