How many Virtual Worlds are out there?
45+ based on this spreadsheet I came across on VirtualWorldsNews.com:
Virtual Worlds Platform Matrix by VirtualWorldsNews.com

This is also the first public use of Google Spreadsheets that I have seen!

Euro think tank recommends unbundling Windows from PCs

Read this article on InforWorld. I fully agree with the suggestion. However, it is the hardware vendors who have to take the lead. Dell and HP should realize that it is in their best interest to take charge of the software on their commodity hardware.

SecondLife Tycoon
I had heard of Anshe Chung as the First SecondLife Millionaire. I visited her web-site today: http://www.anshechung.com/. WOW! I looked at the Chat tool imvu. It looks really cool. Will try it with someone soon.

Photo: The avatar (Anshe Chung) and the real (Ailin Graef).

Secrets of success at Apple
We engineers need to learn from what makes Apple so successful. Interesting article I just saw on InfoWorld.