Microsoft to Battle Spyware. Microsoft says the upcoming release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 will make it much harder to sneak deceptive software onto users' computers. Is it game over for spyware authors? By Amit Asaravala. [Wired News]
Month: May 2004
UPnP, Web services, and Rendezvous
UPnP, Web services, and Rendezvous A few of us InfoWorlders spoke yesterday with one of Microsoft's Indigo architects, John Shewchuk. In the course of our conversation, Shewchuk mentioned the recent WinHEC announcement about device support for Web services protocols, reported in InfoWorld on May 5: Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Lexmark International Inc. and Ricoh Co.… Continue reading UPnP, Web services, and Rendezvous
The Power of Design
The Power of Design. The cover story of this week’s Business Week is titled “The Power of Design”. It focuses on the process and practices of design firm IDEO, a major competitor of frog. For me, it’s an interesting look into the way a competitor does things. I think this article is good for IDEO, obviously,… Continue reading The Power of Design
Privacy rights rigid in Florida
Tallahassee Democrat/Tallahassee.com – Tallahassee,FL,USA – Privacy rights rigid in Florida. The idea may be compelling: Save a woman's life. Protect girls from medical decisions they may not be mature enough to make. Stop the rampant abuse of prescription drugs. But good intentions often bump up against the Florida Constitution, which spells out a right to… Continue reading Privacy rights rigid in Florida
Closure of I-93 may hit rush hour
Closure of I-93 may hit rush hour. The process of shutting down Interstate 93 during the upcoming Democratic National Convention will begin up to three hours prior to the 7 p.m. start that security planners have announced, state and city officials say, and will disrupt the end-of-the-day commute more extensively than originally believed. [Boston Globe… Continue reading Closure of I-93 may hit rush hour
Stand Up for Your Fair Use Rights
Stand Up for Your Fair Use Rights. Fair Use Gets Fair Play on Capitol Hill “This Wednesday, May 12th, marks the first time since the DMCA was enacted in 1998 that Congress will hold hearings on legislation to reform it. The Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act, or DMCRA, has three important goals: #1: Warning: You're… Continue reading Stand Up for Your Fair Use Rights
Petaboxes starting to ship
Petaboxes starting to ship. The Petabox: A Million Gigabytes of Storage. In a phone call yesterday, Brewster Kahle mentioned that the wonderful Internet Archive's Petabox was up and running. That's one million gigabytes. What is a million petabytes? [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] Internet Archive's Petabox: a 1,000 terabyte array. The Internet Archive has just installed its… Continue reading Petaboxes starting to ship
“Novell Announces Evolution 2.0 and Release of Connector for Microsoft Exchange Server Under Open Source License”
“Novell Announces Evolution 2.0 and Release of Connector for Microsoft Exchange Server Under Open Source License”. “Novell today announced its Connector for Microsoft* Exchange Server will be integrated into EvolutionTM 2.0 and made available as open source, beginning today with the current Connector 1.4. Evolution is Novell's award-winning e-mail and workgroup client for Linux* systems… Continue reading “Novell Announces Evolution 2.0 and Release of Connector for Microsoft Exchange Server Under Open Source License”
IMF to be Made Available to All with Exchange 2003
IMF to be Made Available to All with Exchange 2003. At today's Webcast: Fighting spam using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, mentioned here earlier, Mohammad Nadeem announced that the IMF would be made available to all Exchange 2003 installations. This is great news. There was no link available to download the IMF and I'm sure we'll… Continue reading IMF to be Made Available to All with Exchange 2003
Law Firm Managing Partners Lack Leadership Training
Law Firm Managing Partners Lack Leadership Training. Altman Weil's email newsletter is a great monthly resource on the business of the practice of law. The one I received today is no exception. Perhaps the most interesting article in this issue is Marci Krufka's “Managing Partners Lack Leadership Training (PDF)” which definitely deserves a wide distribution.… Continue reading Law Firm Managing Partners Lack Leadership Training