The US is playing with fire as it moves into Najaf. There is an assumption among many in the conservative ranks that any respect for Islamic holy sites is a sign of weakness, given that guerrillas are basing their operations out of those sites. This is not only wrong, it is dangerous. The British were… Continue reading Najaf
Month: May 2004
Friedman
Friedman beats feet from Bush and Iraq: “Add it all up, and you see how we got so off track in Iraq, why we are dancing alone in the world — and why our president, who has a strong moral vision, has no moral influence.” This description of isolation is the goal of grand strategy. … Continue reading Friedman
Wired
Wired. Designer viruses. It took Adam Arkin and David Schaffer just $200,000 and a grad student to develop a potential treatment for AIDS. And that scares them. “If I can do it, anyone can do it,” Arkin said. “That's going to be a problem.” [John Robb's Weblog]
Helping
Helping. Dave Winer on the new Movable Type pricing: “Yesterday we saw people complain about spending $60 for a big useful piece of software like Movable Type. I paid $60 for a cab ride in Geneva. A good dinner is $100. A hotel room $150. You want the software, find a way to help companies… Continue reading Helping
Files
Files. Writing mentor Lisa Firke is getting ready for Tinderbox Weekend by cleaning up her paper files: “Tinderbox is brilliant for collecting and tracking information, so I'm seeing if I can use it to make a digital key to my paper filing system…his is not just an exercise in what to purge and what to… Continue reading Files
Resource for Small Firms & Solos
Resource for Small Firms & Solos. Law.com's Small Firm Business page is a promising new resource. The article on remote Internet access has some good advice. [Netlawblog]
Security holes uncovered in Symantec, Norton products
Security holes uncovered in Symantec, Norton products. An important security warning not from Microsoft (via Computerworld): “MAY 13, 2004 (TECHWORLD.COM) – Almost the entire range of Symantec Corp. security software, from Norton Internet Security through to the Symantec Firewall, requires urgent updates, the company has warned, after four critical vulnerabilities were found by security company… Continue reading Security holes uncovered in Symantec, Norton products
First Impression
First Impression. “Most of the stress that people feel doesn't come from having too much to do — it comes from not keeping agreements they've made with themselves.” –David Allen , David Allen & Co. [Fast Company]
Other News: Virtual PC Delay
Other News: Virtual PC Delay. Microsoft drags out Virtual PC delays another six months following last year's Connectix takeover. [MacInTouch]
Lawyers & IM
Lawyers & IM. Robert Ambrogi's LawSites comments on the use of Instant Messaging as a productivity booster:My company, Jaffe Associates, operates “virtually” — our staff work out of home offices located throughout the world. All that connects us are telephones and the Internet …. [Netlawblog]