Wednesday, July 03, 2002

iRock Thanks to Adam for the pointer to the iRock. Now there's a product that real people want. It's only $30. [Scripting News] 10:13:35 PM

Java to become dominant language next year Two recent studies are showing that Java will become the dominant language in corporations next year. [rebelutionary] 10:06:28 PM

Rich clients, web services, and web analytics Today we measure web activity using logs and client-side JS hacks to enrich the logs. As reported in this story on web analytics, the combination of these two techniques represents the current sweet spot: ... [Jon's Radio] 1:47:19 PM

The Higher Cost of Insuring Your CEO Insurance premiums are rising for company executives. [The Motley Fool] 1:42:49 PM

last acre connectivity Business Week: "Just as Napster changed the monopolistic music industry by making it easier and essentially free to obtain music, Wi-Fi could rip apart the burgeoning broadband industry, a duopoly of established cable and telecom companies, by replacing last-mile connectivity with last-acre connectivity."  [Scripting News]  Not sure I've actually seen the music industry change yet... but the part about telecom is interesting.  First time I've heard the term last-acre connectivity.  Wonder if it'll stick. 1:41:05 PM

Are You Caught in the Slump? Compared to the responses we got in April to these same questions, seems like the effects of the slump are spreading [Business Week: Daily Briefing]  Yikes.   Have we seen the worst yet?   1:35:45 PM

NY Times: For a Big, Big, Big Iced Tea Thirst. This is a great article about how to make your own, high quality iced tea at home. Just in time for the Fourth of July!... I've begun drinking diluted iced tea in a bid to be healthier. I used to drink several cans of Diet Coke a day -- but I've noticed that Diet Cokes give me subtle headaches -- must be something in all those chemicals that I'm finally noticing. Plain ice water seems too bland. Chardonnay would be great -- but it's hard to function after a glass! Plus, there's too much sugar in wine for a big guy like me. So I've settled on diluted iced tea as my regular drink. I've been making it just using tap water and small doses of Tejava, a bottled tea from the Crystal Geyser company. Our local Trader Joes sells the stuff cheap. After stopping at a local Peets, I'll be trying this home brew recipe to compare. [Scott Loftesness] 10:48:15 AM

Andrew Tobias: Is there a real estate bubble? [ via Scott Loftesness]  I thought most of this analysis was a little too informal to be meaningful.  Three things of interest from this article: first, it's a sample of what people think about real estate -- by itself, not that meaningful, but I'm starting to sense a clear trend; second, there are quotes from a real estate investing newsletter written by a guy with a long history (40 years, he said... several times) and his opinion is this feels like the peak of the cycle;  third, I thought Andrew's point about telecommuting was important -- there are fewer people who absolutely have to live where they work; people have more choice.   With prices at current levels, it seems like people moving into hot markets might be have pause to consider living somewhere cheaper for a higher standard of living while phoning into work. 5:38:53 AM