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Meet the People Who Make Things Happen -
Videos

Meet the People Who Make Things Happen -
Videos 11/19/2003 11:35 PM
"At Microsoft, when we talk about recruiting the best and the brightest, we're talking about people who thrive on the excitement of collaboration and the discovery of new opportunities. They like setting their own goals and working hard to achieve them in their own style. They apply their talents in myriad positions, from sales and marketing to technical design and programming to product support and consulting. Why are they here? To create something that matters – to themselves, and to millions of people around the world. Hear what our employees have to say What do they like best about their jobs and working at Microsoft? Let them tell you in their own words by selecting an employee below, or by viewing the video. They'll give you an idea of just how far a little hard work and a lot of passion can take you. "

A Business Information Publication
Standard and Google's Power to Make It
Happen

A Business Information Publication
Standard and Google's Power to Make It
Happen 08/30/2004 03:17 PM

It's time we extend the robots.txt concept to information about businesses.

First, let's take a quick detour into robots.txt for a second —

In order to tell a search engine how to spider a Web site (or not), webmasters can stick a text file called "robots.txt" in their root directory with information spiders can use. This works because it's useful and it's ridiculously simple — everyone sticks the same file, named the same thing, in the same place. It's so simple, it can't NOT work.

MT-Blacklist does the same thing. You can put your blacklist in a text file called "blacklist.txt" in the root of your site so people can see what you're blocking.

For the sake of standards, it is recommended that the file be named blacklist.txt and reside in the root directory of your website. The possible network effect here is certainly delicious.

This isn't complicated — stick the same info in the same place and people will know where to get it.

Okay, back to the point —

Lets make up an XML spec for information about your business. Like this:


<business_info>
  <name>Deane's House of Pancakes</name>
  <address>1600 Pennsylvania Ave</address>
  <tag_line>We make round, fluffy crap.</tag_line>
  <hours>
    <monday>
      <open>0900</open>
      <close>2200</close>< br />    </monday>
[etc]


Obviously, this is absurdly simple, but you get the idea. You could have fields for your business phone number, fax number, general email, directions on how to get to your office, stock ticker symbol, customer service phone number, etc. Essentially, anything anyone would want to know about your business and for which they would (1) have to look up on your Web site, or (2) make a phone call to your receptionist.

Now, lets all put this file in the root of our Web site and call it "info.xml." That way we all know where it is, and we can all retrieve it. Now, every business has a common URL pattern where a program can find easily digestable information about the business. It's not hard to imagine what we could do with this.

For instance, Outlook could parse the domain name of the email address of all your contacts, go looking for this file for each one, then store the information with the contact (refreshing it every 30 days or so).

Online white and yellow pages could have a field day with it — you just give them your URL, and all your information is self-updating. Search engines could present this information alongside search results for your company. Etc.

Of course, this only works if everyone does it. And here, my friends, is the one, single thing that would have to happen for everyone to do it: Google adopts it. That's it. If Google announced tomorrow that they were going to do something like this, and released the spec for it, we'd see info.xml files start to hit the Web within a few hours. We'd have massive saturation within a month.

Google is already pushing beyond search with localization results. They're nailing down addresses of sites they visit, then presenting them in graduated radii from the city center.

Why not eliminate the parsing step and just ask people to put their actual address in a file in a common location? And while they're at it, have them put a bunch more information there as well. Once search engines starting spidering and parsing this stuff, it's amazing the level of detail and accuracy you could get for online directories and other business information sources.

And, again, the only thing standing between this idea and reality, is Google. Google is such a juggernaut that they could — in the words of Jean Luc Picard — "make it so" just by announcing that they wanted to it to happen. Companies would fall all over themselves to deliver it. Like Microsoft, Google is in a position to drive standards simply by virtue of its position.

So, Google, snap to it. The world is waiting.

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The Disposable Computer > March 4, 2004

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Can't Make It to NYC? Try the Little
Apple (AP)

Can't Make It to NYC? Try the Little
Apple (AP) 12/29/2004 12:15 PM
AP - New York, eat your heart out. So goes the message from this heartland town known as the Little Apple, where a New Year's event modeled after the one in Times Square is planned.

Should Apple Make Games For The Mac?

Should Apple Make Games For The Mac? 06/02/2004 10:16 AM
By Dennis Sellers, Macsimum (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple To Make Moves At IBC

Apple To Make Moves At IBC 08/20/2004 09:56 AM
Apple has confirmed it will have a "major presence" at IBC in Amsterdam this September. IBC is Europe's key trade show for media, video and broadcasting professionals. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple to make a comeback in education?

Apple to make a comeback in education? 11/06/2003 08:52 AM
In writing for TechNewsWorld today, Alex Salkever says that Apple may be on the verge of making a comeback in the eduction market...

Apple Looking To Make iPods Droppable

Apple Looking To Make iPods Droppable 12/24/2004 12:18 PM
My IBM Thinkpad has a feature where it tries to recognize if the laptop is falling, and if it is, to protect the hard drive to (hopefully) prevent damage. It appears tha Apple has been working on a similar technology for the more-likely-to-be-dropped iPod. Apple apparently filed for a patent on the technology in June 2003. It's unclear from the article if IBM filed for a similar patent, but if they had it's likely they did so earlier, because the Thinkpads started including the feature in October of 2003.

Apple and Microsoft make search personal

Apple and Microsoft make search personal 07/20/2004 04:52 AM
IT-Director.com Jul 20 2004 9:15AM GMT

Apple, Swatch to make e-mail watch

Apple, Swatch to make e-mail watch 07/12/2004 04:00 AM
The Register Jul 12 2004 8:11AM GMT

Salkever: Apple should make iPhoto for
Windows, too

Salkever: Apple should make iPhoto for
Windows, too 12/02/2003 12:31 AM
In his latest Byte of the Apple column for BusinessWeek Online, Alex Salkever postulates that Apple should duplicate its success with iTunes for Windows by doing the same thing with iPhoto.

Motorola, Apple to Make Life Easier

Motorola, Apple to Make Life Easier 07/27/2004 04:22 AM
PhysOrg.com Jul 27 2004 8:56AM GMT

Apple Set To Make Rendezvous Open Source

Apple Set To Make Rendezvous Open Source 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
Apple Computer reportedly plans to release the source code for its Rendezvous autodetect networking functionality in early September. The technology is designed to automatically discover and connect printers and other devices over Ethernet, AirPort, FireWire, USB and Bluetooth.

Sources: Asustek to make iPod mini for
Apple

Sources: Asustek to make iPod mini for
Apple 09/03/2004 08:23 AM
Asustek Computer has received OEM orders for the iPod mini digital music player from Apple Computer, according to market sources. Asustek is the second Taiwan-based manufacturer of the digital devices since Inventec Appliances also produces the iPod for Apple. Asustek will assemble and ship the iPod to Apple from its plant in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province (China), the sources said.

The iPod orders will help Asustek in working toward its goal of becoming a key provider of consumer electronics products, the sources noted. In related news, Inventec is expected to continue to supply Apple with its current iPod models. In addition, Inventec is also likely to secure orders for a similar version of the iPod from Hewlett-Packard (HP), the sources said. Apple and HP entered into an agreement earlier this year for HP to resell the iPod under the HP brand.

Asustek and Inventec both declined to comment on the report, citing client confidentiality

News source: DigiTimes

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Apple, eBay, Intel make waves; what is a
nanometer?

Apple, eBay, Intel make waves; what is a
nanometer? 09/05/2004 06:06 AM
SiliconValley.com Sep 5 2004 10:34AM GMT

Apple Must Make Strong Case For Xserve
G5 Adoption

Apple Must Make Strong Case For Xserve
G5 Adoption 07/02/2004 11:22 AM
Apple Xserve G5 is a powerful machine -- just not in ways that are easy to get across to the IT market. By Tom Yager, MacNewsWorld (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple to Make Music Player for Motorola
Phones

Apple to Make Music Player for Motorola
Phones 07/27/2004 02:42 AM
osOpinion Jul 27 2004 6:14AM GMT

Nokia, Apple Make Open Source Deal

Nokia, Apple Make Open Source Deal 06/17/2005 03:18 PM
The deal is just one of a handful of announcements by the telecom this week.

Apple to Make Music Player for Motorola
Phones (Reuters)

Apple to Make Music Player for Motorola
Phones (Reuters) 07/26/2004 08:54 PM
Reuters - Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL.O) will make a slimmed-down version of its iTunes jukebox software that No. 2 cell phone maker Motorola Inc. (MOT.N) will install on some wireless phones it will start selling in the first half of 2005, the companies said on Monday.

Apple, eBay, Intel make waves; what is a
nanometer? (SiliconValley.com)

Apple, eBay, Intel make waves; what is a
nanometer? (SiliconValley.com) 09/05/2004 05:48 AM
SiliconValley.com - Maybe you were out of town last week, or maybe you just weren't paying attention. That's OK. Here's a quick rundown of what you missed, culled from reports by our staff and wire services.

Austin Store Can Make Apple Lovers'
Dreams Come True

Austin Store Can Make Apple Lovers'
Dreams Come True 06/20/2004 02:14 AM
This sort of high-profile retail presence is great for the Mac-using community in Austin and the surrounding area. It is worth a look next time you are in Austin. By Paul Vaughn, San Antonio Express-News (via MyAppleMenu)

Dear Apple, Please Make Automatic Source
Switching an Option in iTunes

Dear Apple, Please Make Automatic Source
Switching an Option in iTunes 02/02/2004 04:14 AM
Dear Apple, iTunes is indeed the best digital jukebox on the planet. However, I have one small request: please make... (312 words)

Apple Acts Hurt By RealNetworks Efforts
To Make iPods Slightly More Usable

Apple Acts Hurt By RealNetworks Efforts
To Make iPods Slightly More Usable 07/29/2004 01:23 PM
As expected, given a few days to look over the fact that RealNet works had made iPods just slightly more usable by coming up with a way that people buying songs in Real's download store could move those songs to an iPod, Apple has responded quite angrily, claiming they're "stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the iPod." That's right. How dare they come up with a way to make the product appeal to more people!

"this might happen to it"

"this might happen to it" 05/16/2004 09:15 AM

Accidents Happen

Accidents Happen 05/12/2004 09:43 AM
Two clicks from iTunes' built-in help fixed the problem in no time flat, along as a well-deserved boost of self-confidence that's she's in control of the computer, not the other way around. By Peter Cohen, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

Eventually, it had to happen

Eventually, it had to happen 05/28/2004 12:47 PM

An offshoot photoblog, just about flowers.

ENT is starting to happen!

ENT is starting to happen! 05/11/2004 01:43 PM
(ENT2.0 mod RSS1.0) = 0.

Time for ENT 2.0?. It's very interesting to read Danny's toughts about ENT and RSS 1.0. Maybe it's time for a new release of the ENT specs, RSS 1.0 compatible. Oh... and what about Atom?
[Paolo Valdemarin: Paolo's Weblog]

I've certainly thought about things which, with the benefit of hindsight, I would have done differently.  I was never comfortable with having the topic name as the text content of the <topic> element and I've no idea why I did it, there are other bugbears in there too.

I'd also like to give more thought as to how ENT feeds can be supported by topic map resources in real applications.  At the moment we don't publish XTM or XFML maps out of K-Collector but we could (I used to publish XFML from liveTopics but those files got big!)

Lastly I would really like to make a push for ENT support in other applications.  It seems a shame to me that, more than a year on, no other applications seem to have picked up on the benefits topic based aggregation offer to users.
[Curiouser and curiouser!]

Right on to Paolo and Matt!

Here we go!

I highly endorse using ENT as a way of us all standardizing on attaching keywords to RSS feeds.  On both sides.

It was bound to happen...

It was bound to happen... 05/24/2004 05:24 PM
Spammers have managed to pollute my bayesian filters. Dammit. And not in a safe way. Just because, I decided to take a look at my spam folder. Normally I don't, I just unconditionally delete the damn thing. Today... well, I figured I'd look. Couldn't hurt, right? Only 10K messages, about 91M of crud, and it's not like there are words I've never seen in it. Unfortunately stuff in there did upset me. Not because it was foul, obscene, tasteless, or lacking in any sort of aesthetic. Nope, it's because there was mail I recognized. For some reason the autolearning that...

Something You Really Don't Want to
Happen... (Reuters)

Something You Really Don't Want to
Happen... (Reuters) 09/08/2004 07:17 AM
Reuters - A Dutch driver was covered in hundreds of liters of manure when a tank burst on a lorry carrying fertilizer, police said on Tuesday.

Why Cloning Didn't Happen in U.S.

Why Cloning Didn't Happen in U.S. 02/13/2004 05:53 AM
Korean researchers leapfrogged American scientists Thursday when they announced they had derived the first embryonic stem cells from a human clone. So why wasn't the U.S. first? Kristen Philipkoski reports from Seattle.

Here's Something That Doesn't Happen
Every Day... (Reuters)

Here's Something That Doesn't Happen
Every Day... (Reuters) 06/25/2004 06:56 AM
Reuters - An exploding vending machine turned the coolant freon into phosgene, a poisonous gas used as a chemical weapon in World War One, and forced the evacuation of 10 people from a Texas hospital, officials said on Thursday.

Think vulnerabilities only happen in IE?
Think again

Think vulnerabilities only happen in IE?
Think again 04/13/2005 01:43 AM
ZDNet Apr 13 2005 5:36AM GMT

How the Semantic Web Will Really Happen

How the Semantic Web Will Really Happen 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Kendall Grant Clark: A Web of Rules "if the Semantic Web is to happen, it will be because of a...

Ask Jeeves: How Did That Happen?

Ask Jeeves: How Did That Happen? 06/01/2004 05:21 PM
Source: Traffick - Jeeves' market strength has been sustained enough to suggest that where there's smoke, there must be fire. Investors are accumulating the stock, possibly because someone else might be interested in acquiring Ask Jeeves. But why? Here are...

Straw: EU poll may not happen

Straw: EU poll may not happen 04/22/2004 05:16 AM
Jack Straw says a deal on an EU constitution is not certain, as the Daily Express switches support to the Tories.

Google IPO to happen this month?

Google IPO to happen this month? 07/12/2004 10:36 PM
Google's heavily-hyped IPO may happen this month. The offering, expected to raise up to US$2.7 billion, will be conducted as a Dutch auction.

Accident waiting to happen.

Accident waiting to happen. 12/26/2003 12:36 PM
Laptop Steering Wheel Mount - Mount your laptop on your car's steering wheel? - Accident waiting to happen... Sure you are supposed to use it while parked but we all see idiots in traffic doing everything from applying make-up to reading the newspaper. Doesn't anybody just drive their car anymore?

IDC: Consolidation to Windows won't
happen

IDC: Consolidation to Windows won't
happen 04/23/2004 09:20 AM
SINGAPORE - Microsoft Corp.'s domination of the client operating systems market will fade over the next few years, according to Avneesh Saxena, vice-president for Asia-Pacific computing systems research at IDC.

What would happen if Microsoft bought
AMD?

What would happen if Microsoft bought
AMD? 12/08/2003 08:04 AM

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