Month: March 2003

Technology in Time of War. As I watch some of the video coming from Gulf War, I can’t help but wonder what a minimal system looks like for broadcasting real time sattelite video information. These thoughts come to mind intertwined with how scary war is–but I try to set aside the issues of whether we… Continue reading Technology in Time of War.

Tomorrow's Tech. ZDNet special report collects recommendations for making tech choices over the next 18 months. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Setting Up an 802.11b Home Wireless Network. Good primer on setting up a home wireless network. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Privacy News from Wired News – Supremes Uphold U.S. Spy Powers. The Supreme Court refused Monday to be drawn into a dispute over the boundaries of a law giving the government broader surveillance authority after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The American Civil Liberties Union and other organizations wanted the justices to consider when the… Continue reading Wired News

ReplayTVs Future?.  A couple of readers have sent me links to news about SonicBlue's decision to declare bankruptcy and sell off the ReplayTV division. I had seen some of the articles but didn't have a chance to read them thoroughly until tonight. As the articles note, this is disturbing but not unexpected; after all, if… Continue reading ReplayTVs Future?

New England Libraries Talk Blog. There's now an official web page for NEASIS&T's It's Not Just Google Anymore: Blogs and the Latest in Search Engines event at which I'll be speaking on April 28. Other speakers include Steven Cohen, Ran Hock, Greg Notess, and Jessamyn West, excellent company indeed. Lots of ways to register, including… Continue reading New England Libraries Talk Blog

IA Summit. The IA Summit turns out to be a lively, thriving, energetic, and unusually well-run conference. [Mark Bernstein]

News.Com: E-mail patterns map corporate structure. The researchers said graphing e-mail flow not only correctly identified communities within the organization, but it also provided insight into who the leaders of those groups were. It also helped to identify informal communities that arise when people need to communicate across departments or work collaboratively on projects. [Tomalak's… Continue reading E-mail patterns map corporate structure

Content Syndication with RSS. Originally developed by Netscape in 1999, RSS (which can stand for RDF Site Summary, Rich Site Summary, or Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format that allows web developers to describe and syndicate web site content. Content Syndication with RSS offers webloggers, developers, and the programmers who support them a thorough… Continue reading Content Syndication with RSS

The Associated Press via NJ.com: Loyalty cards mean profits for stores, privacy questions for consumers . With a massive amount of data being collected on shoppers, from the types of soda they buy to whether they like to shop late at night, merchants are getting smarter at tracking consumer trends. And they're changing their merchandise,… Continue reading Loyalty cards mean profits for stores, privacy questions for consumers