Shoulder to shoulder with Micronesia. When we can't get penny-ante states to give us their votes on the Security Council that should tell us something. [Mark Bernstein]
Month: March 2003
Ecology of Tools
Ecology of Tools. How a dozen companies work together on a ten-minute task that makes the Web a slightly nicer place. [Mark Bernstein]
Chief Legal Officers Continue to Voice Dissatisfaction with Outside Counsel
Chief Legal Officers Continue to Voice Dissatisfaction with Outside Counsel. 55% of chief legal officers considered firing an outside law firm last year. Most common response to question asking for example of innovation from outside counsel? “None.” [DennisKennedy.blog]
Client Driven Technology at Preston Gates
Client Driven Technology at Preston Gates. Maybe having Microsoft as a client helps, but Preston Gates shows a path many more firms should be considering. [DennisKennedy.blog]
Design Research: Why you need it.
Design Research: Why you need it.. From the latest Cooper Newsletter: Steve Calde has a good summary of the necessity of design research from a business perspective. Not a lot new here, but a nice way of putting things for those who need to convince clients, managers, or others of the value of design research.… Continue reading Design Research: Why you need it.
About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design
About Face 2.0: The Essentials of Interaction Design. Robert Reimann joins Alan Cooper to create the sequel to a classic. The Cooper Newsletter has some notes about the new edition. About Face 2.0 is now preordering at Amazon…sure to be one of the year's best UX reads. [ia/ – information architecture news]
Why you need your very own taxonomy.
Why you need your very own taxonomy.. Tom Smith has a great introductory article on Why You Need Your Own Taxonomy. Useful for explaining taxonomies and facets to management or clients. [ia/ – information architecture news]
Schwab Joins Others Ending Contributions to 401(k)'s
Schwab Joins Others Ending Contributions to 401(k)'s. The slumping Charles Schwab Corporation has told employees that it will stop matching contributions to their retirement plans. By Mary Williams Walsh with Patrick Mcgeehan. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Microsoft: Impaled on the Horns of a Dilemma
Microsoft: Impaled on the Horns of a Dilemma. As Windows is one of Microsoft's main two cash cows, Microsoft can't afford for consumers and businesses to stop buying Windows desktops until Longhorn arrives. Until then, what should Redmond do? Come out with a “Shorthorn” stopgap release? Slash XP prices? (Since Microsoft likes to point out… Continue reading Microsoft: Impaled on the Horns of a Dilemma
Extending PHP with DreamWeaver MX
Extending PHP with DreamWeaver MX. I prefer to use a text editor to code PHP, but when editing HTML I prefer DreamWeaver. Macromedia has a whole section on their web-site dedicated to PHP and Dreamweaver. An interesting article I found on this site is Building a dynamic website using Dreamweaver MX and PHAkt (pdf). [PHP Everywhere]