.Net developers get new tools. ClientSoft, Visible Systems unveil offerings for modeling, mainframe migration [InfoWorld: Top News]

Better testing tools could save US companies \\(22B / year. According to this study, quoted in the September 2002 *Scientific American*, buggy software costs \\)59.6B per year, but better testing tools could reduce that by the aforementioned \$22B. So download NUnit.

Highlights from A Measure of Software Development Risk. This was a good paper in the September issue of the Project Management Journal, which I do not believe is available online. Nothing here will be shocking to experienced software development managers, but it does provide some useful statistics, a breakdown of …

Proof of Pentagon alliance with Klingon Empire: Cloaking device, bent wings, heck, the thing's even called the Bird of Prey.

Peter Drayton has posted an excellent PowerPoint presentation on REST-ful SOAP 1.2.

Analysis: In shift, IT vendors outsource R&D to India. Companies tap India to reduce development costs [InfoWorld: Top News] LOB: This is primarily anecdotal (there's no numbers that justify the concept that a "shift" is occurring or accelerating), but it's interesting to see companies like Ericsson and Cisco being …

I'm not the biggest fan of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but I'm shocked to read that a judge has ruled that it doesn't apply to cyberspace. Of all the endeavors that might deserve a mandate of accessibility, I would rank computer programs (at least, commercial Web sites) very high …

WebPutty upgrades app dev platform. Version 6 features visualization [InfoWorld: Top News]

Women take note: Shoe-size: No. Finger-length: Yes. I guess this explains the continued popularity of those foam "#1" hands.

Bird with 14-foot wingspan reported in Alaska Keep your kids indoors.