SmartWorlds Offers Free Book Shopping Software. SmartWorlds software lets PDA users shop and learn more about books while they're in a bookstore: The service is already in use in Boston at Trident Booksellers on Newbury Street, with access provided by Michael Oh's NewburyOpen.net Wi-Fi network. SmartWorlds is now offering the software free to anyone. Users… Continue reading SmartWorlds Offers Free Book Shopping Software
Month: December 2003
Nations Chafe at U.S. Influence Over the Internet
NY Times: Nations Chafe at U.S. Influence Over the Internet. Icann and the United States government are expected to come under heavy fire at the conference, which begins Wednesday in Geneva and will be one of the largest gatherings of high-level government officials, business leaders and nonprofit organizations to discuss the Internet's future. [Tomalak's Realm]
Automated Email From Websites to Customers
Useit.Com: Automated Email From Websites to Customers. Confirmation messages and other automated transactional email can complete the user experience: they reach out to customers in ways that are otherwise impossible for websites, which must sit still and wait for users to approach. For email to fulfill this potential, messages must be designed for optimal usability…… Continue reading Automated Email From Websites to Customers
Advice for managing E-mail – Productivity Tips
Advice for managing E-mail – Productivity Tips. Dennis Kennedy has a great article at LLRX.com entitled The Fourfold Path to Email Enlightenment. I agree with Dennis about keeping your inbox clear, and in that regard I found the email tips in Getting Things Done extremely helpful. Here… [Ernie The Attorney]
NY Times
NY Times: “At least a third of all spam circulating on the Internet is now sent from or relayed by personal home computers that have been taken over.” [Scripting News]
Broadcast Flag
BTW, Dean breaks the number one rule of the Internet, he takes from the Internet, but doesn't give back. Where is he on the Broadcast Flag and earlier Democrat-sponsored efforts to turn control of the Internet over to the entertainment industry? Has he stood up for free speech on the Internet? What was his position… Continue reading Broadcast Flag
Point/Counterpoint: Web services for collaboration
Point/Counterpoint: Web services for collaboration. P.J.: Despite what some may think, I'm about as platform-neutral as they come. But here's the problem: There's still no agreement on how presence shall be presented as a Web service. On one side are the proponents of XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol), an XML-based outgrowth of the Jabber… Continue reading Point/Counterpoint: Web services for collaboration
WiFi BlackBerry coming
WiFi BlackBerry coming. Research in Motion are confirming that they are working on a BlackBerry that can roam between WiFi and cellular networks. They won't say when one might be ready, but they do say that a WiFi BlackBerry would also be able to make wireless Voice over IP phone calls when connected to a… Continue reading WiFi BlackBerry coming
My 2004 Crystal Ball: Search, Social Networks, Reputation, RSS
My 2004 Crystal Ball: Search, Social Networks, Reputation, RSS. Given the upcoming new year, I figure it's a good time to share what my crystal ball is telling me. The year 2004 will be exciting for technologists. Pressure has been building in several areas that are poised to really cook next year. Here's my brief… Continue reading My 2004 Crystal Ball: Search, Social Networks, Reputation, RSS
Yahoo's New Plan to Fight Spam
Wired News: Yahoo's New Plan to Fight Spam. Under Yahoo's new architecture, a system sending an e-mail message would embed a secure, private key in a message header. The receiving system would check the Internet's Domain Name System for the public key registered to the sending domain. [Tomalak's Realm]