Month: August 2003

Identifying Solo Librarian's Expertise

Identifying Solo Librarian's Expertise.  The Librarian's Expert Assistance Database “The Chicago Area Solo Librarians (CASL) proudly launch the Librarian's Expert Assistance Database (LEAD). Please visit CASL's freely available database, which captures and details the skills and experience, the “expertise”, of our solo librarians in the Chicago area. The purpose of the project is to facilitate… Continue reading Identifying Solo Librarian's Expertise

(Micro)Soft Skills

(Micro)Soft Skills. FC Now reader Vince Kimball's blog To Talk of Many Things led me to a Cnet interview with Marc Smith, Microsoft Corp.'s in-house sociologist. The conversation addresses what companies can learn from the relationships between customers — and how their… [Fast Company Now]

Behavior cookie hole

Behavior cookie hole. Behavior cookie hole: If you use server behaviors in Dreamweaver, then please check out this security alert and replace those behaviors. It's possible for some of them to reveal site-specific cookie data with a particular hack. I haven't heard of… [JD on MX]

Kevin Werbach

Kevin Werbach: “Either email is broken, Microsoft's email software is broken, or those two statements are the same.” [Scripting News]

Ashcroft: Patriot Act on Parade

Ashcroft: Patriot Act on Parade. As the antiterrorism USA Patriot Act continues to lose public support, Attorney General John Ashcroft launches a coast-to-coast tour of political persuasion this week to boost the president's bid for re-election. [Wired News]

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Time to Escape From the Grid?

Time to Escape From the Grid?. While the recent blackout is stirring interest in alternative, self-contained energy sources, home power isn't likely to become mainstream any time soon. As always, the most formidable barrier is money. By Suneel Ratan. [Wired News]

Disaster Plans Get New Scrutiny After Blackout

Disaster Plans Get New Scrutiny After Blackout. Many companies that had their own disaster recovery plans found on Aug. 14 that their backup site was within the blackout area. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: Technology]

Forced updates

Forced updates. Forced updates: Michael Masnick at TechDirt notes a Washington Post article (subscription required) about Microsoft forcing Windows updates by default. As Nicholas Weaver has noted, this changes the vulnerability… the new target will become the ability to force executable code… [JD on MX]

Knoppix Linux

Knoppix Linux. Knoppix is a CD-Bootable Linux distribution that comes with a full office suite. You can boot it on a PC without disturbing the existing Windows installation.  [More Like This WebLog]