offers some suggestions. . The Top Twenty Programmers It seems that when Tim Bray of Sun was giving Adam Bosworth (late of BEA, now of Google) a recommendation for his new job, he proclaimed him “one of the top 20 programmers.” JDJ Magazine thinks it would be ever so much fun to figure out who… Continue reading offers some suggestions.
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Jerry Michalski's “CEO for a day at Yahoo” rant
Jerry Michalski's “CEO for a day at Yahoo” rant. Right on to Jerry – this is exactly what I'll be telling Jerry – when I get to see him. Here's Jerry's post…. If I got to run Yahoo for a day, here's what I'd do. I'd rip out the stovepiped, competitive, product-aligned management and P/L… Continue reading Jerry Michalski's “CEO for a day at Yahoo” rant
Ann Petigrew
Ann Petigrew: “Secretary Rumsfeld and President Bush, you are responsible for the inaccurate intelligence assessments, inadequate troop strength, Iraqi prisoner abuses, inadequate logistical support for U.S. forces, and fraudulent contracting billing for the Iraq reconstruction.” [Scripting News]
Edinburgh named world's first City of Literature
Edinburgh named world's first City of Literature. EDINBURGH'S literary credentials were recognised last night when UNESCO announced that the Scottish capital would become the world's first City of Literature. [The Scotsman]
Beyond Crayons
Beyond Crayons. Nick Duffill, of Gyronix, (co-creator of ResultManager – a visual GTD Dashboard for MindManager) has just joined the blogging community. His new blog is called: Beyond Crayons. Nick plans to focus his blog on visualisation for professionals, but I hope that he branches out (OK, pun intended) into other areas too. He's an… Continue reading Beyond Crayons
Patterns for change
Patterns for change. Mary Lynn Manns & Linda Rising are pattern evangelists who have just completed an interesting book on 48 patterns for introducing new ideas. Patterns Capture expertise in the form of vetted solutions to repetitive issues. This is a key knowledge representation and a neat way to leverage learning. Patterns are an advanced… Continue reading Patterns for change
Defend Your Apps and Critical User Info with Defensive Coding Techniques
Defend Your Apps and Critical User Info with Defensive Coding Techniques. MSDN has released an interesting article on “Defending Your Apps and Critical User Info with Defensive Coding Techniques”. The article discusses securing user credentials and logon information, how to protect client and server data using encryption and how to defend COM clients/servers. It covers… Continue reading Defend Your Apps and Critical User Info with Defensive Coding Techniques
New York Times
New York Times – free registration required Congress Close to Establishing Rules for Driver's Licenses. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 – Following a recommendation of the Sept. 11 commission, the House and Senate are moving toward setting rules for the states that would standardize the documentation required to obtain a driver's license, and the data the license… Continue reading New York Times
Slashdot
Slashdot | Ask Slashdot – Securing Personal Data in Small Companies? lohmann asks: “I was recently paying rent in my apartment office when I noticed several of the rental agents frantically shaking a nearby keyboard. Being a geek, I intervened… and plugged the mouse back in. A barrage of performance questions ensued, so I checked… Continue reading Slashdot
Microsoft fights itself
Microsoft fights itself. Microsoft continues to be its own toughest foe in the Office wars as acceptance of Office 2003 still only accounts for a tiny fraction of the desktop suite's overall customer base. According to Gartner, Office XP, introduced in May, 2001, still accounts for 50 per cent of market share with Office 2000… Continue reading Microsoft fights itself