The Ledger – Lakeland,FL,USA – Sen. Nelson: Outsourced Jobs Threat To Privacy. WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Nelson added a twist Thursday to the debate about American service jobs being sent overseas by arguing that the trend poses a risk to consumer privacy. Nelson, a Florida Democrat, told an annual meeting of consumer watchdog groups that… Continue reading Sen. Nelson: Outsourced Jobs Threat To Privacy
Month: March 2004
Wired News
eVote News from Wired News – Legislators Urge E-Voting Halt. California legislators say paperless electronic voting machines are too buggy to be trusted with the 2004 presidential election. Fearing a fiasco, they ask the secretary of state to decertify the machines. [Privacy Digest]
T-Mobile Releases Hotspot Software with Directory
T-Mobile Releases Hotspot Software with Directory. T-Mobile releases Connection Manager, its tool for identifying its hotspots; it includes a searchable directory: As is the trend with all hotspot operators, T-Mobile has released a Windows 98/Me and 2000/XP client package. It does not appear to require a T-Mobile subscription to use. It offers per-network profile management… Continue reading T-Mobile Releases Hotspot Software with Directory
Kevin talks about life in Microsoft Research
Kevin talks about life in Microsoft Research. Kevin Schofield writes a blog about what it's like to work in Microsoft Research. [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]
Why RSS is more productive than Web
Why RSS is more productive than Web. I've written about this one before, but thought it might add something to the mix. It's my ideas on why RSS is better than reading in the Web browser. My goal is to use IE (or any browser, really) as little as possible? Why? Because it is FAR… Continue reading Why RSS is more productive than Web
When churches disappear
When churches disappear. Parishes map out the modern history of Boston. Since the middle of the 19th century, when the great migration from Ireland transformed a Yankee town into a Catholic stronghold, parish boundaries have defined neighborhoods and given them identities. Strict lines have separated one territorial parish from another, and the lives of parishioners have revolved… Continue reading When churches disappear
Lisa Williams' site.
Lisa Williams' site.. What Bloggers Want In preparation for BloggerCon 2 on April 17 at Harvard Law School, Dave Winer invited his Scripting News readers to comment on what they'd like to see incorporated into future blogging software. Hundreds wrote in. In an effort to categorize and aggregate all this, Dave got several volunteers to… Continue reading Lisa Williams' site.
Sorry Microsoft, but Outlook 2003 doesn't make the cut
Sorry Microsoft, but Outlook 2003 doesn't make the cut. I'm sorry but Outlook 2003 is just not the productive application Microsoft wants you to believe it is. I know Robert says its his god-send for productivity, but after using it now for over a month and a half, I have to agree with Chris and… Continue reading Sorry Microsoft, but Outlook 2003 doesn't make the cut
Subversion + TortoiseSVN = AWESOME SCM solution
Subversion + TortoiseSVN = AWESOME SCM solution. Ok, so belay my last message about running Subversion along side of CVS. I don't need to. Subversion is working PERFECTLY. I spent yesterday setting things up… and all I can say is OMG. I have never been so impressed with how quickly everything snapped together as it… Continue reading Subversion + TortoiseSVN = AWESOME SCM solution
Lost E-Votes Could Flip Napa Race
Lost E-Votes Could Flip Napa Race. Napa County discovers that one of its e-voting machines did not count ballots correctly in California's primary election. The county may have to recount 11,000 ballots, and change the outcome of at least one close race. By Kim Zetter. [Wired News]