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PalmSource to move from Graffiti to Graffiti 2

According to an article on Brighthand, PalmSource will stop putting Graffiti into future PalmOS systems in deference to Graffiti 2 (which is based on Jot--I think that's the same one as Windows CE uses). The problem is a judgment against the company and in favor of Xerox.


Press: SCO may press Linux Patent Claims

An article in Linux Business Week's online edition is claiming to have seen an SCO press release about requiring a royalty payment of $96/CPU for all servers running non-SCO brands of Linux. They apparently claim that the license is required due to UNIX patents acquired by the company from …

PlayStation 3 write-up at Inquirer

Sounds more like a supercomputer than a game machine, but here are the basics:"...the computers are made of cells, each one containing a CPU, which will probably be a PowerPC, and eight APUs (vector processors) each with 128K of memory. It will run at 4GHz, producing a not inconsiderable …


FavIcons (those bookmark icons)

This morning I decided I wanted little icons for my web pages, so I set out to put them online. There's information on the web, but some of the tools have gone missing. Here are my hints What is a favicon? Favicons are those little icons that show up in …

IBM #1 in patents Again

According to a CNet article, IBM will be announcing today that they have been issued over 3200 patents, putting them firmly in the #1 spot for 2003, in front of Canon (the #2 at just under 2000 patents).


Netgear 802.11g AP $200

Netgear's 802.11g AP with 4port hub and dual antenna is now available from Amazon, $200. The device can be seen at Amazon.com and appears to be in stock. No reports of Apple 802.11g interoperability, but I don't know of anyone currently having problems with the 802.11b …