Andrew Shearer's Drivel

NY Times: A Safer System for...

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 03:27:39 -0400

NY Times: A Safer System for Home PC's Feels Like Jail to Some Critics. But by entwining PC software and data in an impenetrable layer of encryption, critics argue, the companies may be destroying the very openness that has been at the heart of computing in the three decades since the PC was introduced. [via Tomalak's Realm]

Winning the browser peace

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:37:59 -0400

Jon Udell on cross-browser JavaScript programming:

Mozilla has emerged from its long nuclear winter to become a pillar of the Linux desktop. Alpha geeks everywhere (including Sun and Microsoft) are running Safari on their PowerBooks. But here's the reality check you knew was coming: cross-browser and cross-OS compatibility remains nearly as elusive as ever. I won't bore you with the details. Let's just say that testing CSS and JavaScript effects on the three major OS platforms, in six different browsers, isn't a good use of anybody's time. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]

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Bermuda 1-2 Aftermath

Thu, 31 Jul 2003 02:34:43 -0400

I posted a blow-by-blow account my trip the Bermuda 1-2 sailboat race back from Bermuda, with pictures and a couple of movies.