Month: July 2005

Young Fans of Wizard Still Under His Spell. At last, after months of military-level security and a public relations blitz that would put P. T. Barnum to shame, Harry Potter is back. By EDWARD WYATT. [NYT > Home Page]

Doc Searls has a roundup of what happened to all the cool airlines. “You know what USAIR stands for? Unfortunately Still Allegheny In Reality.” [Scripting News]

Microsoft releases shareware starter kit. Jeff Sandquist points out that Microsoft has now released the Shareware Starter Kit. The starter kit uses the .Net Framework 2.0 and downloads are available for C#, VB, and C++. From Dan Fernandez: The Shareware Starter Kit is a sample application of the common features in all shareware applications. You… Continue reading Microsoft releases shareware starter kit

I had a great time over the weekend visiting family and attending the 79th annual Edwards family reunion.

GTD: A New Cult for the Info Age. The manual Getting Things Done, which preaches tips for time management, has inspired a cult-like following online. Enthusiasts share tips and tools for doing more work, reducings stress and keeping inboxes clean. By Robert Andrews. [Wired News]

Terrorism Defense: A Failure of Imagination. The 9/11 Commission report talked about a “failure of imagination” before the 9/11 attacks: The most important failure was one of imagination. We do not believe leaders understood the gravity of the threat. The terrorist danger from Bin Ladin and al Qaeda was not a major topic for policy… Continue reading Terrorism Defense: A Failure of Imagination

New York Times on Identity Theft. I got some really good quotes in this New York Times article on identity theft: Which is why I wish William Proxmire were still on the case. What we need right now is someone in power who can put the burden for this problem right where it belongs: on… Continue reading New York Times on Identity Theft

London: Stock Market Shut Down Averted Guardian . Details of the central bank emergency meeting that decided in real-time not to shut down the UK's financial system. The UK's status as a global financial hub (and many, many of its jobs) is based on its ability to maintain real-time communications/operations in the Canary Wharf area… Continue reading London: Stock Market Shut Down Averted

Ed Nails it Here here . Adware is one of the reasons I switched platforms. [John Robb's Weblog]

Productize your application from a common base. Duane Johnson has a great how-to on productizing your application. Which basically means that you have a core application that you need to tailor ever so slightly for each customer. How do you do that and still ensure high reuse? Well, that’s just what Duane’s approach explains.  [Riding… Continue reading Productize your application from a common base