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Is this the sign of the future or history comming full circle.

Software giant Microsoft was beaten to the desktop searching market by Google last week with the release of Google Desktop desktop.google.com. Microsoft is planning to release an enhanced web style desktop search with its new MSN web search. Check out this story from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Google tops Microsoft with new PC search tool.

If you hate searching for documents on your PC, but use Google constantly for the web, you need to try Google Desktop.

As a proud advocate of the Open Source movement. I glad to be supporting the launch of Firefox this November. Another Firefox advocate has started a movement to place a full page ad in the New York Times. For a mere $30 you can have your name printed in the ad supporting the Firefox browser and the Open Source movement.

Spread Firefox – Igniting the web

Nice job Twins. The Twins defense helped out our #1 pitcher to get another division series game 1 win against the Yanks. Unlike last year, the Yankees have more to worry about in games 2 thru 5 than the Twins. Even if we split in New York we will for sure get a chance to see Johan “Cy” Santana pitch in the Dome where I’m sure his change-up will be very effective.

Good job Twins, good luck tonight.

Thanks to everyone for making the first presidential debate party a resounding success. The pictures from the evening will make an appearance on danflies.com tonight or tomorrow stay tuned.

As for the debate itself, it was a great started for this debate season. Check out coverage at the Washington Post.

photo courtesy of The Washington Post.

Well the debate is over and it up to us tthe American people to decide who will be our next president. While this may not have been the “nail in the coffin,” but does give Kerry more life on the campain trail. Stay tuned for the next debates.

for a review:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63133-2004Sep30.html

Check out this photo of a Florida mailman. A flood can’t keep him away from picking up your damn mail.

Some of my work know is with Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Since I have a background in Open Source software/systems, I started to wonder who else has come across this topic. Here is one article that looks interesting. The committee is still out on how Open Source and new government regulations will effect each other.l

Wasabi Systems – Linux, the GPL, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act: Legal Considerations for Embedded OEMs

Dynamism.com – Next Generation Japanese Notebooks and Electronics

If you are a fan of small electronics, this is the site for you. Most oft the product come from Japan. These are the leading gadgets and in a space conscience world. Check it out!

The Presindental Debates 2004!

This Thursday at 8P.M. CST the debate party season begins. I’ve been waiting four long years to start a the newest phenomeon, real political parties.

Before the drama of a recount begins and the election results get sent to the U.S. Supreme Court be an active member of the deomocratic ideals that we furvently export, participate in an evening of the “issues” and mild amounts of alcohol.

Call or write to me: dan@danflies.com to participate in Debate Watch 2004.

Matt Hardy and I are thinking that blogging would be any easy way to get kids in to a web page. What do you think.