A Model City. Boston Globe. This segment is a must read. US commanders and Iraqi leaders have declared their intention to make Fallujah a “model city,” where they can maintain the security that has eluded them elsewhere. Under the plans, troops would funnel Fallujans to so-called citizen processing centers on the outskirts of the city… Continue reading A Model City
Author: Vince Kimball
MSNBC
MSNBC. A total of 338 Iraqis associated with the new governing structures or with the Americans have been assassinated since Oct. 1, according to U.S. military figures. This includes 35 police chiefs, mayors and middle-ranking officials. [John Robb's Weblog]
Knoppix Rescues
Knoppix Rescues. Kyle Rankin, author of Knoppix Hacks and a sysadmin, writes about a few of his Knoppix rescue stories. As a battle-hardened sysadmin, I've seen a lot of broken systems (some I broke, and some were broken for me). I've carried a number of rescue disks, including tomsrtbt and the LinuxCare Bootable Business Card,… Continue reading Knoppix Rescues
Help Me Research an Article on Mobile Technology for Lawyers?
Help Me Research an Article on Mobile Technology for Lawyers?. I'm writing, on a fairly tight deadline, an article on putting together the basic set of tools for mobile computing for lawyers. I want to write this article with the idea of capturing the solid, middle-of-the-road, realistic choices for lawyers. I want to leave the… Continue reading Help Me Research an Article on Mobile Technology for Lawyers?
Smarter Traffic Lights
Smarter Traffic Lights. If you're like me, I bet you hate moments when you're in a hurry and all the traffic lights seem to intentionally switch to red just in front of your car. Now, according to Nature, a Belgian traffic researcher thinks that traffic lights that respond to local conditions could ease congestion and… Continue reading Smarter Traffic Lights
Spyware on My Machine? So What?
Spyware on My Machine? So What?. There's a reason why so many PCs are infected with spyware and adware: Users seem to have stopped caring about having online privacy. Many are saying spyware is a small price to pay for free applications. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News]
Economics of health care IT
Economics of health care IT. Last week's column on the dysfunctionality of health care IT drew comment from some folks who deal professionally with the issue. John Rodat, who is president of Signalhealth and who blogs at healthsignals new york, reminded me that while we all complain, “we've still got to develop the market.” And… Continue reading Economics of health care IT
Enigmail: Easy E-Mail Encryption via Thunderbird
Enigmail: Easy E-Mail Encryption via Thunderbird. The enigmatic Troutgirl points at the Enigmail project which, aside from having a great name, may make some headway in getting e-mail encryption technology in front of the masses. Enigmail is an extension to the mail client of Mozilla / Netscape and Thunderbird which allows users to access the… Continue reading Enigmail: Easy E-Mail Encryption via Thunderbird
RIA platforms
RIA platforms. Infoworld has run an in-depth analysis and comparison of Flex to Laszlo. With over 10 times the resources, Macromedia has successfully cloned and ripped off the nascent Laszlo platform – and have a couple of things Laszlo does not have. But Laszlo is free and open source and Flex costs $12,000 a server.… Continue reading RIA platforms
USAToday
USAToday. In case you missed this. The Army National Guard missed its recruiting goals for the first month of the fiscal year by 30%. The chief reason for the shortfall is a downturn in recruits with military experience, men and women who leave the active-duty Army but sign up for Guard duty that usually involves… Continue reading USAToday