Author: Vince Kimball

Slashdot | Negative Effects of Workplace Net Monitoring. Masem writes “Business2.com reports that while many corporations have monitoring tools and restrictions on Internet usages for non-work related activities, these can have negative effects on the productivity of the workplace. The report notes that people have to take days off from work to deal with personal… Continue reading Negative Effects of Workplace Net Monitoring

CIO: Off the Charts. The University of Illinois Medical Center won an Enterprise Value Award because of a brilliantly executed change management strategy, through which it managed to get the toughest users on the planet to lift their heads up long enough from the work of saving lives to change the way they deliver care… Continue reading Off the Charts

College Students Riding the “Connected” Wave. How College Students Shop and What They Buy “According to a survey of college students in the US, conducted by Harris Interactive for Alloy 360 Youth, 93% of college students go online in a given month. Harris surveyed over 2,000 college students between the ages of 18 and 30… Continue reading College Students Riding the “Connected” Wave

Think DVDs last forever? Say hello to DVD Rot “DVDs were supposed to do for movies what compact discs did for music– provide a digital format for movies that never wears out and lasts virtually forever. Unfortunately, the Sydney Morning Herald reported over the weekend that DVDs are not as indestructible as you might think;… Continue reading Think DVDs last forever? Say hello to DVD Rot

Snow Storm Sweeps Through Northeast. BRADLEY BEACH, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving storm surprised much of the Northeast on Friday, dumping nearly 10 inches of snow that closed hundreds of schools in at least four states and possibly contributed to a fatal bus crash in New Jersey. By The Associated Press. [New York Times: NYT… Continue reading Snow Storm Sweeps Through Northeast

Top 15 wireless companies: The 802.11 Report issued their top 15 “fiercest” wireless companies, and it's a good introduction to the major players in the business with capsule summaries.  [80211b News]

Macromedia and Beyond.  After eight years with Allaire and Macromedia, I've decided to move on. What a ride its been, and will no doubt continue to be.  . . .   But after eight-years of being deeply focused on the world of Internet application software platforms, I'm ready to move on. After this week, I'll be moving to a… Continue reading Macromedia and Beyond

Macromedia site revised: The Macromedia site has had a significant upgrade, moving more towards an interractive application than a set of static documents. There's still some news to come over the next week (the Designer & Developer Center has evolved into Macromedia DevNet, for instance), and we'll definitely be in shakedown mode on the new… Continue reading Untitled

Tim Higgins 802.11g Need To Know article: Another extensively researched, well-written, extremely exhaustive account from Tim on 802.11g, this time running through issues with the current draft implementations, how interoperability among b and g devices works, and pitfalls. It's a detailed analysis that any network admin, CIO, and journalist should read!  [80211b News]

Wi-Fi with a French accent: saving rural areas: Rural dwellers in France are finding that the broadband gap is making them uncompetitive with city folk. The solution is fixed point-to-point wireless (which might not all be Wi-Fi, by the way; there's plenty of 2.4 GHz non-802.11 stuff out there). It's part of the ongoing lesson… Continue reading Wi-Fi with a French accent: saving rural areas