CNET NEWS.COM – Net threat overstated, says security researcher. Watson, who's scheduled to present that research here at the CanSecWest 2004 conference this week, referred to the media reaction as an “inordinate level of attention in respect to the amount of risk.” At greatest risk, he said, may be e-commerce sites that manage their own… Continue reading NEWS.COM
Month: April 2004
Cam
I also took a walk with Cam and talked about Presidential politics and social networking technologies. It would be great if he began to blog again soon (with a particular emphasis on what he has learned on the Kerry and Clarke campaigns). I know that is tough for a consultant, but it is possible. [John Robb's… Continue reading Cam
The Costs of Empire
David Isenberg. “The Costs of Empire” Keep in mind that January saw the start of the U.S. military’s biggest unit rotation since World War II. According to Riggs, eight of the 10 active-duty Army divisions are now rotating in and out of Iraq, while one-third of the Army National Guard's combat battalions have been called… Continue reading The Costs of Empire
Federal task force to head event security
Federal task force to head event security. WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned yesterday that the country is entering a period that will be ripe with potential targets for a high-profile terrorist attack and announced that he is forming a federal task force to coordinate security for them. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Hale and Dorr OKs merger deal
Hale and Dorr OKs merger deal. Hale and Dorr LLP, one of Boston's oldest and largest corporate law firms, will merge with the Washington law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP, senior partners said yesterday, marking the most significant combination to date in an ongoing round of consolidation and geographic expansion that is remaking Boston's… Continue reading Hale and Dorr OKs merger deal
We Are Our Projects
We Are Our Projects. In a past issue of Fast Company, Tom Peters asserted that you are your projects. A more up-to-date tweak at that might be drawn from a recent Computerworld piece that outlines how to pick a project team. While Kathleen Melymuka's perspective is understandably tech-centric, her advice and ideas can be applied… Continue reading We Are Our Projects
What’s coming in NetNewsWire
What’s coming in NetNewsWire. The next release of NetNewsWire is going to be a big upgrade, perhaps bigger than you were expecting. (And it will be a free upgrade.) There are lots of new features. What follows is a partial list—I’m leaving some surprises. (Also: NetNewsWire is in private testing. If you’re interested in helping… Continue reading What’s coming in NetNewsWire
NY Times
NY Times: “Between January and mid-March this year, Americans spent $1.78 billion at the box office. But in the same period they spent $4.8 billion — more than $3 billion more — to buy and rent DVD's and videocassettes.” [Scripting News]
AP
AP: “Just as consumers are beginning to get comfortable with their DVD players, electronics manufacturers are set to introduce next-generation discs that store more and would be harder to copy.” [Scripting News]
Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research
Boxes and Arrows: Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research. Kuniavsky devotes the bulk of the book to describing a series of proven techniques for researching user needs and behaviors, including user profiles, contextual inquiry (plus task analysis and card sorting), focus groups, usability tests, and surveys, as well as more secondary-research… Continue reading Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research