Windows XP Bedevils Wi-Fi Users. Microsoft denies there's a problem, but Wi-Fi users report a maddening occurrence: the sudden, inexplicable loss of their wireless connections, even when XP says everything is hunky-dory. By Daniel Terdiman. [Wired News]
Author: Vince Kimball
Improvement Opportunity
Improvement Opportunity. What area of your workflow could you improve? What would you focus on if you had an extra 18 inches of clear space on your desk? How many new ideas could you come up with if you spent 20 minutes engaged with one project? Is there a key person in your work or… Continue reading Improvement Opportunity
Recent posts to my weblog on next generation terrorism: Global Guerrillas.
Recent posts to my weblog on next generation terrorism: Global Guerrillas. Infrastructure Meltdown (how to bring down complex systems) Target: The Price of Oil (a measurement of terrorist success) Cascading System Failures (how small attacks can bring down large networks) Global Guerrilla Airpower (low-cost airmobility for terrorists) Homemade Microwave Weapons (the weapon of the future)… Continue reading Recent posts to my weblog on next generation terrorism: Global Guerrillas.
Hackworth
Hackworth: The majority of our wars have been pricey and prolonged. Many have bitterly divided the nation. And predictably, few of the war-pushers in the White House or Congress have fought or at least served on active duty. This is particularly true with the chicken hawks responsible for our latest and possibly most catastrophic military… Continue reading Hackworth
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Wow, I hope this is true (it is!). The Director of the CIA, George Tenet to resign. Tenet presided over two of the worst intelligence disasters in our history during his watch as the Director. Why is our system of governance so slow to hold security services accountable? It doesn't stop there. The entire security system is broken and it is… Continue reading this
GAO Report (PDF). Afghanistan. Deteriorating security and limited resources have impeded progress with Aghanistan's reconstruction. [John Robb's Weblog]
The DoD continues to tarnish its image
The DoD continues to tarnish its image. On May 7 the DoD provided the famous Taguba report on Abu Ghraib to the Senate. On May 26 it was found to be missing critical sections (that had to do with Rumsfeld's and Gen. Miller's actions to ramp up activity at the prison last fall). The DoD… Continue reading The DoD continues to tarnish its image
William Manchester, 82, Renowned Biographer, Dies
William Manchester, 82, Renowned Biographer, Dies. William Manchester wrote meticulously researched portraits of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy. By Richard Severo. [New York Times: Books]
Is This the Library User of the Future? Heck Yes!
Is This the Library User of the Future? Heck Yes!. I had a few extra minutes tonight, so I started reading the latest Newsweek that showed up in our mailbox. The cover story is Way Cool Phones: Is This the Computer of the Future? [June 7, 2004] I haven't gotten very far into the articles yet, but… Continue reading Is This the Library User of the Future? Heck Yes!
Are Document Management Systems Broken?
Are Document Management Systems Broken?. Document management systems (DMS) typically promise to provide robust full-text searching across entire document collections in an organization. In larger firms, which arguably have the most to gain by leveraging the knowledge housed in their DMS, that promise hasn't been realized, at least in part due to an inability to… Continue reading Are Document Management Systems Broken?