Author: Vince Kimball

Rememberance Agent. Doug Miller publishes a fascinating discussion of his Commonplace Book, a Tinderbox tool for “keeping track of books, articles, people, Web sites, email messages, and pictures.” [Mark Bernstein]

Personal service-oriented architecture. There's an important lesson here I hope desktop applications will learn, courtesy of the emerging paradigm of SOA (service-oriented architecture). In the realm of SOA, events are represented in an open XML format and flow through a transparent pipeline that's open to inspection and subject to intermediation… Ironically, the graphical desktop popularized… Continue reading Personal service-oriented architecture

A Rogue By Any Other Name Still Stinks. A rogue access point on a company that takes its wireless LAN security seriously still painful to detect: You can see how even with a strong set of policies, it's easy for an employee to subvert them. You might understand now why some companies have strict bag… Continue reading A Rogue By Any Other Name Still Stinks

Salem Selling a Dubious Past. What better place to spend All Hallow's Eve than in Salem, Massachusetts, site of the infamous witch trials of 1692. Or was it? Michelle Delio reports from Salem. [Wired News]

.NET Developer's Journal: Borland Delphi 8 Simplifies Transition to .NET Framework.  [The Scobleizer Weblog]

PHP 4.3.4. After a lengthy QA process, PHP 4.3.4 is finally out! This is a medium size maintenance release, with a fair number of bug fixes. All users are encouraged to upgrade to 4.3.4.  [PHP Everywhere]

As Earth Warms, the Hottest Issue Is Energy. If global warming occurs as predicted, there will be no easy way to turn the Earth's thermostat back down. By Kenneth Chang. [New York Times: Technology]

Looking for Macromedia Web Buttons?. A cf-talk subscriber today wanted to know where to obtain a “Powered by ColdFusion MX” button from. The Macromedia Web Buttons are somewhat buried on the site, so I thought I'd share the URL here in case others wanted it too. You'll find official buttons for all Macromedia products there,… Continue reading Looking for Macromedia Web Buttons?

Exchange 2003 Tools Descriptions. You should now already be aware that Microsoft provide Exchange 2003 tools all in one handy place on the main Exchange site. After all, it has been mentioned on this blog before, you know! However, I'd like to share with you a nice description of each tool, along with a direct… Continue reading Exchange 2003 Tools Descriptions

Ten Ways to Address Security Concerns in IT Contracts. Are you neglecting security concerns in your IT contracts? Firewalls are vital, but the newest issue of Dennis Kennedy's Practical Technology Contract News discusses ways to add a contractual component to your security efforts. [DennisKennedy.blog]