Thursday, February 04, 1999

Josh Lucas: XML-RPC Applet brings XML-RPC into the web browser scripting environment thru a scriptable Java applet.

SimCity 3000! Early review -- it's just like SC2K, except the graphics are prettier. What a bummer! (I wish they had networked it, like GeoCities, but visual and with simulation.)

Hannes Wallnöfer has a demo of a Java applet running in a web browser connected to JavaScript code, also running in the browser. This is key to getting XML-RPC to show up in JavaScript in Netscape and Microsoft's Mac browser.

Eric Soroos is interested in starting a Seattle Frontier User's Group.

Wired: Microsoft Wins Web Patent. Scary!

CNN: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) one of the architects of the plan said she was not willing to go forward unless the proposals get some support from Democrats. Bravo.

Washington Post: 'Impeachment is a constitutional cul-de-sac from which there is no escape," Byrd said. "This effort to resolve this matter by an easy political vote is a will-o'-the wisp.'

As far as I can tell, there is no mention of the Larry King/Robert Byrd interview on any other news site.

CNN: Transcript of last night's Larry King Live.

InfoWorld: Software AG to take wraps off XML server.

eMediaWeekly ceases publication.

Autonomy has "the only technology capable of providing you with a complete infrastructure for the automated handling of large volumes of information for Knowledge Management or New Media markets." Whatever that means.

http://www.webdav.org/

Jean-Louis Gassee on Microsoft's bedtime stories.

SJ Merc: DSL service not yet up to speed.

Andrew Duncan is looking for experienced Frontier developers in New Zealand or Australia.