Month: February 2004

Two Divisions Carry Microsoft Profits.  After several days of travel, blogging resumes, starting with a deeper look into Microsoft’s 2004 fiscal quarter. Earlier today, the company filed its 10-Q (here) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. I must say that the document is more interesting reading, simply for some of the surprises contained within. During… Continue reading Two Divisions Carry Microsoft Profits

'The Progress Paradox' and 'The Cheating Culture': Happiness Math. Why aren't Americans happier, asks Gregg Easterbrook's book; David Callahan's calls us cheaters. By John Leland. [New York Times: Books]

Cool calendar app. DateLens is a cool app for those of us who use PDAs to keep track of our schedules.  [The Scobleizer — Celebrating the Geek lifestyle]

Dana says break backward compatibility. Dana Epp makes a compelling argument that Microsoft should break backward compatibility in Longhorn.  [The Scobleizer — Celebrating the Geek lifestyle]

Device independence. For a team of collaborators, Groove synchronizes both the sets of applications available in a given context (or “shared space”) and the data written by those applications. If you drop your laptop on the floor you can effortlessly recover everything into a fresh instance of Groove on a new machine. Of course this… Continue reading Device independence

For Nonprofits, Web Is a Windfall. Online donations are surging. Among the big winners in 2003 were the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Howard Dean's presidential campaign. By Amit Asaravala. [Wired News]

Cleary Gottlieb Adopts Enterprise-Wide Full-Text Searching.  Effective knowledge management requires a multi-prong approach: collecting documents, identifying expertise, capturing context, the ability to browse and search the materials collected, among others. An important element of any KM system is the ability easily and effectively to conduct full-text search across multiple collections. A recent article describes how… Continue reading Cleary Gottlieb Adopts Enterprise-Wide Full-Text Searching

A New Constituency for KM?.  In a Complex World, Even Lawyers Need Lawyers (New York Times, 2/3/04) reports that an increasing number of law firms are creating the position of general counsel to advise on ethics and other issues. It is possible that the GC could become a proponent of knowledge management.  I do not… Continue reading A New Constituency for KM?

Working Virtually – Some Statistics.  In my prior post, Working Virtually, I referenced an article I recently wrote for Law Practice suggesting law firms consider facilitating lawyers working from home. A recent Wall Street Journal article, “It’s 10 A.M. – Do You know Where Your Workers Are?” (1/12/04), has some interesting statistics about alternate working… Continue reading Working Virtually – Some Statistics

Working Virtually.  The January/February issue of Law Practice magazine includes an article that I wrote called The Future Law Office: Going Virtual. It explores how law firms should consider letting lawyers spend more time working at home or in satellite offices and, in return, rent less space in expensive downtown centers. A good example of… Continue reading Working Virtually