I’ve been quiet these last two weeks because the deadline for delivering The New Influencers to the publisher is suddenly very real, and I’ve got three chapters and a profile still to go. The good news is that Chapters 5 & 6 are available for you to review at the drafts page. There’s a lot I want to write about, but most of that energy is going into what you find there.

If you’re a student of computer history and appreciate great writing, be sure to check out Charlie Babcock’s excellent feature called What’s the Greatest Software Ever Written? over at Informationweek. If you’re expecting to find a comparison of Quicken vs. MS Money, forget it. Charlie went way back in computing history and also looked at embedded, scientific and medical applications. Some of the choices will surprise you.