The weirdest thing has happened: Internet Explorer has lost its ability to access https and URL redirects don't work. Is this a symptom of a known worm / virus / exploit?

My latest article in SD Times reflects on the lack of traction for dynamic languages in .NET.

Just back from Kailua-Kona and the ECMA Working Groups on the standardization of C# and C++/CLI. Boy, is that fun stuff for a language geek, plus I got to see some friends from the ol' days: P.J. Plauger, Rex Jaeschke, and Thomas Plum, who was the host of …

Ignoring the Scripts

ECMA Technical Group 5 is charged with standardizing C++ bindings to the CLI. Progress has been slowed by the lack of 200-watt backlights for the laptops.

In other Amazon Friday Sale news, they've got a Tivo Series 2 40 for \\(214 plus a \\)50 rebate. (Hmmm... actually, Tivo.com has refurbished units for \\(150). You still have to pay \\)300 for the service and \$99 if you want to play MP3s.

If you've been putting off that decision to jump into non-linear editing, now is the time!

I wanted to demonstrate the SpamBayes plug-in for the school, and I realized I ought to try the screen-capture feature of the free Windows Media Encoder 9. The results were stunning. via [Jon's Radio]

I used that codec for a video on programming the Tablet PC I did last year …

Neowin is reporting that Microsoft has broadened the alpha test of its next-gen Tablet PC operating system, "Lonestar," to all BetaPlace testers. Last week, Microsoft execs told us to expect Lonestar to go beta in late February or early March. The final Lonestar release target is still June.
[Microsoft Watch …

... this reminds me of a conversation I had with a friend a few days ago in which he asked if I knew of a company that provided technical support for LAMP-based small businesses. "Don't know of any," I said, dollar signs appearing in my eyes. (Which relates to my suspicion …