Why We Need Network Neutrality. Vonage, the leading independent US VOIP provider, has complained to the FCC that a broadband access provider is blocking the ports it uses to provide service. I and others have been raising concerns for some time that broadband platform owners will use their control of the physical and logical layers… Continue reading Why We Need Network Neutrality
Month: March 2005
Today's fun stats
Today's fun stats. Some fun facts from the two keynotes I attended at the Wharton Technology Conference today: Lou D'Ambrosio of Avaya and Jeff Weiner of Yahoo! In 1998, the average Web search query was 1.2 words long; in 2004 was twice as long (2.5 words). Weiner (who heads up the search business at Yahoo!)… Continue reading Today's fun stats
One in a million
One in a million. Well, I just found out that one of my credit cards was one of 1.6 million credit cards recently stolen from Bank of America. While it's an honor to be in the company of several senators and other celebrities whose credit card information was also stolen, I am less than pleased… Continue reading One in a million
How to produce good software from Graham Glass
How to produce good software from Graham Glass. Graham Glass has an excellent series on producing several software products. All of the information is based on his personal experiences and he describes how each company is founded in a way to avoid having to take on investors while still creating a viable company and product… Continue reading How to produce good software from Graham Glass
From the Isn't-It-Totally-Obvious Department
From the Isn't-It-Totally-Obvious Department. Business 2.0 wonders why Sequoia Capital invested in a startup founded by the 19-year-old who turned Mozilla into Firefox. Isn't it obvious? Adware. The best place to bake it in is in the browser itself. He who controls the browser gets the money, now that Google has broken the barrier. The… Continue reading From the Isn't-It-Totally-Obvious Department
Sysinternals Freeware – Utilities for Windows NT and Windows 2000 – RootkitRevealer
Sysinternals Freeware – Utilities for Windows NT and Windows 2000 – RootkitRevealer. RootkitRevealer is an advanced root kit detection utility. It runs on Windows NT 4 and higher and its output lists Registry and file system API discrepancies that may indicate the presence of a user-mode or kernel-mode rootkit. RootkitRevealer successfully detects all persistent rootkits… Continue reading Sysinternals Freeware – Utilities for Windows NT and Windows 2000 – RootkitRevealer
Work and sleep: happy bedfellows?
Work and sleep: happy bedfellows?. STUDY finds that few of us get the recommended eight hours a night – and that can have serious implications for health. [The Scotsman]
Tories accept terror bill with time-limited powers
Tories accept terror bill with time-limited powers. THE government's controversial Terrorism Bill is set to become law after the Conservatives last night indicated they will allow the measure to pass through the House of Lords in exchange for a time limit on its powers. [The Scotsman]
Blake warns Web sites that do popups that they won't be around long
Blake warns Web sites that do popups that they won't be around long. I totally agree with Blake Ross (one of the guys who worked on Firefox). He says: “If you are trying to display a popup ad to someone who doesn’t want one, you won’t be around in two years.” By the way, congrats… Continue reading Blake warns Web sites that do popups that they won't be around long
Tech Rag Tear Outs
Tech Rag Tear Outs. I just a had a delightful Skype call with Steve Holden. Steve produces Tech Rag Tear Outs – a daily 1-3 minute Podcast on the latest tech news. It's an easy (and quick) way to keep up on developments in IT. Thanks, Steve! Sign up over at Tech News Radio. …… Continue reading Tech Rag Tear Outs