Placing blame and the power of geeks. So it's becoming clear that the power outage started in Ohio – but they're not sure at this point exactly where, how and who is responsible. A really interesting thing was said in this article, by a Michael Gent, head of the North American Electric Reliability Council. In the ensuing… Continue reading Placing blame and the power of geeks
Author: Vince Kimball
Information Architecture for Designers book site
Information Architecture for Designers book site. The book site has been launched for Peter Van Dijck's Information Architecture for Designers: Structuring Websites for Business Success (link to pre-order from Amazon), complete with table of contents, sample chapter, and templates for producing IA deliverables. Congratulations, Peter. [ia/ – information architecture news]
Texting Teens Sink Flix
Texting Teens Sink Flix. According to this story in The Independent, texting teenagers have taken a bite out of this summer's movie blockbuster revenues. (Thanks, Ashley!) In Hollywood, 2003 is rapidly becoming known as the year of the failed blockbuster, and the industry now thinks it knows why. No, the executives are not blaming such… Continue reading Texting Teens Sink Flix
Keeping the lights on
Keeping the lights on. If you don't want to go without power during the next blackout, Slate recommends picking up the EU3000, a portable generator from Honda which pumps out 2,500 watts of juice. … [Gizmodo]
NYTimes
NYTimes. Bush opts to delay power grid improvement proposal. Why? A more efficient power grid would save customers in the north east and CA $500 m a year. It would raise prices for power in the south, Bush's political base. Guess who lost that political equation? Basically, CA (54) and the north eastern states NY (36), PA (23), CT (8), VT (3),… Continue reading NYTimes
Why Your ID Is Such Easy Picking
BW Online | August 14, 2003 | Why Your ID Is Such Easy Picking. With Social Security numbers so commonly used on insurance and health-care cards, a stolen wallet can easily lead to a much bigger headache [ … ] These days, Social Security numbers are gold mines for thieves, since the numbers are widely… Continue reading Why Your ID Is Such Easy Picking
Clark Talks the talk, but will he walk the walk?
Clark Talks the talk, but will he walk the walk?. CNN's “War in Iraq” section has an interesting article about ex-NATO commander Wesley Clark and his possible run for POTUS. Like other political candidates for the top spot, Clark has laid down some harsh criticism on Bush's Iraq policies: “We've… [Third Party WatchBlog]
SSL for VPN
SSL for VPN. SSL-based virtual private networks explained with illustrations: I've been hearing quite a bit about using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security, the newer name for the same thing) for remote VPN access, but didn't fully understand how it worked until reading this article. The traditional VPN requires a special… Continue reading SSL for VPN
Why Use Exchange?
Why Use Exchange?. After a number of comments to my previous post, some a bit acid-etched, questioning why I was using Exchange at all instead of a Lotus/IBM product for calendaring, I checked and realized I had never posted an explanation about my product choice, though it's been a staple of my informal talks and… Continue reading Why Use Exchange?
False dichotomy
False dichotomy. Dave Winer writes today about how there are mail-reader-type aggregators and weblog-type aggregators, and that weblog-type aggregators are better. It’s a false dichotomy. . . . a GUI app gives you a richer, targeted interface. A browser is generic: it knows it’s displaying HTML, but it doesn’t know it’s displaying syndicated news items.… Continue reading False dichotomy