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DOJ Lackeys: We've changed our minds

the OS Wars : States Press U.S. to Take Tough Stand on Microsoft From the New York Times "The states also served notice that they were willing to break with the Bush administration and pursue Microsoft on their own if they think the steps the Justice Department is to suggest do not go far enough to foster competition in the software industry." More. Internet News : InfoWorld: Users reject notion of 'parasitic grid'. Although some deride the implications of the term "parasitic," at the center of the debate is the impact that so-called free wireless access points based on the 802.11b standards will have on the rollout of third-generation networks. Seen on Tomalak's Realm Apple News: "I Wish I had a Brain" "It was a cult hit," said Morgenstern. "The Talking Moose was the perfect example of what the Mac was about and what the PC wasn't. Remember that this was way before Windows, so all PC users had was a DOS prompt. The Moose showed that computers were fun and personal. People could have business and fun in one machine." [Wired News]   12:38:04 AM

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Above are four links to some projects I'm highlighting from my portfolio. Running from the left, the first is to some 3D renders done using Bryce 4.0 The second is of a movie made using Canoma, Bryce, and iMovie. The movie is of some great buildings in Munich (3.2Mb). The third link is a punchy animated mini site created using Flash 4.0. The last link is a product demonstration of the Biovend, also created in Flash.