Where the Jobs AreFrom the May 13 New York Times (reg. req.): “Over the last decade the biggest employment gains came in occupations that rely on people skills and emotional intelligence and among jobs that require imagination and creativity. ..trying to preserve existing jobs will prove futile–trade and technology will transform the economy whether we… Continue reading Where the Jobs Are
Month: June 2004
Ohio county provides microcosm of US race
Ohio county provides microcosm of US race. In a county and state with a knack for picking the winner, an unprecedented political ground war is already underway. Fully five months before presidential ballots are cast, the partisan armies are mobilizing across this most critical of battleground states. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Questions about Longhorn, part 1: WinFS
Questions about Longhorn, part 1: WinFS. Over the next few days I want to explore a series of questions about the “pillars” of Longhorn — WinFS, Avalon, and Indigo. Last fall, when this stuff was first announced, I reacted with an entry entitled Replace and Defend. I argued then that Longhorn reinvents quite a few… Continue reading Questions about Longhorn, part 1: WinFS
InfoWorld on Visual Studio 2005
InfoWorld on Visual Studio 2005. InfoWorld has a very interesting article about Microsoft's forthcoming Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio Team products. The article starts out by pointing out that Microsoft has gone through some painful times lately with a trail of broken promises and slipped dates but goes on to say that both of these… Continue reading InfoWorld on Visual Studio 2005
Update: eSuite4X 2.8 – Web Developer's Edition
Update: eSuite4X 2.8 – Web Developer's Edition. A combination of open source and commercial tools for developing database-driven web sites, eSuite4X adds an enhanced PHP Code Generator, interface improvements, a Preference Pane for configuring MySQL and Apache, and more. [MacInTouch]
New Post to Global Guerrillas
New Post to Global Guerrillas. Infrastructure Meltdowns. Complex interdependencies between infrastructure networks makes it possible for small cells of global guerrillas to disrupt multiple networks with seemingly small attacks. [John Robb's Weblog]
moves
The Army moves to a “shadow draft” by expanding stop-loss — a program that forces volunteer members in the Armed Services to serve indefinitely. This may be an indication that losses of experienced “volunteers” were about to spike. Without the program, an average division would have to replace 4,000 soldiers – perhaps one-quarter to one-fifth… Continue reading moves
The Killer Library App?
The Killer Library App?. How to Make Money with Digital Lifestyle Aggregators – Part I “We call it digital lifestyle aggregation and it's based upon a number of assumptions – first and foremost being 'provide compelling experiences to your end-users.' That said – here's what you can do to deliver these oft sought after compelling… Continue reading The Killer Library App?
Desktop to Go
Desktop to Go. Keep Your Desktop in Your Pocket “If you’re really hardcore about traveling light, you might want to become the ultimate road warrior and dispense with your laptop or PDA altogether and get M-System’s Xkey 2.0, a USB key drive with a 32-bit processor inside it that lets you run programs right off… Continue reading Desktop to Go
New blogs come up
New blogs come up. Lots of new stuff to look at. I'm having trouble keeping up with all the new information sources, aren't you? Tom Peters started a blog (yeah, that Tom, the guy who writes the famous marketing books). More accurately he turned his home page into a blog. Has an interesting question about… Continue reading New blogs come up