Podcasts: David Linthicum presents the third of 12 steps to SOA, and discusses Open SOA Collaboration. Step 3: Understanding all application semantics in your domain. “If you don’t understand the semantics, then you’re not going to be able to integrate [an application] and you’re not going to be able to build a service-oriented architecture around it.” Tune into The SOA Report. Best of the blogs: Need to know how to kill a good idea? Self-proclaimed cynic Matt Asay has some thoughts in Killing vs. cultivating good ideas. ‘Manage by consensus’ is one. Storage: The Aegis Mini is “a personal storage device that hides a large capacity in a compact footprint.” In The Storage Network Mario Apicella sums it up: Good speed, choice of connectivity, great capacity, well equipped with applications and accessories, light weight and not too expensive. The news beat: Linspire releases the Linux OS Freespire 1.0 one month early. Apple reveals some, just not all, of Leopard’s secrets. And Sage buys its way into the healthcare software market by purchasing Emdeon Practice Services. Technology Industry