Here's one approach to better memory allocation for shrink-wrapped desktop Java applications running on Windows

John Hanna's introduction to Unicode and XML, like most good introductions skirts the dirty secret: Unicode gives us exciting new opportunites for corrupting data. Text is broken. Some harm-reduction measures, in particular not allowing the characters of the C1 control range in text formats, would help.

I'm ready for O'Reilly's ETech conference -- are you??

Imagine a web service/site that enhances the travel experience by improving trip research and planning, finding people to travel with, people to connect with at your travel destination, and enabling you to keep loved ones apprised of travels during a trip via mobile camera phones. This blog does just that.

Commercial wireless networks don't seem to be such a hot proposition and the latest studies support this. WiFi is growing, but revenue from WiFi services are not.

With 40% of the online population now having always-on, broadband connections, new types of tools are needed for consumers to better manage the online information that flows through such connections. This blog discusses the attributes of one such tool, which I call an inter-personal information manager, or iPim for short.

Geekster rap from a few years ago about the company I founded.

This story came to me from Ettore Vecchione -- Computer Science Lecturer, IT Specialist, Director of the Computer Learning Center and Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Science of John Cabot University. Read on to find out how Perl, Apache and MySQL, this Open Source trio, is now playing a lovely tune to the ears of everyone at the University.

A simple, easy to enact, regulation-free solution: eliminate statutory damages for file sharing.

When do client applications matter? Simply put, when does a rich client have an "unfair advantage" over a web browser in terms of bringing real value-add to the application composite?