HailStorm training wheels. Many folks wouldn't want to be reminded how easy it is to convert sparse input into a detailed profile that includes a phone number, a street address, a satellite photo, and driving directions. Re-entering the basic facts each time perpetuates an illusion of privacy. Yet the reality, for many of us, is… Continue reading HailStorm training wheels
Month: July 2004
Verizon Takes On Cable With High-Speed Optical-Fiber Net
Internet Week: Verizon Takes On Cable With High-Speed Optical-Fiber Net. In announcing partial pricing for the rollout–already underway in sections of Texas, California, and Florida–Verizon said slower speeds of 5 Mbps uplink and 2 Mbps downlink and 15 Mbps/2 Mbps will have monthly prices of $39.95 and $49.95, respectively. Pricing for the 30 Mbps/5 Mbps… Continue reading Verizon Takes On Cable With High-Speed Optical-Fiber Net
ROI Is Not a Silver Bullet
Adaptive Path: ROI Is Not a Silver Bullet. While some large-scale web projects can effectively be quantified in terms of ROI, more often user experience improvements are an ongoing and iterative process. Design competence is an intangible asset that requires more specific valuation techniques. [Tomalak's Realm]
Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery
Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery. While checking out a comment on yesterday's post on Windows Forensics: Have I been Hacked? I came a cross a new book on the subject that hasn't been released yet, but looks like it might me an interesting read. Harlan Carvey has written a book to be published next month… Continue reading Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery
Dave Winer's blog
Pioneers of UNIX A pointer on Dave Winer's blog took me to an excellent article at The Economist about the UNIX pioneers and their unique development environment at Bell Labs in the early '70's. Here you will read about how the legendary Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie started it all — and what they think… Continue reading Dave Winer's blog
FireWire Transfer
FireWire Transfer. A few people have written me over the past week to point out that I could have saved myself a lot of time when I transferred files over to my new Mac laptop. Standards and accessibility warrior DeWayne Purdy was one of the first, and wrote: …there’s a better way than ethernet to… Continue reading FireWire Transfer
By sea or land, private transport fills a gap
By sea or land, private transport fills a gap. For Emily Batchelder of Hamilton, driving to work next week is out of the question. Taking commuter rail is, too, because she would have to transfer to a bus in Lynn to get to Boston during the Democratic National Convention. . . . Hundreds of commuters,… Continue reading By sea or land, private transport fills a gap
Redmond Idea Factory just ran out of Gas
Redmond Idea Factory just ran out of Gas. Dana Blankenhorn raps it out…. Microsoft is out of ideas. (I liked this cartoon of Chairman Bill, from Hawaiian cartoonist John Pritchett.) Microsoft spent the last year exploring lots of big business ideas. I even pitched Always-On to some Microsoft executives. In the end the company decided… Continue reading Redmond Idea Factory just ran out of Gas
New IA mentoring program connects AIfIA members
New IA mentoring program connects AIfIA members. The Asilomar Institute for Information Architecture announces the IA mentoring program. AIfIA members now have the chance to share experiences with leaders in the field through the institute’s new mentoring program. The IA mentoring program aims to improve the skills of current and future information architects by providing… Continue reading New IA mentoring program connects AIfIA members
Books are Back! Yahoo Adds Worldcat Records
Books are Back! Yahoo Adds Worldcat Records. I'm excited that so many search engines, such as Amazon's A9 and Google are directing people to, of all things, books. We know that not everything is on the web, and books contain valuable information, but if they're not represented somehow in the web search engine results, all… Continue reading Books are Back! Yahoo Adds Worldcat Records