The free e-mail/web-based e-mail wars are definitely heating up. With the purchase of Oddpost I think Yahoo is going to try to woo more people to web-based e-mail over Outlook Express and other free e-mail programs. This isn't going to touch Outlook users I don't think, unless they provide good was to tie-in and sync…

Interesting tool Amy has found called Blogdigger. Feedster is pretty flaky. I've got two feeds I track, but I can't get back into my account to edit, delete, or add more feeds. Sigh In case you haven't noticed, I try to stay abreast of new developments on a wide range of topics. One of my…

MessageCast has developed a way to RSS feeds into customers MSN IM boxes. Interesting idea. It does get around spam, it can sense if you're offline and send to through an alternate channel. Certainly a company to watch as they roll out this service to bloggers (see website). MessageCast Tests RSS for DeliveryAs the RSS…

There is an interesting premise here. Eliminate hierarchy with a flat organization be more efficient and share knowledge. In a Utopian sense I agree with it. When my two other colleagues and I are working on a project together there isn't a hierarchy. More like a triumvirate. But in a company there is a problem…

Because, like many Internet folks, I just seem to need to be invloved in lots of projects I am also writing on another blog. My friend Jon Suk hosts this website (Borealis Networks) and he, my friend Aaron Sigurgeirson who does SEO, and I have another blog hosted by Borealis here. I can't really say…

This is an interesting idea. I'll be interested to see how many companies bite. I think most businesses are still a little scared of OS X and Apple in general. Apple takes aim at Windows server users with the new NT migration tool that it is building into the Tiger server operating system. [eWEEK Technology…

This might explain why Feedster has been so flakey lately. I'm looking forward to seeing the changes. Maybe my account will be fixed too. I can only hope. Feedster Unveils New Look, Sponsored Links Following in the footsteps of fellow RSS player Bloglines, San Francisco-based Feedster will roll out a new version with an ad…

This report from News.com puts a damper on WiMax enthusiasum. Although WiMax holds promise to rural broadband, the big gap, according to C|Net is that the hardware won't be available until 2006. This is a shame, but with the large amount of interest in WiMax, hopefully the time will get cut down significantly. Despite a…

Review from InfoWorld: Collaboration software vendor Groove Networks Inc. next week plans to announce an updated version of its flagship software, which it said will offer better security, improved performance and new ease-of-use features.Previously known as Groove Workspace 2.5, Groove Virtual Office 3.0 has faster launch times and allows multiple Groove project workspaces to be…

Here's the official word from Groove. Next week for v3.0! The trade press today began reporting the news that we'll officially announce and ship Groove Virtual Office v3.0 next week. Here is some of the coverage: ComputerWorld, InformationWeek, CRN and ZDNet. In addition to following the trade press, you'll want to stay apprised of what's…