Microsoft Exchange Assistance Center Launched. There is an updated portal in TechNet on the Microsoft website called the Microsoft Exchange Server Assistance Center. With a clean look, Exchange-specific RSS feeds, and random profiles of Exchange Server MVPs, it is surely a mandatory bookmark site for every Exchange administrator. [MS Exchange Blog]
Author: Vince Kimball
Want Affordable E-Commerce? Check out Site Build It
Want Affordable E-Commerce? Check out Site Build It. Looking for affordable E-Commerce? Then check out Site Build It (SBI). Template driven, SBI shows users how to build a web site with high quality content, coupled with affiliate advertising, rather than just a straight product site. By Nathan Segal. [WebReference News]
Michael Tiemann on the role of Fedora
Michael Tiemann on the role of Fedora. Tall and lean, wearing a distinctive red Fedora, Michael Tiemann is a familiar presence at Linux and open source conferences. He was Red Hat's CTO for a while, and is now Vice President, Open Source Affairs. I think of him as a hacker/economist/entrepeneur, three roles that he wove… Continue reading Michael Tiemann on the role of Fedora
Throwing Tables out the Window
Throwing Tables out the Window. Last week Stopdesign's Douglas Bowman posted this great article about redesigning Microsoft's site using tableless layout. [Nick Bradbury]
Delphi Readers Choice Awards
Delphi Readers Choice Awards. Although I've flirted with other languages, all of my shareware applications (HomeSite, TopStyle, FeedDemon) were coded using Borland Delphi. One of the great things about Delphi is that there are so many excellent third-party components and tools available, many of which were just honored in Delphi Informant Magazine's 2004 Readers Choice… Continue reading Delphi Readers Choice Awards
Kevin Railsback / RSS growing pains redux
Kevin Railsback / RSS growing pains redux. I'm pleased to announce that Kevin Railsback, our IT manager here at InfoWorld, has joined the growing ranks of InfoWorld bloggers (along with Paul Venezia a few weeks ago). I really can't say enough about the breadth and depth of expertise Kevin brings to InfoWorld — I don't… Continue reading Kevin Railsback / RSS growing pains redux
history vs accesibility, one town's problem
history vs accesibility, one town's problem. Is removing a stacks wing to make a public library more accessible the same as turning a church into condos? A storm is brewing over the Amesbury Public Library in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners has kept a list of libraries around the state that have destroyed… Continue reading history vs accesibility, one town's problem
Intelligence Chief Without Power? Support Leaves Questions
Intelligence Chief Without Power? Support Leaves Questions. White House officials were vague about the authority a new intelligence chief would wield, raising doubts among some experts about the power of the new position. By ELISABETH BUMILLER. [The New York Times > Home Page]
Interaction Design Group soft launch
Interaction Design Group soft launch. It’s a summer of soft launches as the Interaction Design Group launches their new site. The IxDG (I’m not sure what the x is for, except to say it’s not info design) is modeled along similar lines to AIfIA. Props to those involved, though I think there’s some wheel reinvention… Continue reading Interaction Design Group soft launch
The Labor-Shortage Myth
The Labor-Shortage Myth. Want to feel extra cheerful about your career prospects? Take a look at recent pronouncements from the U.S. Census Bureau, the General Accounting Office, the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the Conference Board, all duly reported by a host of newspapers and magazines. “The Coming Job Boom,” proclaims Business 2.0 .… Continue reading The Labor-Shortage Myth