Ben Forta

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November 16, 2004

Breeze Outlook Add-In

Macromedia today released a Breeze Add-in for Microsoft Outlook, software that installs as a Microsoft Outlook add-in and provides a convenient way for Breeze users to schedule, start or join Macromedia Breeze Live Meetings using Microsoft Outlook (2000, 2002 or 2003). Details at...

November 16, 2004

Election Frustration

Nothing I could type would do this one justice, you just have to read it for yourself at http://newyork.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/47785163.html. Thanks to Val Liberty for sharing.

November 15, 2004

Marvel Wants You To Watch What Your Users Create

If a reader were to photocopy an entire book, could the copy machine vendor be sued? Or, what if a graphics package was used to recreate an image pixel by pixel, could the software vendor be sued? Or, if any of us developers write code that someone then uses to steal or infringe on a copyright,...

November 14, 2004

Just In Time For The Holidays, Your Very Own JumboTron

A demolition contractor, hired by the University of Iowa as part of the renovation of Kinnick Stadium, is auctioning off the massive scoreboard and JumboTron on eBay. Bidding starts at $10,000 (no bids yet), controls are included, but the purchaser is responsible for dismantling the shipping....

November 11, 2004

MX Europe 2005 Cancelled

The MX Europe site (http://mxeurope.org/) posted this message today: "Regretfully, due to unforeseen problems securing sponsorship, the MX Europe 2005 conference has been cancelled, and therefore postponed until further notice. We thank everyone who showed support for their efforts and hope to be...

November 11, 2004

BrowserHawk 8 Now Available

I have long been a fan of cyScape's BrowserHawk, a simple and focused utility that does one thing and does it well, reporting browser capabilities (browser, version, operating system, version of Flash installed, cookies enabled or not, and more), over 100 properties in all. To see what BrowserHawk...

November 8, 2004

GSM Coverage Outside US Leaves Me Drooling

I am in one of the session rooms at the Westin Taipei, on floor B3 (as in the 3rd level basement) and on my cell phone. The phone shows 5 bars, and the reception and call quality is better in this subterranean hall than just about anywhere in the US. I was even on a call that started in my room on...

November 7, 2004

Whoa, Earthquake!

I am sitting in my hotel room, and the building just started shaking, well, more like rocking to and fro. At first I thought that I was just tired and imagining it, but nope, this is real, it's an earthquake. Nothing on the news here yet, well, nothing that I can understand. A quake hit Japan (1000...

November 7, 2004

Ni Hao From Taiwan

It's almost midnight in Taiwan, 11:00 am back home. I spent the last two hours with the Macromedia China team going over the keynote, sessions, and press plans. I need to crash, more to follow ...

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