groove 2.5

Groove released version 2.5 of its software, including greater integration with Microsoft products. I have to admit I'm still a bit confused about how the products merge, it seems to me that some of the features of Groove overlap with those provided by the Microsoft products with which it's supposed to link (Outlook, Exchange, SharePoint). Weird.

J2EE 1.4 spec delayed

Sun is pushing back the release of the new J2EE spec to accommodate better support for interoperable web services as defined by WS-I.

music or windows?

This News.com article "wonders" whether Microsoft is looking after the recording labels or itself with their recent moves in the DRM/Media markets. In essence, they wonder if Microsoft truly cares about the labels' problems, or if they are simply protecting Windows. My question would be: is there any doubt?

quote of the day

"I'm gonna need a hacksaw"

--Jack Bauer in the 8am to 9am episode on the new series of 24.

immortal code

A cool article from this month's Wired magazine:

The CEO goes to trial. The programmers hit the street. And yet sometimes a piece of code is so elegant, so evolved, that it outlasts everything else.