Month: March 2003

Bruce Eckel's Java Programming Guidelines. Elegance always pays off. In the short term it might seem like it takes much longer to come up with a truly graceful solution to a problem but when it works the first time and easily adapts to new situations instead of requiring hours days or months of struggle you’ll… Continue reading Bruce Eckel's Java Programming Guidelines

Revealing Ohio's Buried Treasure. Centuries ago, earthen structures of great scientific and cultural significance were built in the Midwest, but farmland and parking lots replaced them in the modern age. A new digital project will create virtual renditions of these earthworks. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]

Message from in-house counsel to lawyers: learn to share your knowledge. “During last year's Energy Law Institute, Christian E. Liipfert, Managing Attorney, Special Projects and Transactions, at BP America Inc., presented a paper on “Knowledge Management within a Multi-location, Multi-discipline Legal Function.” As in-house counsel, Mr. Liipfert knows all too well the problems inherent in managing knowledge… Continue reading Message from in-house counsel to lawyers: learn to share your knowledge

21 Rules for lawyers. How to Succeed as a Lawyer, was written by a father who wanted to offer his son guidance on how to practice law.  The father was clearly a wise man.  And the son was a fortunate one. [Ernie the Attorney]

Women Recount Cadet Life: Forced Sex and Fear. Former students say that a majority of female cadets are raped or molested at the Air Force Academy and that most choose not to report it. By Michael Janofsky with Diana Jean Schemo. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

InternetRetailer.com – Bookspan looks to span offline and online customer data. Bookspan LLP is installing middleware from Art Technology Group Inc. to link Bookspan's customer data in its legacy database with information about its customers' behavior at its web site, Steven Brita, director of Internet marketing for Bookspan, tells Internet Retailer. Bookspan, a partnership between… Continue reading Bookspan looks to span offline and online customer data

Toshiba vs. Cometa for WiFi Uber Operator. Toshiba Ships Hotspot Hardware [via 802.11 Planet]   News item about Toshiba getting ready to ship their “hotspot in a box” offering.  Great quote from their general manager:   “Think of us as being like Cometa,” says Marston, “but cheaper and with a six month lead on them.”… Continue reading Toshiba vs. Cometa for WiFi Uber Operator

ISVs and Desktop Flash Apps. Kevin Werbach posted this comment in reply to my earlier post about Flash as solution to cross-platform desktop apps:  So, why do you think these developers don't use Flash today? Lack of awareness, cost, performance, missing features, compatibility, bad associations from cheesy animated Website intros… or something else? I know… Continue reading ISVs and Desktop Flash Apps

WiFi Hard Drive. The Martian NetDrive Wireless: 40 gigabytes of small, silent, 802.11b filesharing [via 80211b News] Excellent idea!  [Jeremy Allaire's Radio]

Glasshaus is dead.. This was posted to the Webdesign list today. It's bad news because Glasshaus made User Interface, Info Architecture and User Experience oriented books. The Ed books were pretty good too, I don't care about Wrox… [In My Experience]