December 27, 1999
SJ Mercury: Taking the Internet out of `the dark ages'.
``We're still in the dark ages, we really are,'' said Tannenbaum, senior technical staff member for IBM Corp.'s corporate Ease-of-Use group in Austin. ``Wireless will be the key. We're going to see computing shrink and disappear into other devices, letting us get at the Internet through things we can't even imagine yet.''
Microsoft Backstage: A Brief History of Microsoft on the Web.
As we prepare to enter the year 2000, it makes sense to reflect on all that has happened since 1994 - the year that microsoft.com launched its public Internet Web domain with a home page. This isn't meant to be an exhaustive account of the early days of Microsoft on the Web, just a short compilation of history and reminisces by some of the "old timers" who helped build the foundation for microsoft.com.
NY Times: Web Merchants Discover Extended Warranties.
WarrantyNow and RevBox are among the first companies to offer warranties online, and though their businesses differ in significant ways, the basic approach is the same. Both companies provide Web retailers with the technology to sell extended warranties and to offer consumers a secure site where they can keep track of the warranties and get help with service.
LA Times: Expectations Are High for a Future That's Wireless.
The shift so far has been a slow one, limited largely by the cost and capability of U.S. wireless systems. In the coming years, however, cutting the cord will likely become easier and cheaper, and the service offerings will approach the reliability and functionality of wired phones and computers.
NY Times: Toronto TV Station Adopts Web-Page Format.
Not everyone agrees that television will be able to match the Web. Edward Tufte, author of three books on information design and professor emeritus at Yale University, says that dividing the screen is helpful, but multiple fields of information on a TV screen cannot compete with the interactive features of the Web.
NY Times: After Shaky Starts, News Organizations Gain Confidence on Web.
The MSNBC.com report was an archetype of a new journalistic form and of the emerging values of general news sites as run by major news organizations. These include speedy, professional crafting of original material, multimedia options, clean packaging and lots of self-promotion.
Wired News: Web 101 for the President.
"What is the Internet?" is the first in a series of Internet papers designed to brief Y2K presidential candidates on the ways and means of the Net. It was released Monday by the Internet Policy Institute. The first installment is mostly about where the Net came from and how its pipes carry digital water.
Red Herring: Unsung heroes of the Internet.
Because it's one thing to talk grandly about DSL and how its high-speed connectivity will foster more online transactions. But without people like Mr. Maley to hook up the wires, the connection never happens.
News.Com: Real wins temporary injunction in software lawsuit.
A U.S. District Court judge has granted a temporary injunction against Streambox in a lawsuit filed against the software maker by RealNetworks last week.
Wired News: E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf.
"Digital rights management is incredibly complicated politically and cuts to the core of everybody's business model," said David Ornstein, chief technical officer at NuvoMedia. "The minute you talk about building standards for digital rights management, you must talk about what things the standard allows."
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