Harvard man loses 3,000 weblogs. Eccentric software developer Dave Winer has removed access to 3,000 weblogs hosted by the company he founded Userland at weblogs.com, without giving any prior notice. Bloggers have been told that if they ask nicely, they may have their data back next month. Winer blamed a computer for his decision. This… Continue reading Harvard man loses 3,000 weblogs
Month: June 2004
A Tweak to David Allen’s System
A Tweak to David Allen’s System. The other day, I was reading a post in the Gettings Things Done forum. The person was complaining that they were having a difficult time making the transition from the Franklin/Covey system to David Allen’s (GTD). I certainly understand. I had a difficult time, too. The problem is this:… Continue reading A Tweak to David Allen’s System
The Son of Patriot Act Also Rises
The Son of Patriot Act Also Rises. Legislators attempt to pass Patriot Act II provisions to increase government power with legislative tricks, adding them to unrelated must-pass bills. It's a repeat of last year's events, but this time opponents are watching. By Kim Zetter. [Wired News]
Where Viruses Hide
Where Viruses Hide. This morning, I spoke to a VAR–that's value-added reseller–buddy, who recounted a disturbing security problem he has seen in consumer PCs. I would recommend that Microsoft and its PC vendor partners take a serious look at this problem, particularly in context of Windows XP Service Pack 2. … I would encourage PC… Continue reading Where Viruses Hide
Yahoo News
Yahoo News – Fla. Voting Machines Have Recount Flaw. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Touchscreen voting machines in 11 counties have a software flaw that could make manual recounts impossible in November's presidential election, state officials said. A spokeswoman for the secretary of state called the problems “minor technical hiccups” that can be resolved, but critics allege… Continue reading Yahoo News
How do you know you have a great product? When your customers write testimonials for free
How do you know you have a great product? When your customers write testimonials for free. Click on “About” on Michael Hyatt's blog: I am the President and Chief Operating Officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the ninth largest publishing company of any kind. Our company is… Continue reading How do you know you have a great product? When your customers write testimonials for free
Vic's challenge to me: improve Microsoft's advertising.
Vic's challenge to me: improve Microsoft's advertising.. At last week's evangelism offsite I gave Vic Gundotra heck about our marketing. Again. And he answered back “well, you've already seen how one person can change Microsoft, so why don't you just do your own advertising?” Hmmm, I have a $400 digital camcorder. As many tapes as… Continue reading Vic's challenge to me: improve Microsoft's advertising.
Kevin tells me not to underestimate how hard marketing and advertising are
Kevin tells me not to underestimate how hard marketing and advertising are. Kevin Schofield (he's the guy responsible for moving technology out of Microsoft Research and into Microsoft's products): Advertising is hard. Marketing is super hard. Oh, NOW you tell me. 🙂 [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]
Test Driven
Test Driven. One of the biggest factors in making Tinderbox possible, and practical, has been the development of test driven development. Professionals don't like to talk much about the practice of programming. It used to be fashionable to say that you were an analyst or an architect or whatnot, not just a programmer; I remember… Continue reading Test Driven
Computing needs a Grand Challenge
Computing needs a Grand Challenge. Sir Tony Hoare lays down the gauntlet By Lucy Sherriff . [The Register]