Monthly Archives: March 2002

I set up an icecast server today, to get all my MP3 files concentrated in one place. I was just going to set up a directory and export it via NFS, but then I thought about streaming them instead (now … Read More →

If you’re a Free Software stalwart, the news that the GNU Hurd will become available in 2002 must be encouraging. If you’re a Linux or OS X user, this can only be a “so what” moment. If you’re neither, Hurd … Read More →

Other people are thinking about the impact of OS X on Linux, including Robyn Weisman of OS Opinion in her article, Apple’s OS X: What Linux Wants To Be? Neither is a Windows-killer, but there’s hope.

In other Palm news, AvantGo is curtailing their “free” channel service, at least according to The Register. AvantGo is an off-line web browsing service for non-connected handhelds that allows you to sign up for various web sites and view them … Read More →

PalmInfoCenter has this interesting report on some new Palm devices from Sony. They’re clearly embarking on a new design track from what Palm (and others) have have been doing (check out the pictures). Will this be the design standard in … Read More →

Despite the overwhelming amount of bad patent and copyright news lately, there are some positive notes. The EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) and the FAA have teamed up to allow the release of old airplane designs when the originating company no … Read More →

Blogger was off-line on Friday for some updates. I’ll be in catch-up mode for a while, I guess.

And I thought slashing someone’s throat was bad. In Fort Worth, TX, a woman hit a man with her car and let him bleed to death while lodged in her windshield. Oh, and this was while her car was in … Read More →