Author: Vince Kimball

Personal Broadcast Networks?. Downbrigade makes a case for video aggregators.  It is already here in the form of RSS enclosures (I still get lots of video and audio clips from Adam Curry delivered automatically to a folder on my desktop).  However, not everyone has the bucks like Adam to pay the hosting costs this entails.  What… Continue reading Personal Broadcast Networks?

What are the real job numbers?. Yesterday, I posted a note from Stephen Roach, the Wall Street Economist from Morgan Stanley (he gets paid millions for being right, not for being political).  He states that we are 8 m jobs behind where we should be right now with an average recovery (which started in late… Continue reading What are the real job numbers?

Washington Post: “Did Trippi's aggressive ad strategy pose a conflict of interest?” [Scripting News]

Cheapskate's Guide to a Safe PC. If you're concerned about the health of your computer, there are plenty of free ways to keep the bad guys at bay. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]

It’s Security Tuesday.  Microsoft released four security alerts today, as it typically does on the second Tuesday of each month. The ratings: Two Critical and two Important. Microsoft combined three of the alerts into one, but they are technically separate issues. The two “Critical” issues (info is here and here) would allow hackers to remotely… Continue reading It’s Security Tuesday

Why I don't take notes on computer. These days in law school, it's kind of an oddity not to take notes on laptop. Every classroom is filled with the clicking of keys; more desks than not have computers on them. No, I'm not a technophile, dammit–I run Linux. I compile my own kernel. I compile… Continue reading Why I don't take notes on computer

Ask Tog: Top 10 Reasons to Not Shop On Line. I'm confident these companies' sales outcomes reflect the poor quality of their sites. I'm amazed that their sales divisions continue to put up with it, but perhaps, with so many bad examples out there, they think their companies are doing the best they can. They… Continue reading Top 10 Reasons to Not Shop On Line

KM & Law Firm Culture.  Thanks to excited utterances for the link to an interesting essay by Patrick Lambe, Principal Consultant of Straits Knowledge, What Does KM Mean for Law Firms? (PDF). He describes the major problem with KM implementation: Law firm cultures tend to be 'star' or expert cultures. The main source of income… Continue reading KM & Law Firm Culture

Microsoft Warns of Widespread Windows Flaw. The software giant today released a fix for a vulnerability that affects almost every Windows computer. By Robert Lemos, Cnet News.com. [New York Times: Technology]

Supreme court plans 'ignore Scotland'. Plans to establish a United Kingdom Supreme Court have been hurried through and ignore the implications for the Scottish legal system, a damning report by MPs claims today. [The Scotsman]