Wednesday, November 26, 2003
IDG.com.sg - Article
IDG.com.sg - Article: "Microsoft retires NetMeeting
By Joris Evers
IDG News Service, San Francisco Bureau
26-11-2003
Microsoft Corp. is retiring its six-year-old NetMeeting online conferencing application and instead will push Office Live Meeting, formerly known as PlaceWare, for online meetings.
NetMeeting helped pioneer online conferencing when it was released in May 1996, before the advent of instant messaging (IM) and other services for real-time online communication. The software still ships as part of Windows and some of its features, such as whiteboarding and application-sharing, are used by the MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger IM applications."
Sure. Why give people a free app when you can charge them $500 for Office?
By Joris Evers
IDG News Service, San Francisco Bureau
26-11-2003
Microsoft Corp. is retiring its six-year-old NetMeeting online conferencing application and instead will push Office Live Meeting, formerly known as PlaceWare, for online meetings.
NetMeeting helped pioneer online conferencing when it was released in May 1996, before the advent of instant messaging (IM) and other services for real-time online communication. The software still ships as part of Windows and some of its features, such as whiteboarding and application-sharing, are used by the MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger IM applications."
Sure. Why give people a free app when you can charge them $500 for Office?
Sunday, November 23, 2003
F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies
F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies: "F.B.I. Scrutinizes Antiwar Rallies
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
Published: November 23, 2003
ASHINGTON, Nov. 22 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has collected extensive information on the tactics, training and organization of antiwar demonstrators and has advised local law enforcement officials to report any suspicious activity at protests to its counterterrorism squads, according to interviews and a confidential bureau memorandum."
I was afraid that the Patriot Act would do this. Let this be a loud, clear call to every American who values Freedom! I've seen this happen before, notably during the 60's, and there is nothing good about it. Senator McCarthy must be grinning in his nice, warm seat down below.
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
Published: November 23, 2003
ASHINGTON, Nov. 22 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation has collected extensive information on the tactics, training and organization of antiwar demonstrators and has advised local law enforcement officials to report any suspicious activity at protests to its counterterrorism squads, according to interviews and a confidential bureau memorandum."
I was afraid that the Patriot Act would do this. Let this be a loud, clear call to every American who values Freedom! I've seen this happen before, notably during the 60's, and there is nothing good about it. Senator McCarthy must be grinning in his nice, warm seat down below.
