Password Overload. SJ Mercury: Password Overload. But what else are we to do? Keeping track of an e-mail user name and password was simple enough. But then came online news subscriptions, online auctions, online banking and bill-pay — and each of them brought a new user name and password. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
Month: September 2003
Linux Distro For Linksys WRT54G
Linux Distro For Linksys WRT54G. scubacuda writes “Here is a tiny Linux distro for the Linksys wrt54g (d/l the distro here). In just a few seconds, you can give your access point's ramdisk syslog, telnetd, httpd (with cgi-bin support), vi, snort, mount, insmod, rmmod, top, grep, etc.” Interesting — “The script installs strictly to the… Continue reading Linux Distro For Linksys WRT54G
In Computer Security, a Bigger Reason to Squirm
In Computer Security, a Bigger Reason to Squirm. Many computer networks, and the power grids and nuclear plants they control, are still ill equipped to ward off infections. By Brendan I. Koerner. [New York Times: Technology]
Shelf life and the book industry: Part 2
Shelf life and the book industry: Part 2 Part 1 Here's some insight into the way the book industry works from expert Vicki Hinze; it's an excerpt, from a downloadable book called All About Writing to Sell. Her analysis gives a sober view of the mechanics of the book publishing world, a brutal business quite… Continue reading
Shelf life and the book industry: Part 2
This
This answers the question of whether Zoe can consume RSS (it can already output RSS). It can also post to your favorite weblog tool. I still think the search based associations and simplicity of a Zoe-like tool would blow away conventional e-mail UI (in one of those insidious ways where the functionality was provided to… Continue reading This
X1
Bill Gross has finally launched X1, his fast search tool on the desktop (Web, e-mail, files, and attachments). There is a full-featured, no time limit, free version available. This is a good replacement for the hideous search feature in Outlook. [John Robb's Weblog]
American interventionism
American interventionism. Here's a good NYTimes Magazine article on American interventionism, its history and its current state. Unilateral interventionism, which is our current stance, is not a good idea. [Ceejbot]
Former UK minister says “This war on terrorism is bogus”
Former UK minister says “This war on terrorism is bogus” We now know that a blueprint for the creation of a global Pax Americana was drawn up for Dick Cheney (now vice-president), Donald Rumsfeld (defence secretary), Paul Wolfowitz (Rumsfeld's deputy), Jeb Bush (George Bush's younger brother) and Lewis Libby (Cheney's chief of staff). The document,… Continue reading Former UK minister says “This war on terrorism is bogus”
Exchange 2003 Tools
Exchange 2003 Tools. The Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Tools and Updates page has been updated… there are some essential additions to your toolbox available for download [MS Exchange Blog]
People care about the economy?
People care about the economy?. It's amazing to think, but the citizens actually care more about putting food on the table than hunting terrorists in Iraq. Would you rather feed your family or see that Saddam's is obliterated? I'm betting you'd choose your family. Bush's recent tax cut isn't producing the desired results as we now… Continue reading People care about the economy?