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WebReference Update: October 9, 2003

Developer News OpenOffice 3.2 Lands Amid Critical Changes Red Hat, IBM Firmly in KVM Virtualization Camp Red Hat Talks Up Open Source Cloud Plans

This week in the web development world we survey what's new and newsworthy. First up Salon delves into the e-mail conundrum by interviewing top UI specialists. Next UIConf interviews author Nathan Shedroff on "experience design." First Monday is out, and their copyright article strikes a good balance.

The big news this week is the continuing saga of Eolas vs. Microsoft. Microsoft now says it will alter IE to accommodate the plug-in patent, we offer some workarounds. Eolas now wants Microsoft to stop distributing IE.

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• E-mail is broken

  Salon talks to Dave Farber, Brad Templeton and Jakob Nielsen on e-mail. Can e-mail be saved? What about all that spam?
  http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/10/02/e_mail/index_np.html
  Salon.com, Oct. 2, 2003

• Experience Design: An Interview with Nathan Shedroff

  "Experience Design considers elements that are beyond the expected boundaries to ensure that designers attack the problem at its most important points. In my work, I focus on helping designers create a full-sensory design solution that takes into account rich interactions like user emotion, personality, attention, and meaning."
  http://www.uiconf.com/8/articles/shedroff_interview.html
  UIConf.com, Oct. 8, 2003

• Copyright and authors

  "Copyright is not about fairness to authors; copyright is about balancing interests, including the interest of the public."
  http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_10/ewing/
  First Monday, Oct. 2003

• Linked Database Dropdown Lists ASP.NET Sample

  This sample takes the input from one select box and uses it to query a database to fill in a second.
  http://www.asp101.com/samples/db_pulldown_linked_aspx.asp
  ASP101.com, Oct. 7, 2003

• Microsoft Alters IE Over Eolas Suit

  In Microsoft's altered browser, web developers must update methods used in web pages with ActiveX Controls or users will face a dialog box asking them to click "OK" for the web browser to load the control, Microsoft officials said. Sideshow has some workarounds that developers can use, including JavaScript to launch embedded objects. In a related story, Eolas wants to prevent Microsoft from distributing its browser.
  http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3089281
  http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5088349.html
  http://www.sidesh0w.com/weblog/2003/10/06/the_eolas_matter.html
  http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1309875,00.asp
  Internetnews.com/News.com/eWeek.com, Oct. 7, 2003

• Macromedia Breezes Into Online Meeting Market

  The web graphics software giant says its core Flash Player technology makes it a better choice as it takes on heavyweights Microsoft and WebEx in the burgeoning sector.
  http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/3089251
  Silicon Valley, Oct. 8, 2003

• Oracle launches database for under $1,000

  Oracle's Standard Edition One is designed for single-processor servers for small businesses.
  http://www.computerworld.com/databasetopics/data/software/story/0,10801,85862,00.html
  Computerworld.com, Oct. 8, 2003

That's it for this Thursday, see you next time.

Andy King
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
aking at jupitermedia dot com

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