Looking back on the road ahead

By now, it's been (slightly over) 10 years ago that Bill Gates wrote "The Road Ahead", a book outlining his visions for the digital society of the future.

This article takes a closer look at it, and compares Bill's vision with how things actually are today (where today is February 2006, when the article was written).

On many points, mr. Gates did come quite close.

Links:
"The Road Ahead" 10 years on
Published writing: The Road Ahead

Loosely coupled

Book by Doug Kaye

Launch IE 7

Internet Explorer 7 <http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=5650926>It's here! Upgrade your browser with confidence. Install the new Internet Explorer 7, and get the benefits of tabbed browsing, better printing, easier searches, and improved security.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Microsoft Project Portfolio server 2007

Here a snapshot of an application record in Project Portfolio Server 2007

This Microsoft tool supports the concept of Application Portfolio Management.

Complete whitepaper can be downloaded here

Sharepoint and Active Directory management

There are a number of solutions and webparts available that enable management of users and passwords from within a Sharepoint environment.

One which looks promising is the Dot Net Factory, which offers not only integration with full-blown Active Directory, but also with ADAM (the "stand-alone" version of AD).

From a quick look, it might be a good (and integrated!) alternative for NetIQ DRA.

And it's Sharepoint 2007 ready!

Firefox security

Firefox has the reputation of being more secure than Microsoft Internet Explorer.

However, things have moved on since that was the only truth in town. Firefox is loaded with security flaws, according to a hacker duo that presented at this year's ToorCon.
Read Firefox JavaScript security "a complete mess"?