Okay, I'm sorry - but this was just too funny. There's an article over on ZDNet that is about an interview with Don Box, an architect for Microsoft's .NET Developer Platform team. First off, I don't know why they think his opinion is valid (probably just to cause a stir in the online world), but also, it's a silly idea. He proposes that in order for the Internet and web services to go anywhere, we need to get rid of HTTP. It would take one whale of a program/suite of programs to make people switch so suddenly to something else. There's just too many things out there that rely on HTTP to get things done. It's not just the web pages and services it would effect - it's the whole roots of the Internet as we know it. What do you guys think?

Also this morning, the NewbieNetwork has a link to a neat eWeek Article that compares some of the major datbases that are out there today, including: IBM's DB2 7.2, Oracle Corp.'s Oracle9i Enterprise Edition 9.0.1.1.1, and MySQL AB's MySQL 4.0.1 Max. No big surprises here, Overall, Oracle9i and MySQL had the best performance and scalability, with Oracle9i just very slightly ahead of MySQL for most of the run. Two of the favorites came out on top - the powerhouse of the database world and the light, quick, strong Open Source favorite.

One thing I like about Evolt.org is that they don't limit themselves to one thing - and one of the newer features that I've enjoyed are things like this article. It's basically a "What can we learn..." from the Travelocity website. It talks about page placement, resolution changes and other smaller details that make a site really useful. Too many people throw up a page without considering how it will be used by the people viewing it (I know it's something I still struggle with) - but it have any kind of success, you need a nice, clean, easy-to-understand website...