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The newsletter was first emailed in 1998. In 2001 Benoît discontinued it in favour of professional writing for magazines.
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-- a free email magazine. Each month, it discusses technologies,
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- From Cost Center to Opportunity
Center
December 2000
IT solutions are the storefront, the factory and the warehouse in
the information society. How can you harness them?
- An Update on XML
November 2000
What happened to the core XML since I last wrote about it: some
thoughts.
- Wireless Internet
October 2000
A first look at wireless Internet and, more specifically, the WAP
specification. WAP is simple but -- so far-- not very powerful. In
particular, WAP has limited multimedia support.
- XSL -- First Step in Learning
XML
September 2000
I am often asked on which programming language to learn with XML.
As I'll explain in this article, XSL might be the answer.
- Application
Servers
August 2000
What are application servers? It seems there's a lot of confusion.
It seems every vendor has an application server but all do
different things. So what is the mythical application server?
- Old Ideas with a Fresh
Twist
July 2000
When designing e-commerce solutions, wise developers consult with
brick-and-mortars!
- The XML
Economy
June 2000
In June, I share my vision on the future of business-to-business
e-commerce -- the XML economy.
- Some Thoughts on
XSL
May 2000
In the May issue, I revisit XSL, the XML Stylesheet language and
reply to several queries I have received.
- eBooks and
ePublishing
April 2000
Riding the Bullet, Stephen King's first foray in electronic
publishing, was a resounding success. What are eBooks and should
you be concerned with them?
- XHTML
March 2000
The W3C adopted XHTML 1.0 last month. This issue of Pineapplesoft
Link discusses what it changes for you.
- Recent Developments with
Domain Names
February 2000
This issue discusses recent developments with domain names,
including lower prices and longer names.
- "XML by Example" is
Here
January 2000
"XML by Example" was published last month. To celebrate, here is an
issue on XML for electronic commerce.
- Usability for Electronic
Shops
December 1999
Like in the brick-and-mortars world, a friendly shop online is a
successful one. A friendly shop on the Internet is simple to use
and works well.
- Handhelds
November 1999
In this article, I argue that handhelds are becoming an important
platform. I look at how it has morphed from its origins as a PC
companion.
- Get A Domain
October 1999
Given all the problems with free webmail, why not take control of
your email address?
- Shop Failures
September 1999
Poor software and improper web site design is costing you money. A
recent study found that 39% of shoppers failed to buy because the
sites were too complex.
- XML Tools
August 1999
This issue explains how XML is used to produce Pineapplesoft Link.
Learn how you could benefit from XML in your environment.
- Jini
July 1999
This issue discusses Jini, the latest offering from Sun. Jini
builds on Java but greatly extends it to offer ubiquitous
distributed computing.
- Well Worth Reading
June 1999
Software is changing as computer science reaches new levels of
maturity. A new book outlines the revolution for us.
- UML
May 1999
The standard design language for the the software industry.
- Application Servers
April 1999
Application servers are the new cornerstone of the web.
- The Future of
Java
March 1999
In answer to a reader's question, why I think Java has a
future.
- Email Services
February 1999
It's time to tap into the potential of email. Learn why and
how.
- XML Style Sheets
January 1999
Style sheets may be the next development environment for Internet
applications.
- Lessons from shareware
December 1998
Shareware pioneered e-commerce and there's a huge body of
experience, on e-commerce, in the shareware industry.
- CORBA and Java
November 1998
This issue revisits CORBA and concentrates on the relationship
between CORBA and Java. Learn how they complement each other.
- Web Application User Interface
October 1998
This issue is about building the right interface for your web
site/web application.
- Beef Up Your Email Strategy
September 1998
Now that email is an integral part of so many organizations, it's
time to decide on an email strategy.
- The XML Galaxy
August 1998
This articles clears the smoke surrounding XML standards.
- The Ubiquitous Web Server
July 1998
The Internet is doomed to grow dramatically as we put web servers
in more devices!
- Naming the Web
June 1998
This article discusses domain names, how it evolved and the new top
level domains.
- Well-formed and Valid XML Documents
May 1998
This article explores another facet of XML. XML makes it possible
to validate documents against a formal definition. It also supports
a weaker form of validation for day-to-day documents.
- CORBA Basics
April 1998
A high-level description of CORBA, skips all the technical details
and concentrate on the essence.
- Rapid Application Development in Java
March 1998
Read one experiment of using Borland JBuilder for RAD in Java.
- What you need to know about XML
February 1998
Discover XML, a critical standard for Intranet and Extranet
applications. Introduces the XML parser as well.
- Crossware and 3-tier applications
January 1998
Software in the enterprise and the importance of a new
client/server model.
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