Author: Vince Kimball

The time to break backwards compatibility is NOW. In Longhorn.. Since my original entry pointing to Michael’s post about “The IE Patch (MS04-004) demystified” I have seen a lot of ridiculous and ludicrous comments in the midst of some great insight. I am only thankful that none of those idiots seem to visit my blog,… Continue reading The time to break backwards compatibility is NOW. In Longhorn.

Virus Lessons – Asleep at the Wheel. “These things only get bigger each time they hit. What’s it going to take?” Dann Sheridan offers an excellent post-virus analysis and some useful resources to help you become part of the solution and not part of the continuing problem. [DennisKennedy.blog]

Legal Knowledge Management: A Holistic Model.  George T. Tziahanas approaches knowledge management in a very practical and straighforward way in a recent white paper, Legal Knowledge Management: a Holistic Model. He states that in “LRC's experience with workproduct databases demonstrates a minimum hit-rate of 25% in searches for highly relevant, existing content,” resulting in equivalent savings in legal… Continue reading Legal Knowledge Management: A Holistic Model

Delaware upgrades e-services for Corp filings.  Search and reserve corporate names online, make corporate filings and get filing history on business entities formed in Delaware (including 58% of the Fortune 500) under the new “Delaware @ Your Service” system. Unveiled this week by Governor Ruth Ann Miller, the Corporate Name Reservation and Information service is… Continue reading Delaware upgrades e-services for Corp filings

Two Divisions Carry Microsoft Profits.  After several days of travel, blogging resumes, starting with a deeper look into Microsoft’s 2004 fiscal quarter. Earlier today, the company filed its 10-Q (here) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. I must say that the document is more interesting reading, simply for some of the surprises contained within. During… Continue reading Two Divisions Carry Microsoft Profits

'The Progress Paradox' and 'The Cheating Culture': Happiness Math. Why aren't Americans happier, asks Gregg Easterbrook's book; David Callahan's calls us cheaters. By John Leland. [New York Times: Books]

Cool calendar app. DateLens is a cool app for those of us who use PDAs to keep track of our schedules.  [The Scobleizer — Celebrating the Geek lifestyle]

Dana says break backward compatibility. Dana Epp makes a compelling argument that Microsoft should break backward compatibility in Longhorn.  [The Scobleizer — Celebrating the Geek lifestyle]

Device independence. For a team of collaborators, Groove synchronizes both the sets of applications available in a given context (or “shared space”) and the data written by those applications. If you drop your laptop on the floor you can effortlessly recover everything into a fresh instance of Groove on a new machine. Of course this… Continue reading Device independence

For Nonprofits, Web Is a Windfall. Online donations are surging. Among the big winners in 2003 were the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Howard Dean's presidential campaign. By Amit Asaravala. [Wired News]