Author: Vince Kimball

Brendan talks about importance of view source. Brendan, over on the Firefox team, talks about the importance of “view source.” I totally agree. I learned HTML back in 95 by viewing source. Now that I'm noodling around with Visual Studio (the Express Editions are cool and very low cost: cheaper than beer right now) I… Continue reading Brendan talks about importance of view source

Cisco Converges in Europe; Tech a Big Factor. In my estimation, Cisco’s law department is one of the most advanced, both with respect to management generally and to technology specifically. As the company adopts the “DuPont convergence model” in Europe, use of technology and processes will play a big role.  In Cisco poised for move… Continue reading Cisco Converges in Europe; Tech a Big Factor

Orrick Considers Tech Support for Other Law Firms. I have written previously about Orrick’s centralized “Global Operations Center” (“GOC”) in Wheeling, WV. The Aug/Sep 2004 issue of Law Firm, Inc. has a good follow-up article (“Location, Location, Location”) about the GOC.  Orrick has cut annual operating expenses by $5.6 million by consolidating tech support, operations,… Continue reading Orrick Considers Tech Support for Other Law Firms

Americans Walsh and May Win Gold in Beach Volleyball By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [The New York Times > Home Page]

Getting a rise out of Reiser4. Last time I looked at ReiserFS was, I think, at least couple of years ago. It was a nice file system but I didn't find any use for it. Two years later, Reiser4 is released and I still can't find a good use for it, but it sure has… Continue reading Getting a rise out of Reiser4

My Recent 5 by 5 Post on Legal Technology. Matt “the [non]billable hour” Homann periodically runs a feature on his blog called “Five by Five” that features five experts answering a thought-provoking question. I recently participated with legal tech experts Ron Friedmann, Jerry Lawson, Jeff Beard and Kevin Heller in a Five by Five on… Continue reading My Recent 5 by 5 Post on Legal Technology

NBC Sits on a Contentious Event, and Its Breathless Coverage, Until Prime Time. The men's high bar individual final exemplifies what infuriates some people about how networks present a taped Olympics from outside the United States. By RICHARD SANDOMIR. [The New York Times > Technology]

SP2 Testing and Migration Guide. Yesterday, Microsoft published the “Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2,” available here. I highly recommend the guide to Windows developers and any company planning to deploy SP2 (That should be every one running Windows XP). Besides documentation, the testing guide also provides scripts that… Continue reading SP2 Testing and Migration Guide

Cryptanalysis of MD5 and SHA: Time for a new standard. Bruce Schneier talks about the recent reported weaknesses in common hash functions such as MD5. He writes: As a user of cryptographic systems — as I assume most readers are — this news is important, but not particularly worrisome. MD5 and SHA aren't suddenly insecure.… Continue reading Cryptanalysis of MD5 and SHA: Time for a new standard

Dana using SBS2003? No I am NOT nuts. Ok, so I never expected this. A little itty bitty blog entry that would cause such a stir that I received over 25 private emails from people…. ranging for honest to goodness help and suggestions to quasi-death threats for being so stupid. Why don't you guys ever… Continue reading Dana using SBS2003? No I am NOT nuts