James Glieck writes an interesting article in The New York Times – [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/21/magazine/21NAMES.html?ex=1395205200&en=f6a5b57ecea68225&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND]Get Out of My Namespace[/url] The world is running out of names. The roster of possible names seems almost infinite, but the demand is even greater. With the rise of instantaneous communication, business spreading across the globe and the Internet annihilating geography, conflict … [Read More »]

I’ve finished the first cut of my new site… [url=http://www.asksim.com/]Ask Sim’ :: Business Software Resources[/url]. It’s a farily minimalistic site so far, but I have big plans for it over time. The site’s main resource at the moment is a community aimed at small business owners and operators, and the technicians who support them, providing … [Read More »]

Finally, after a very long wait, Jelsoft have released [url=http://www.vbulletin.com/]vBulletin v3.0[/url] (Gold release). Now I have three forums to upgrade ! Gonna be a busy night !

Off to Brisbane today for a day trip – personal trip only (for a change !).

Interesting blog entry on the Fast Company site – [url=http://blog.fastcompany.com/archives/2004/03/18/brandasverb_entry_no_2.html]Brand-As-Verb, Entry No. 2[/url] Short but to the point. Talks about Brands which have been “verbed” by popular usage… “Googling” is the new “Hoovering” and there are so many other potentials – a really strong brand can create its own vocabulary. Oh how we wish for … [Read More »]