Month: June 2004

Screenshots please

Screenshots please  A bit of advice for companies and individuals who make software with a UI: 1. Provide many screenshots of your application in action. 2. Place a clearly named link to those screenshots in a prominent place on your Web site. If a picture is worth a 1000 words, a screenshot is worth at… Continue reading Screenshots please

FeedDemon Crack

FeedDemon Crack. Dave Winer and Evan Williams commented that the people who shout the loudest are often the ones who have no basis for their anger. I'm reminded of this fact by an email I received this morning. Here's a quote: “Fix your piece of s— program! I upgraded to FeedDemon 1.10 and it crashes… Continue reading FeedDemon Crack

Dragging Doctors to the Info Age

Dragging Doctors to the Info Age. Politicians are finally paying attention to the dearth of IT in American medicine. But don't expect your doctor to stop scribbling prescriptions in longhand anytime soon. By Randy Dotinga. [Wired News]

RIAA Exceeds Expectations (the Low Ones)

RIAA Exceeds Expectations (the Low Ones). CD Settlement to Libraries “http://www.registerguard.com/news/2004/06/08/d5.wa.cds.0608.html 'The CD giveaway to schools, colleges and libraries will cost the industry an estimated $76 million. The titles were selected by music experts and educators for their lasting significance, and aren't just warehouse rejects or overstock, Takahashi said. These are not titles you'd just… Continue reading RIAA Exceeds Expectations (the Low Ones)

Bad Beastie Boys, Bad

Bad Beastie Boys, Bad. Caveat Lector: Beastie Boys Evil “It seems that Capitol Records has some sort of new copy protection system, that automatically, silently, installs 'helpful' copy protection software on MacOS and Windows as soon as you insert the CD into default systems. I’m not sure exactly what it does yet, but I am… Continue reading Bad Beastie Boys, Bad

Iomega Shapes Storage for SMBs

Iomega Shapes Storage for SMBs. Big storage comes in small packages, and Iomega's new desktop NAS design squeezes Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 into the box. [Datamation Product News]

What is proper 'notice'?

What is proper 'notice'?.  Dave Winer incurred the predictable wrath of many Internet mavens when he discontinued the free hosting that he provided at Weblogs.com. I'm sure that much of the animosity stems from other things. So I liked Doc Searls' balanced comments that “Thousands of us got a free ride from Dave, and Userland,… Continue reading What is proper 'notice'?