PDXDEV - Journal of a Portland Developer

Q If I try to install my old copy of Office XP in Windows Vista, will I run into any prohibitions or technical problems?

President Bush said last week that telecommunications companies that helped government wiretapping efforts need protection from “class-action plaintiff attorneys” who see a “financial gravy train” ahead. Democrats and privacy groups responded by accusing the Bush administration of trying to shut…

Bill Kirst overpaid his MasterCard bill last month by $500.

Selling high-schoolers on engineering careers — and by natural extension, math and science courses — can be as difficult as convincing them of the virtues of abstinence and not dancing too closely at the prom.

XM Satellite Radio said yesterday that it trimmed its loss while adding more subscribers in the fourth quarter, and its executives said they remain hopeful that its merger with Sirius Satellite Radio will be approved. But as the wait for the regulatory go-ahead drags on, the company also tried to…