100 Dollar Laptop
The first working prototype of the $100 Laptop [http://www.flickr.com/photos/pete/sets/72057594143224765/] introduced by MIT as part of the One Laptop per Child [http://laptop.media.mit.edu/] (OLPC) non-profit association.…
Oracle SQL Developer
Oracle SQL Developer [http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/sql_developer/index.html] (formerly Project Raptor) is a new, free graphical tool for database development. I’ve been using Toad [http://www.quest.com/toad/] for Oracle (from Quest Software), but for the next roudup I’ll give Raptor…
A killer feature for e-mail clients
Daniel made an interesting feature request from e-mail [http://danonthe.net/index.php?a=b&post=115] service providers (like Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail etc.) and e-mail client applications (like Outlook etc). > Here’s a killer feature for anyone involved in the development of an email client: When I…
Woh Jo Hum Mein Tum Mein
Yesterday night I had a great time listening to a beautiful ghazal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazal] by Farida Khanam – Aaj Janay Ki Zidd Na Karo [http://www.channeldosti.com/ghazlein/Farida%20Khanam/Aaj%20Janay%20Ki%20Zidd%20Na%20Karo.rm] . I guess I must have heard it before but…
Wrist-band style phone
Nokia invited designers to design the next new cool phone (Nokia 888). The winner was Turkish designer, Tamer Nakisci [http://www.tamernakisci.com/]‘s wrist-band style phone [http://www.engadget.com/2005/10/03/nokia-888-communicator-concept-phone/].…
7 Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn
7 Hardest Lessons for Startups to Learn [http://www.paulgraham.com/startuplessons.html] – Economically, a startup is best seen not as a way to get rich, but as a way to work faster. More interesting essays by Paul Graham [http://www.paulgraham.com/articles.html].…
Software Architecture is Leadership
Software Architecture is Leadership [http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=154933] – A software architecture should not only explain how things are done in a software project, it should guide the team in that direction.…
no noos is good gnoos
[http://gnoos.com.au/]I received an e-mail from Ben Barren [http://benbarren.blogspot.com/] in the morning with an inivitation to try out the private beta of an aussie blog search startup – ‘gnoos [http://gnoos.com.au/]‘ (beta site [http://beta.gnoos.com.au/] / blog [http://blog.gnoos.com.…