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Ruby: a shiny programming language.

Is it bigger than a bread box?

Whuddayou lookin' at?

The first Community Technology Preview of Expression Web Designer is now available for download.

No word on whether you'll be able to post directly to Code Project, though.

News for Monday, May 15 2006

Need help organizing a dance competition.

Microsoft without a competitive advantage. Who would have thunk it?

Softbank, Japan’s third-largest cellular carrier, and Apple Computer have reached a basic agreement to develop cell phones that can play songs downloaded from Apple’s iTunes Music Store, according to local press reports.

Web site operators are clamoring to understand what can best be described as an ongoing disturbance in the Google Force.

Third-party plug-in proves Microsoft's bad intentions toward the free document format

Application testing, enterprise architecture offerings set

Details of Windows protocols and formats will be available until at least 2009, according to a new agreement worked out between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice.

The creator of JavaScript wants the language to become more like Python (without breaking backward compatibility) as it enters its second decade.

Brian Valentine, VP of the Windows division of Microsoft, has offered a $100 bounty for any bugs fixed over the weekend. Anyone else think this will reduce bug fixes on Fridays?

To brace, or not to brace, that is the question.

News for Friday, May 12 2006

As Sony and Nintendo unveiled new details about their upcoming game consoles this week, Microsoft Corp. tried to build momentum for its existing Xbox 360 by announcing new games and initiatives.

Live or automated translation is now an option on Skype phone calls. Just the thing for those calls to Australia.

Already on an estimated 98% of desktops via the browser, Adobe is looking to spread out, and Apollo is the way there.

I don't know what I'm more amazed about: Google Desktop, or Marc Clifton liking something. ;)

Scientists have been playing with the speed of light for a few years now, but this one might top the cake: moving in reverse (at the speed of light).

The Requirements Authoring Starter Kit (RASK) can help software development teams collect, interpret, distribute, and synchronize project requirements in a structured Word document using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office System and the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server.

Grids CSS is a suite of seven web page templates and the ability to nest grids of one to four columns within the content area of those templates.