Military toll tops 1,000. BAGHDAD — US military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 mark yesterday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared after the Americans brought down Saddam Hussein and President Bush declared major combat over. [Boston Globe — Front Page]
Author: Vince Kimball
Usability / Workspace Quality
Usability / Workspace Quality. My Latest Article Software in the 1980s, when usability was “invented,” was all about computer-human interaction. A lot of software still is. But the Internet brings us a new kind of software: software that's about human-human interaction. When you're writing software that mediates between people, after you get the usability right,… Continue reading Usability / Workspace Quality
2nd Hurricane Deepens Wounds in Stricken Florida
2nd Hurricane Deepens Wounds in Stricken Florida. Millions were left without power and hundreds of thousands without ready access to gasoline, groceries or other daily staples. By FELICITY BARRINGER. [The New York Times > Home Page]
Users Trump Library Vendors Again!
Users Trump Library Vendors Again!. Everyone is (rightly) talking about Peter Rukavina's homegrown RSS feeds for what he has checked out from his library (and new DVDs). I am overjoyed to see this, but saddened to see that once again users are having to route around library services because we're not providing the service ourselves… Continue reading Users Trump Library Vendors Again!
The Digital Hoards
The Digital Hoards. We Are Becoming Digital Pack Rats “Personal computers — our jukeboxes, photo labs, accountants and film studios — are becoming the proverbial junk drawer, scattered with scads of must-have information. Sister devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players and digital video recorders overflow with often barely a bite of spare storage. The… Continue reading The Digital Hoards
'War and the American Presidency': Dire Conclusions
'War and the American Presidency': Dire Conclusions. Arthur Schlesinger Jr. fears that continual war is bringing about a resurgent imperial presidency. By KEVIN DRUM. [The New York Times > Books]
Advanced Taxonomy
Advanced Taxonomy. LaVern Prichard's Legal Technology News article Knowledge Management: Multi-Dimensional Knowledge explains how he made his LawMoose site more useful by shifting to a thesarus-based topic categorization system, instead of a conventional topic-subtopic system. Here's an excerpt: [I]n our thesaurus-powered legal knowledge collection, resources appear under as many topics as make sense without having… Continue reading Advanced Taxonomy
Gone In 20 Minutes: Unpatched PCs Have Low Survival Times
Gone In 20 Minutes: Unpatched PCs Have Low Survival Times. Ad hoc patches, as pushed by Microsoft for years as the key to computer security, are not a solution to today's security problems. CNET News reports on a new study that concludes: [A]n unpatched Windows PC connected to the Internet will last for only about… Continue reading Gone In 20 Minutes: Unpatched PCs Have Low Survival Times
Labor Day
Labor Day. This is my month to stop taking things for granted, starting with today’s holiday. Labor Day, if it means anything to most Americans, probably means the last cookout, back-to-school shopping, and time to watch out for drunk drivers. It’s all too easy to forget that the holiday, which originated as an annual march… Continue reading Labor Day
Wal-Mart Hit By Gift Card Scam
komo news | Wal-Mart Hit By Gift Card Scam. SEATTLE – Thieves have found a way to secretly cash out your gift card before you have a chance to go shopping. The biggest target so far is the nation's largest retailer: Wal-Mart. We uncovered the problem after tips from local consumers. Wal-Mart won't say much.… Continue reading Wal-Mart Hit By Gift Card Scam