Apple releases Networking Update 1.0 & AirPort Update 2.0.4 [The Macintosh News Network] [dws.]

Welcome Back Dave!. Welcome back Dave!
Greetings sports fans. First I want to thank everyone who sent their good wishes. This was probably the toughest week I've ever had. I came through it stronger, but changed. Not sure how much I want to write about it, but I did want to acknowledge, as soon as I possibly could, that it meant a lot to have so much support. Just got home a few minutes ago. One step at a time. [Scripting News] [dws.]

Today's Dilbert Comic [Dilbert Daily Strip]

PowerPoint add-on allows online collaboration. Gnutella-based technology promotes file sharing [InfoWorld: Top News]

An impressive display of loyalty and creativity. If you haven't yet browsed this site, I highly recommend it. – andy

The fundraiser ends, and the next stage begins. The first Kuro5hin fundraising drive is officially over, and by any measure, it's been a fantastic success. Altogether you contributed over $37,000 in memberships, donations, and text ads, along with perhaps another $2500 in donation pledges, and an unknown amount in pay-by-mail memberships. I should be able to report a final “grand total” in a few weeks. This incredible response has caught the attention and imagination of innumerable webloggers and the online media, including The Register, Wired News, and C|Net (where a column should be appearing later today). What just happened? What does it all mean? What do we do now? Below I'll take a stab at explaining it clearly. [kuro5hin.org]

Lord Byron. “Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.” [Motivational Quotes of the Day] [dws.]

Yang owns around 45 million shares of Yahoo! This is nothing big, but it's funny what two college students can make out of an experiment. Despite the economy, it is still a great time to be alive. – andy

Yahoo's Yang sells 250,000 shares. Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang is on a selling streak. In May he sold 550,000 shares of the Internet media company, worth $8.1 million. [CNET News.com]

Penguin Suits

Well, I'm off to pick up tuxedo #2. This is our third wedding in as many months. After this one, only one more to go. It sure has been a busy summer. I can hardly wait until August.

I think that this is an important service that we need to begin considering. Insurance is truly a necessary evil. I know that when I don't have it, I get very nervous, but when I get it, I can't stop complaining about it. – andy

Long-term Care Insurance. It's more than you think it is — and more vital, too. [The Motley Fool]

Dell is willing to put it's name on anything if they can make a buck. Not that it's a bad idea, but aren't there enough handhelds out there? – andy

Report: Dell to try its hand at handhelds. A new report from market researcher ARS speculates that the PC giant is getting ready to go with a system based on Microsoft's Pocket PC platform. [CNET News.com]