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Among Web developers, anticipation is mounting for HTML5, the overhaul of the Web markup language currently under way at the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). For many, the revamping is long overdue. HTML hasn’t had a proper upgrade in more than a decade. In fact, the last markup language to win W3C Recommendation status — the final stage of the Web standards process — was XHTML 1.1 in 2001.

Among Web developers, anticipation is mounting for HTML5, the overhaul of the Web markup language currently under way at the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). For many, the revamping is long overdue. HTML hasn’t had a proper upgrade in more than a decade. In fact, the last markup language to win W3C Recommendation status — the final stage of the Web standards process — was XHTML 1.1 in 2001.

I am constantly impressed by the depth of knowledge, technical experience, and empathy for the suffering of other high-tech professionals (and dabblers) that is evident in the missives and comments from Gripe Line readers every day. Here are just a few that arrived this week.

“I have to sympathize with Joel,” writes Gripe Line reader Phil in response to Joel’s frustrating experience with Iomega (see “Defective hardware, deteriorating customer service“).

I confess — I am still a believer in SOA, even though it’s popular to say the trend by that name has faded into oblivion. Why am I still faithful? Because SOA is all about using common sense to rationalize existing infrastructure and extend capabilities while laying the groundwork for future change. Yeah, that’s a mouthful, but if you ask me, that’s the canonical definition of IT modernization.

I confess — I am still a believer in SOA, even though it’s popular to say the trend by that name has faded into oblivion. Why am I still faithful? Because SOA is all about using common sense to rationalize existing infrastructure and extend capabilities while laying the groundwork for future change. Yeah, that’s a mouthful, but if you ask me, that’s the canonical definition of IT modernization.

Here’s my tale of woe (and eventually my tips on how to avoid this unfortunate journey yourself): I requested a BlackBerry Tour to write a review of Bayalink Liberty, a hardware/software product that makes a stab at my vision of a smartphone-centric computer environment.

Here’s my tale of woe (and eventually my tips on how to avoid this unfortunate journey yourself): I requested a BlackBerry Tour to write a review of Bayalink Liberty, a hardware/software product that makes a stab at my vision of a smartphone-centric computer environment.