Month: March 2004

Shipley takes a look at OnFolio.  Chris Shipley runs the Demo conference. She also runs a pretty interesting weblog. Today she reviewed OnFolio. Some interesting conversations have been happening in my comment area. I love new software.  [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]

Slashdot | Dept. Of Homeland Security Chooses Groove, P2P. Ryan Barrett writes “Groove Networks has announced that their P2P infrastructure will power the Homeland Security Information Network, an initiative to increase information sharing between federal, state, and local intelligence agencies. (The initiative doesn't give the govt. more information, it just helps agencies better share the… Continue reading Dept. Of Homeland Security Chooses Groove, P2P

Neat Windows Shell Trick to Launch CMD Window. Today I learned a neat little shell trick thanks to my buddy Gareth. Have you ever been browsing in Explorer and want to drop down to a CMD window at that point? Not easy. You can open a cmd window, drag the path in Explorer to the… Continue reading Neat Windows Shell Trick to Launch CMD Window

John Seybold dies at 88. The New York Times reported this morning that John Seybold, the computerized typesetting pioneer, died this past Sunday. He was a very important figure in the world of using text on computers. He was “the” consultant for years, and even now his children, Andrew, Jonathan, and Patricia, continue to be… Continue reading John Seybold dies at 88

Port Reporter. Yesterday, Microsoft released the nifty “Port Reporter” utility (here). The doohickey tracks and logs traffic on TCP and UDP ports. The tool isn't fancy, but potentially useful, considering recent worms like MyDoom open up ports to listen for hacking programs…. [Microsoft Monitor]

Ten tips for evaluating and deploying IPS and IDS. This little insightful article has some of the greatest network IDS and IPS tips I've seen in a long time. It also presents them in a nice vendor-neutral kind of way. In addition, it covers some of the good use cases for a network IPS, such… Continue reading Ten tips for evaluating and deploying IPS and IDS

Government put troops at risk, says report. A damning report into the government's handling of the war in Iraq reveals that a more capable enemy could have exposed serious weaknesses in the state of Britain's armed forces and blames political meddling for undermining the military's ability to do its job.  [The Scotsman]

Britain on alert following Madrid bombing. Undercover anti-terrorist officers have been patrolling Scotland's rail network for the past year, The Scotsman has learned. [The Scotsman]

U-Haul: Tampa Bay among 'Top Growth' cities.  Among areas with more than 10,000 families moving, Tampa Bay ranked No. 6, with 3.3 percent more families moving into the area than out, a report from U-Haul said. Phoenix-based U-Haul said it compiled its 2003 Top Growth Cities report from more than 1.68 million U-Haul Co. transactions… Continue reading U-Haul: Tampa Bay among 'Top Growth' cities

37Signals boys have been busy – Book and new project management application. This is old, but news to me: 37Signals has released their book Defensive Design for the Web. Congratulations! While “contingency design” might be more accurate, the tie in to defensive driving will help communicate the topic to non-UX geeks. On another 37Signals note,… Continue reading 37Signals boys have been busy – Book and new project management application