The next Sydney Internet Breakfast Forums is on Friday, August 3rd, titled Venture Capital – Beyond the Bubble ::: http://australia.internet.com/breakfast

Article by Niki Scevak – Shaking The Culture Of The Free ::: http://australia.internet.com/r/article/jsp/sid/10750 & Craig Lidell – The Cashless Web ::: http://australia.internet.com/r/article/jsp/sid/10764

Here is a cool article on ASP/Server side scripting for non-programmer Designers ::: www.alistapart.com/stories/kickasp

A Q&A by Adobe with ‘Web Standards Project‘ & ‘A List Aparts‘ Jeffrey Zeldman on his new book, ‘Taking Your Talent to the Web’ ::: www.adobe.com/web/features/zeldman20010702/main.html

Microsoft closes email loophole in its popular Outlook program shipped with OfficeXP, concequently changing the default setting restrictions of executable code in incoming messages. ::: www.zdnet.com.au/biztech/security/story/0,2000010455,20245151,00.htm

Here is a recent article on B2B e-commerce, a look at which B2B exchanges have the most promising business models and a look at how major corporations around the world are implementing new e-business strategies and adjusting their IT budgets. ::: www.emarketer.com/ereports/ecommerce_b2b/welcome.html?ref=dew

New issue of Create Online – ‘The Usability Issue’ is out now in Sydney ::: www.createonline.co.uk

I just got myself a few new books, one being an updated version of the classic 1940’s book written by Mortimer J Adler & Charles Van Doren, “How to Read a Book”.

The Aussies have just won the 2nd Test in England :)