News.Com: Who says safe computing must remain a pipe dream? Bruce Schneier. Two years ago, I published a list of PC security recommendations. The idea was to give home users concrete actions they could take to improve security. This is an update of that list: a dozen things you can do to improve your security.… Continue reading Who says safe computing must remain a pipe dream?
Month: December 2004
Canada and the USA PATRIOT Act
Canada and the USA PATRIOT Act. The Information & Privacy Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, Canada, has just published an extensive report titled “Privacy and the USA Patriot Act – Implications for British Columbia Public Sector Outsourcing.” It's an interesting trend. It's one thing for countries to complain about U.S. counterterrorism policies, but… Continue reading Canada and the USA PATRIOT Act
Yahoo Licenses X1 Desktop Search Technology
Yahoo Licenses X1 Desktop Search Technology. Let the games begin! Desktop search tools have been the hot trend this year, and with the introduction of the free Google Desktop Search, the gauntlet has been thrown, tossed, dropped, whatever it is that's done with gauntlets. Yahoo has accepted the challenge and today announced that they are… Continue reading Yahoo Licenses X1 Desktop Search Technology
The Jerk School of Business
The Jerk School of Business. Who besides me is totallly outraged over last night's episode of “The Apprentice”? What's the primary lesson we've learned this season at the Trump School of Business? That while you can work hard, be well-educated, be enterprising and smart, if you enter the corporate business world, you risk putting your… Continue reading The Jerk School of Business
Book Review: The Art of The Start
Book Review: The Art of The Start. While sitting on Scoble's “Red Couch” on Sunday I noticed an interesting book under his coffee table called “The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide For Anyone Starting Anything“. It is written by Guy Kawasaki (from garage.com fame) and should be essential reading to any entrepreneur… Continue reading Book Review: The Art of The Start
Nomad is on Island
Nomad is on Island. I’m composing this in an office in Bellevue, which is an odd experience… it's disconcerting to see someone you know in a languorous island context appear all perky and corporate, moving briskly among cubicles with sheafs of laser-printed arcana, interacting in a loosely suited hierarchy, and otherwise doing things that seem… Continue reading Nomad is on Island
VoodooPad 2.0 post-mortem
VoodooPad 2.0 post-mortem. Gus Mueller wrote a VoodooPad 2.0 post-mortem. I love stuff like this and wish more programmers would write about writing their software. [inessential.com]
The Digital Person
The Digital Person. Last week, I stayed at the St. Regis hotel in Washington, DC. It was my first visit, and the management gave me a questionnaire, asking me things like my birthday, my spouse's name and birthday, my anniversary, and my favorite fruits, drinks, and sweets. The purpose was clear; the hotel wanted to… Continue reading The Digital Person
CalDAV
CalDAV. Yesterday's item drew comment from the Chandler team. In email (quoted with permission) Jeffrey Harris wrote: Are you familiar with CalDAV? At OSAF we're very interested in getting a workable standard going for iCalendar over WebDAV, Lisa Dusseault has put time and energy into creating a draft standard. I've been working on a Python… Continue reading CalDAV
Doctor Who, now?
Doctor Who, now?. Doctor Who (oh blessed British Sci-Fi genius) is returning this spring. Well, a new Doctor Who, but a Doctor Who nonetheless. You can view a teaser on BBC's site if you'd like to whet your appetite a bit…and I do mean just a bit. The teaser is only 27 seconds long, but… Continue reading Doctor Who, now?