Microsoft Security Essentials (Virus Scan)

While I am happy that Microsoft is making Microsoft Security Essentials virus scanning available freely, so that we can imagine that such security is a standard part of the operating system...  While I am happy to see this, I must admit that I wonder whether Microsoft will be as conscientious scanning for errors in non Microsoft software such as FireFox or Adobe as it is in scanning Microsoft software.  This could become a powerful force for lock-in: Microsoft software is scanned for security flaws better than other software.  Plus, of course, in Windows 7 non Microsoft virus scanners are deprecated.

Speech recognition and gmail

Can you hear me now?:

I have long been annoyed that have not been able to process my Google mail using voice recognition, in either FireFox nor Internet Explorer.

I am quite happy to report that voice recognition (windows vista) works pretty well with the thunderbird IMAP interface to google mail.

This has allowed me to process my backlog of 300 personal google mail messages fairly painlessly, without aggravating my RSI.  Mainly saying "delete".

As you can see, it also works not so badly for blogging.

Tablet PkingC pen stops working

In the PDX->SEA van this morning, my tablet PC pen has stopped working.

I hope it is repairable.  I hope it is just pen battery.  I hope that I am still under warranty.
Toshiba M400.

comp-arch.net

Every day I try to write a few more blurbs in my CompArch wiki

Now what shall I code?

Having left Intel, I'm free to post on comp.arch, and hopeful that some of my inventions will get patented.

But... I have spent much of my career coding. Simulators. E.g. 2006-2009, pair programming on my security project.

My new job involves reading, writing.  But not much coding.  In my spare time I will work on my wiki, http://semipublic.comp-arch.net/wiki, and my own inventions, although I plan to see if V will patent them.

However, I don't want to let my coding skills lapse.  So, what shall I code?  In the short term, perhaps, I will code mainly for my website.

Mediawiki PHP, or client-side Javascript?  Probably the latter, since seems more useful.

Eventually I will have to write a simulator. Again. What is this, the 3rd of 4th time?

IPXI

Will markets like IPXI allow inventors to be more independent of big companies? Will they promote innovation?

in reference to: IPXI (view on Google Sidewiki)

IPXI

Will markets like IPXI allow inventors to be more or less independent of big companies?

in reference to: IPXI (view on Google Sidewiki)