InfoWorld: VeriSign planning more changes to .com, .net. While there is general agreement within the technical community that VeriSign has the right to make the serial number changes, there is also suspicion about the move, especially after the feud over VeriSign's controversial Site Finder service in 2003, which redirected requests for nonexistent Web addresses to… Continue reading VeriSign planning more changes to .com, .net
Month: January 2004
Bush Calls On 2 States Crucial to Re-election
Bush Calls On 2 States Crucial to Re-election. President Bush traveled today to Tennessee and Florida to promote his education program and raised more millions for his re-election campaign. By David Stout. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
“Running Mac OS X Panther”: The Inquisitive User's Guide to Delving into Mac OS X's Core
“Running Mac OS X Panther”: The Inquisitive User's Guide to Delving into Mac OS X's Core [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
Going for the Goals
Going for the Goals. In his Good Experience column today, Mark Hurst offers five design ideas worth considering in the new year: Organization is the hardest part of user experience work. The big picture is the only picture. Experience is bigger than Web usability. Blogs are just content management systems. Managing one's bits is an… Continue reading Going for the Goals
New Report: Xgrid
New Report: Xgrid. Readers are excited about the possibilities promised by Xgrid, a computer clustering system released in preliminary form yesterday by Apple. [MacInTouch]
Coffee Houses Cross Paths with History, Again
Coffee Houses Cross Paths with History, Again. From the There’s Nothing New Under the Sun Department, coffee houses in the 17th and 18th centuries were the Wi-Fi hotspots of their day: The Economist writes (without byline, as is its wont) about the parallels between the political and editorial foment that occurred in 17th and 18th… Continue reading Coffee Houses Cross Paths with History, Again
NYT
NYT. Krugman tracks Robert Rubin's views on our rising national budget and trade deficits. I, like many others, have been a huge fan of Robert Rubin's ability to smell out and defuse a financial crisis. Rubin is now of the opinion that the US is at risk of a “third-world” financial meltdown scenario over the next decade. … Continue reading NYT
Apple Makes Windows Hardware
Apple Makes Windows Hardware. In reading one of Apple's many press releases today: The Apple Xserve RAID has qualified under the Microsoft Designed for Windows Logo Program. Apple successfully completed all of the tests necessary for qualification for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Heh. And… “This is the first time we are certifying… Continue reading Apple Makes Windows Hardware
One to Watch
One to Watch. Librarian in Black “This site was born out of my displeasure at having to wade through dozens of websites, blogs, & RSS feeds related to librarianship, technology, webmastery, and current issues to find those few posts that applied to me as a Tech Librarian. I hope this site can serve as a… Continue reading One to Watch
New Year's Technology Resolutions for Public Libraries
New Year's Technology Resolutions for Public Libraries. For 2004: Start a blog for your web site, and concentrate most of your news there. If possible, put the blog posts on your home page (either make it a blog or display headlines using RSS) so that your new information gets maximum exposure. I'm not just hyping… Continue reading New Year's Technology Resolutions for Public Libraries