Under Reconstruction. A few months ago, I quietly took over responsibility for the Microsoft Research web site. I've never been one to march in and immediately start making sweeping changes, so since then I've been learning about the site and the team, and learning as much as I can about what we have and what… Continue reading Under Reconstruction
Author: Vince Kimball
XP Users Cop a Feel of OS X
XP Users Cop a Feel of OS X. What's better than a nice new Mac running OS X? For some people, it's a cheap Windows XP box hacked and tweaked to look just like an OS X machine. For a lot of XP users, converting PCs into faux Macs is a consuming pastime. By Leander… Continue reading XP Users Cop a Feel of OS X
Extrusion: Insider theft of digital assets — best (and not so best) practices
Extrusion: Insider theft of digital assets — best (and not so best) practices. ComputerWorld has an interesting article discussing the unauthorized transfer of a company's essential digital assets… commonly called extrusion. Extrusion has a strange nature that stems from unexpected actions by trusted insiders in an environment assumed to be secure. For this reason, extrusion… Continue reading Extrusion: Insider theft of digital assets — best (and not so best) practices
E.U. Expands From 15 to 25 Member Nations
E.U. Expands From 15 to 25 Member Nations. PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — The European Union expanded at midnight Friday to take in a region isolated during the Cold War, creating a 25-nation economic giant with the potential to rival the United States. Church bells rang and fireworks exploded over eastern Europe in celebration. By… Continue reading E.U. Expands From 15 to 25 Member Nations
California Bars a Firm's Voting Machines in November Election
California Bars a Firm's Voting Machines in November Election. California will prohibit the use of 15,000 of voting machines from Diebold Inc. in the November election because of security and reliability concerns. By John Schwartz. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
Ole Eichorn found
Ole Eichorn found a new reason to love the Charles Hotel in Cambridge. [Scripting News]
Knowledge Management for Law Firms
Knowledge Management for Law Firms. Managing Partner Magazine recently released an entire issue devoted to Knowledge Management. [LawLibTech]
Marriage eligibility wasn't enforced
Marriage eligibility wasn't enforced. For 27 years, the state has specifically instructed city and town clerks not to enforce eligibility requirements for marriage applicants, including a residency requirement that Governor Mitt Romney wants to use to block out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Nortel Fires 3 Top Executives Amid Accounting Scandal
Nortel Fires 3 Top Executives Amid Accounting Scandal. Nortel Networks under investigation for accounting problems, said today it had fired its three top executives. By Reuters. [New York Times: Technology]
Companies Finding Some Computer Jobs Best Done in U.S.
Companies Finding Some Computer Jobs Best Done in U.S.. Some entrepreneurs are finding that India's vaunted high-technology work force is not always as effective as advertised. By Eduardo Porter. [New York Times: Technology]