I wrote this back in 2000 for a site that was called InfoApps.com. Chris Heuer founded it. His driving entrepreneurial spirit reminds me a little of Michael Robertson of mp3.com fame.
Within ten years, 98 percent of household appliances will be networked and controlled from remote locations. In other words, I’ll never have to worry about forgetting to turn off the coffee maker again. Can you imagine the money I’ll save by not having to buy replacement coffee pots once a month? (more…)
X.org founder Leon Shiman headed up Government Day at LinuxWorld. The subconference, sponsored by Novell, Red Hat, Trusted Computer Solutions, and Microsoft, was directed at a by-invitation-only group of government movers and shakers, and designed to provide a forum to discuss issues surrounding the adoption of open source and open standards in government, including the problem of vendor lock-in. We were the only press allowed into the event. Read more at Newsforge.com.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) exists to help its 1.2 million members “become more profitable and successful.” The NAR provides buying power, education, government policy influence, and the latest technology. In fact, NAR has its own IT department, dedicated to making a real estate agent’s job easier through the use of open source technology, called the Center for Realtor Technology (CRT). (more…)
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