Month: August 2006

Weekend Project: Put together your cheap virtual office. Finance site MyMoneyBlog offers some pointers for setting up your virtual office on the cheap. If you're starting up your startup, going freelance or just setting up for a new side business, there are suggestions for getting free or inexpensive telephone and fax service, a post office… Continue reading Weekend Project: Put together your cheap virtual office

Your Money: Let’s Say Your Toilet Backs Up. How Do You Find a Good Plumber?. Local search sites are trying to capture word-of-mouth wisdom, catalog it and disseminate it online. By DAMON DARLIN. [NYT > Technology]

Abuses spur vows to protect debtors. Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly will push for legislation to protect unwary consumers from predatory debt collection practices, including a clear requirement that evidence be offered that a debt is owed, and new protections for consumers whose cars are targeted for seizure by collectors, Reilly aides said yesterday.… Continue reading Abuses spur vows to protect debtors

Heat taxes power and patience. Temperatures hit 100 degrees in some parts of the state yesterday, taxing emergency medical crews, slowing public transportation, and forcing the region's power grid to generate a record amount of electricity. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Mark Shuttleworth: Red Hat's demise is not our goal.  I woke up this morning to a flood of mail regarding Tony Mobily’s commentary on Ubuntu vs Red Hat. This would be a good time to remind all of us in the Ubuntu community that Red Hat’s demise is not our goal, and not how we… Continue reading Mark Shuttleworth: Red Hat's demise is not our goal

The cell phone is still up for grabs. Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, LG, Siemens, Panasonic. They’ve had years to get it right, but still no one has. The UIs suck. The smarter the phone the slower it is. The “other stuff” on phones still haven’t caught on [Chicago Tribune, registration required]. Today’s phones are… Continue reading The cell phone is still up for grabs

Hackers Clone E-Passports. The United States swears RFID tags can secure travelers' documents against forgery. But German experts clone the chips at will, while another group shows how terrorists might build a passport-triggered roadside bomb. Kim Zetter reports from the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. [Wired News: Top Stories]

On leaving UserLand products behind. I’ve finally cleaned up the last of my Radio UserLand life. I’ve unsubscribed from all of the websites for their products and the owner’s weblogs. Jake Savin’s long since moved on to Microsoft and Lawrence Lee is the only one steering the ship at this point. I’ve unsubscribed from his… Continue reading On leaving UserLand products behind

Two ramps may open by Labor Day. Governor Mitt Romney said yesterday he hopes to reopen two major Big Dig tunnel ramps by Labor Day, potentially cutting commuting backups by nearly half just as traffic picks up with the start of the school year. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Ubuntu kicking butt on Redhat. Why Red Hat will go bust because of Ubuntu: “ By abandoning their desktop users, Red Hat has effectively shot itself in the foot. Funnily enough, they kept on chasing the mirage of thousands of soul-less corporate customers with the real money. However, the bleeding didn’t stop altogether, and behind… Continue reading Why Red Hat will go bust because of Ubuntu