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Putting together a proposal for a potential client, we've unearthed a couple of cool Electronic Medical Record (EMR) applications.

It's been a bad week for computer security. Basically, if you use the Internet and have a computer, it needs updating. Even Mac and Linux users are affected.

First off, Windows. For those of you trying to limp along with Windows 98, ME, or NT, I'm sorry to say we've reached the end of the line. Microsoft has announced that they do not plan to release a fix for these operating systems, for the critical vulnerability revealed earlier this week. If you use any Windows 98 or ME machines to browse the Internet, you're vulnerable, and the only thing you can do is update to a newer operating system.

Interesting analysis of the cost of software, applying the pricing model for financial instruments such as options and calls to support contracts: ONLamp.com: Calculating the True Price of Software.

Found a great little how-to for using Rsync to create multiple snapshot backups, with full explanations: Easy Automated Snapshot-Style Backups with Rsync.

The New York Times has a story about people throwing away their PCs because the cost of cleaning out the viruses and spyware costs more than a new computer.Corrupted PC's Find New Home in the D

The New York Times has an interesting editorial running today by Joseph Nocera, about solving the identity theft problem.

Today, there's a review in the New York Times about Hot Property, a new book by Pat Choate that essentially claims the US is in technology decline because of "piracy."

From the article:

We're looking to set up an office phone line using Asterisk at Home. The latest version has added a custom SugarCRM package, allowing you to have Sugar dial out for you. Very cool feature.

For those who need to keep an archive of every sent or received in an organization, here's a brief story about how to create one securely and automatically.

"Freedom is the oxygen of innovation, not its enemy." - Eric S. Raymond, the person who coined the term Open Source.

He's interviewed here: ONLamp.com: ESR: "We Don't Need the GPL Anymore".

OpenOffice.org is a full-featured office suite, with a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, and drawing software. It's been available at OpenOffice.org for years, for Windows, Linux, Mac, and other operating systems.

Good Morning Silicon Valley has an interview with Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel. He talks about where the technology industry is going, comparing Microsoft to IBM.