Radio 8.1 Pre-Release. The first new version of Radio in a while will be released the third week of September. This version has some great things in it – all based on requests from users. Steve Kirks lists what that made it into the 8.1 release and what didn't make it in this post. Radio… Continue reading Radio 8.1 Pre-Release
Author: Vince Kimball
CSM
CSM. US standing with Arabs hits an all time low. This is the reason that bin Laden's guerrillas have an unlimited pool of recruits to draw from. It also indicates that this war is going to get much, much worse over the next decade or two. Just two years ago, Zogby found that 76 percent… Continue reading CSM
A direct parallel with the Vietnam war and the USSR's misadventures in Afghanistan is that we are likely backing weak governments that may never be strong enough to survive on their own. AT
A direct parallel with the Vietnam war and the USSR's misadventures in Afghanistan is that we are likely backing weak governments that may never be strong enough to survive on their own. AT does a round-up of the problems recruiting soldiers for the armies that back those governments. [John Robb's Weblog]
Imperial Hubris
I'm almost finished reading Imperial Hubris by the CIA's Anonymous. Excellent book and well worth reading. It fits with Global Guerrillas tongue and groove. [John Robb's Weblog]
More IA Heuristics – Search
More IA Heuristics – Search. Lou Rosenfeld shares some more IA heuristics, this time focused on search. [ia/ blogs]
Meta-mail
Meta-mail. In an item entitled personal message deflection, Phil Windley says he'd like to move his process-related communication out of email and into task-oriented software. Here's the glitch: One problem with moving from a single general purpose tool like email to multiple special purpose tools is split focus. To understand what I mean, think about… Continue reading Meta-mail
Blogs for law firm CIOs
Blogs for law firm CIOs. Via Jeff Beard's blog, I came to read Ed Schembor's useful posting, Blogs and the Law Office IT Director: 21 Blogs of Interest for a Law Firm CIO/IT Director. Schembor, founder of Easy Access Software, lists blogs that he finds “ideally suited to the knowledge needs of a senior project… Continue reading Blogs for law firm CIOs
Peddling a “Clinton recession”
Peddling a “Clinton recession”. Many of us remember the Clinton years as a time of unparalleled prosperity, when 22 million people found new jobs and the federal government took in record surpluses in tax revenue. But in speech after speech this week, Republicans have excused George W. Bush's poor economic record by suggesting that the… Continue reading Peddling a “Clinton recession”
Avalon prediction
Avalon prediction. Avalon prediction: Miguel de Icaza works on GNOME and other projects, and ventures to see the future: “My prediction is that Avalon v1 will be a throw-away: it is not really the foundation on which you will build applications: V2 will likely not be backwards compatible, they will have to re-architect bits of… Continue reading Avalon prediction
Exploring Micro-ISVs
Exploring Micro-ISVs. Eric Sink examines the world of one-person software companies in his latest MSDN “Business of Software” column. Thanks for including me in your list of examples, Eric! (via .NET Undocumented). [Nick Bradbury]