Web Services Strategies
Beyond the technology, IT strategies for implementation of Web services by Doug Kaye.
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For My Next Treo Trick... Thanks to Kevin Werbach for posting his success using his Handspring Treo 600 to listen to Shoutcast streams over Sprint PCS. I downloaded Pocket Tunes for Palm OS, and it works like a charm. I find, however, that only streams of 32kbps or slower work reliably without buffer underflows. Still, most Shoutcast stations sound pretty good at 32kbps.
I've had my Treo 600 for about three weeks, and it's every bit as good as I'd hoped. I only wish it included a voice recorder for making notes. Apparently there's no API to the microphone that would even allow a third party to do this. And if there was such an API, someone could turn this into a WiFi SIP phone, too! Wouldn't that be cool?
Posted Friday, November 14, 2003 8:21:39 PM 
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Open Source Needs Mossberg. What will it take for open-source software to be accepted by America's corporate desktops? Perhaps one criterion is the approval of Wall Street Journal columnist Walter Mossberg. When Walt writes, people listen--corporate decision makers in particular.
In his November 13, 2003, (print version) column, Walt reviews StarOffice 7 and OpenOffice 1.1, comparing both to Microsoft Office. He focused on ease of use and file-format compatibility. In both cases he found the open-source solutions notably weaker than their Microsoft equivalents. although improved over earlier releases. Walt also suggests that the open-source programs reflect their geeky heritage.
When open-source desktop applications get the Walt Mossberg seal of approval--that's when they'll really take off.
Posted Friday, November 14, 2003 9:46:18 AM
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