Month: July 2004

Those Who Ignore History Are Doomed to Hear About It

Those Who Ignore History Are Doomed to Hear About It. Rashid Khalidi says the war in Iraq was doomed from the start by a failure to understand the colonial history of the Middle East. By IVO H. DAALDER. [The New York Times > Books]

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DVR-A08 ultimate DVD burner

DVR-A08 ultimate DVD burner. Pioneer bypassed the upstarts with the DVR-A08 ultimate DVD burner; it burns -R and +R at 16X and dual layer at 4X. [Hack the Planet]

It's Here!

It's Here!. It's here: Groove Virtual Office v3.0. We also launched this updated web site; we certainly hope you find this site easier to navigate than the previous one, and hopefully it presents the information you need. There's lots of new content. To learn more about v3.0, I recommend, the whitepaper written by Patricia Seybold… Continue reading It's Here!

Building a Linux Access Point

Building a Linux Access Point. Linux, Linux, Linux, an IBM tutorial explains, has gone wireless. It's becoming the universal tool for almost everything, and it has found its place in wireless solutions, from desktops and servers with wireless access to access point systems. Here's how Linux is enhancing wireless networking. In this article, Roman Vichr… Continue reading Building a Linux Access Point

Software That Lasts 200 Years

Dan Bricklin: Software That Lasts 200 Years. [Scripting News] We need to start thinking about software in a way more like how we think about building bridges, dams, and sewers. What we build must last for generations without total rebuilding. This requires new thinking and new ways of organizing development. This is especially important for… Continue reading Software That Lasts 200 Years

A Very Shifted OCLC Blog

A Very Shifted OCLC Blog. It was only a matter of time. OCLC started to “get” RSS and began providing a feed for research announcements earlier this year, and now they're blogging, too. Well, a few of them are, anyway, and it's the folks behind the Environmental Scan leading the way. Why? Because It's All… Continue reading A Very Shifted OCLC Blog

The Clearest Picture of the Future Practice of Law Comes From . . . Non-Lawyers

The Clearest Picture of the Future Practice of Law Comes From . . . Non-Lawyers. Ross Mayfield wrote a post called Standard Weblog Employee Policy in which he lamented the current state of affairs for policies that govern employee bloggers. Ross's concern was not so much what should be in the policies (although he obviously… Continue reading The Clearest Picture of the Future Practice of Law Comes From . . . Non-Lawyers

Langa on Windows Update

Langa on Windows Update. Fred Langa has a whole column devoted to examining the new version of Windows Update that we're all going to be faced with. I'll be reading this over today, for sure! [Life of a one-man IT department]

Lotus Notes – How some companies sabotage their investment

Lotus Notes – How some companies sabotage their investment. Many corporations spend millions of dollars purchasing and implementing new technologies hoping to become more productive. Meanwhile while their current systems remain largely underutilized. When organizations deny themselves the productive benefits of technology that they already own they are wasting their investment and their employee's time.… Continue reading Lotus Notes – How some companies sabotage their investment