NASA Reports Evidence Mars Was Once Soaked. NASA scientists reported evidence today that the crater where the Mars rover Opportunity is exploring was once soaked in water. By Kenneth Chang. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Month: March 2004
Seth Godin: How to Give Feedback
Seth Godin: How to Give Feedback. Give great feedback! Most people don't. Here are four rules for making your input count. [Fast Company]
Howard Dean – Post-Mortem
Howard Dean – Post-Mortem. Now, this Washington Post article (free reg req'd) is an example of reporting that could not be done easily by a blogger. Or let's put it this way, it is unlikely that any blogger would take the time to interview many Dean camp insiders and then paint a picture of what… Continue reading Howard Dean – Post-Mortem
Boom Town, Soon Town
Boom Town, Soon Town. Another interesting comparative read is Business 2.0's March feature on the next boom towns (access code: B2MAR3140) — “America's 20 hottest job markets” — and Inc.'s March feature on the top 25 cities for doing business in America. Let's start by looking at Business 2.0's top picks: Raleigh-Durham, NC San Jose,… Continue reading Boom Town, Soon Town
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The Boston Globe has new RSS support too. [Scripting News]
RSS 2.0 support
Very impressive RSS 2.0 support from Borland. Thanks! [Scripting News]
Groove 3.0 is on the way
Groove 3.0 is on the way. You can now sign up to receive a beta version of Groove 3.0, Ray Ozzie's collaboration tool. I've long had a love-hate relationship with Groove: The peer-to-peer, zero-management, automatic security architecture is very impressive. Creating a Groove space and inviting others is effortless and automatic and does not require a… Continue reading Groove 3.0 is on the way
Passport support for an arm and a leg
Passport support for an arm and a leg. At Sax.net, we're building a new support site, and we thought it would be nice to let our customers log in using their .NET Passport account. Since they're all Windows developers, most of them already have a Passport through their MSDN subscriptions. My enthusiasm was quickly dampened when… Continue reading Passport support for an arm and a leg
OCLC for Smaller Libraries
OCLC for Smaller Libraries. Most law firm libraries have relatively small collections, often too small for a full subscription to OCLC to be economical. If your library falls in that category, but you'd like to be able to download OCLC catalog records for your online catalog, you may be interested in this item from Catalogablog, OCLC… Continue reading OCLC for Smaller Libraries
Tips for Running a Beta Test
Top Twelve Tips for Running a Beta Test. [Joel on Software]