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Symantec's Confusing Anti-Virus Alerts. My company notebook apparently has Symantec AntiVirus installed, 'cause it just popped up an odd dialog box. (Yes, I really ran across this at nearly 4am.) Notice the “Action taken” part? It says “Quarantine succeeded” followed by “Access denied.” I'm left wondering what really happened. Did it succeed or not? Who… Continue reading Symantec's Confusing Anti-Virus Alerts

Boston high-tech law giant dissolves. In just 10 minutes, the remaining partners of the Boston law firm of Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, which thrived as Boston's high-tech and venture capital industries were soaring, voted to dissolve their partnership. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

First look at icy, mysterious Titan. A space probe landed successfully on Saturn's giant moon Titan yesterday after a seven-year journey, and immediately began transmitting images of its mysterious surface. A landscape emerged of canyons carved by liquid, a possible shoreline, and ice blocks, parts of a world that scientists believe resembles the early Earth.… Continue reading First look at icy, mysterious Titan

'Blink': Hunch Power. “Decisions made very quickly,” Malcolm Gladwell says in his book about first impressions, “can be every bit as good as decisions made cautiously and deliberately.” By DAVID BROOKS. [NYT > Books]

Monster Fueled by Caffeine. Delicious Monster's cataloging software is a big hit, but the company works out of a coffee house. Not only is it cheap, but the collegiate atmosphere is an inspiration for turning obsessive catalogers into personal lending libraries. Leander Kahney reports from San Francisco. [Wired News]

Planners Ferret Out Urban Risks. After last month's tsunami, many disaster planners are focusing on weather warning systems. But other dangers lurk in the world's sprawling cities, including flood-prone underground areas and poorly constructed housing. By Stephen Leahy. [Wired News]

Trustworthy Computing Curriculum. One of the things that I worry about related to trustworthy computing is the state of education on TWC topics in computer science programs today. When I go around and talk to professors, I ask them whether their students are taught even simple stuff, like how to avoid buffer overflows and the… Continue reading Trustworthy Computing Curriculum

Eric Kriss at MSC about Open Formats and Microsoft. This morning was a long Massachusetts Software Council meeting. I don't have time to cover it now, but there is one part I want to get out right away. Massachusetts Secretary of Administration and Finance, Eric Kriss, gave a short speech. I've mentioned him here multiple… Continue reading Eric Kriss at MSC about Open Formats and Microsoft

Feed: protocol. In Really Simple Subscription, FeedDemon developer Nick Bradbury suggests using the feed: protocol to make subscribing to RSS and Atom feeds easier. I agree. Nick also says that the solution is not perfect, and I agree with that too. But it does work and it has broad support in existing aggregators. It’s just… Continue reading Feed: protocol

Tech Librarians Need to Know. Michael Stephens has posted a great list of Twelve Techie Things for Librarians 2005. I can’t pick out a small excerpt because it’s all good. Go read. Related: Karen Schneider is soliciting feedback on her blog and on WEB4LIB about “top tech trends” she should highlight at the annual ALA… Continue reading Tech Librarians Need to Know