Federal task force to head event security. WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge warned yesterday that the country is entering a period that will be ripe with potential targets for a high-profile terrorist attack and announced that he is forming a federal task force to coordinate security for them. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Author: Vince Kimball
Hale and Dorr OKs merger deal
Hale and Dorr OKs merger deal. Hale and Dorr LLP, one of Boston's oldest and largest corporate law firms, will merge with the Washington law firm of Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP, senior partners said yesterday, marking the most significant combination to date in an ongoing round of consolidation and geographic expansion that is remaking Boston's… Continue reading Hale and Dorr OKs merger deal
We Are Our Projects
We Are Our Projects. In a past issue of Fast Company, Tom Peters asserted that you are your projects. A more up-to-date tweak at that might be drawn from a recent Computerworld piece that outlines how to pick a project team. While Kathleen Melymuka's perspective is understandably tech-centric, her advice and ideas can be applied… Continue reading We Are Our Projects
What’s coming in NetNewsWire
What’s coming in NetNewsWire. The next release of NetNewsWire is going to be a big upgrade, perhaps bigger than you were expecting. (And it will be a free upgrade.) There are lots of new features. What follows is a partial list—I’m leaving some surprises. (Also: NetNewsWire is in private testing. If you’re interested in helping… Continue reading What’s coming in NetNewsWire
NY Times
NY Times: “Between January and mid-March this year, Americans spent $1.78 billion at the box office. But in the same period they spent $4.8 billion — more than $3 billion more — to buy and rent DVD's and videocassettes.” [Scripting News]
AP
AP: “Just as consumers are beginning to get comfortable with their DVD players, electronics manufacturers are set to introduce next-generation discs that store more and would be harder to copy.” [Scripting News]
Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research
Boxes and Arrows: Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research. Kuniavsky devotes the bulk of the book to describing a series of proven techniques for researching user needs and behaviors, including user profiles, contextual inquiry (plus task analysis and card sorting), focus groups, usability tests, and surveys, as well as more secondary-research… Continue reading Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research
OneNote Service Pack 1
OneNote Service Pack 1. Service Pack 1 (SP1) of OneNote is available in preview form starting today. This is not your typical service pack, as you have no doubt read already. I've already blogged a bunch about what making a version 1 product is like. We're pretty happy that our first release was received so… Continue reading OneNote Service Pack 1
What's it cost to steal an election with e-voting
What's it cost to steal an election with e-voting. Reknowned security expert Bruce Schneier does the math. His conclusion? “The risks to electronic voting machine software are even greater than first appears.”… [Ernie The Attorney]
Discovery of Internet Flaw Prompts Security Push
Discovery of Internet Flaw Prompts Security Push. The discovery by researchers prompted a secretive effort by international governments and industry experts in recent weeks to prevent global Internet disruptions. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: Technology]