the case against .NET

I can understand why people sometimes get the impression that I’m a .NET hater. Most recently, this includes my former colleague David Arno. So, time for me to clarify my position (again).
Firstly, what really concerns me is when people can’t be bothered to think for themselves. They blindly accept whatever someone tells [...]

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As someone who works in Worthing (and a former resident) it’s exciting to see the town take a lead in innovative use of the web for presenting its portfolio of services - and promoting the area. Worthing Borough Council has a great new web site, complete with draggable gadgets, multiple RSS feeds, a lovely [...]

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I understand that Microsoft’s new WorldWide Telescope is an impressive piece of software.
However, Nick Bradbury has highlighted the horrendous installation procedure, which apparently involves up to 12 steps. Nick has this to say: -
Those of us who believe that desktop software is still relevant in abrowser-based world should be up in arms about how [...]

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Via Jeff Duntemann: -
Several people online, in an almost offhand fashion, have indicated that Vista’s knucklehead UAC feature is training people to click “Allow” automatically, no matter what it’s asking about. That may be the single greatest design error in Vista, and could over time render Vista as insecure as anything that came before it, [...]

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OK, I know I’ve gone quiet again. This isn’t particularly due to a shortage of things to blog about - it’s more to do with the hassle of creating blog entries.
In an attempt to counter this, I’m now trying out ScribeFire as a blogging tool - “Post to your blog without ever leaving Firefox”. [...]

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