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Personal Information Architectures. Gene has an interesting post about personal information architectures, something he spoke about at the recent Future of IA Retreat. While the recent interest in social classification and folksonomy is a large reason to talk about personal info. architecture, I think that Thomas Vanderwal has also been talking about the issue for… Continue reading Personal Information Architectures

Fiber to my home. A few weeks ago Verizon announced that they were rolling out fiber to the premises in parts of more states, including Essex and Middlesex counties in Massachusetts. I live in Middlesex, and when I stepped out on the porch to take in the mail this afternoon what should I see but… Continue reading Fiber to my home

Introduction to MSH. System administration has always been Windows' Achilles' heel. The graphical tools that simplify basic chores just get in the way when there's heavy lifting to be done. And CMD.EXE, the hapless command shell, pales in comparison to the Unix shells that inspired it. Win32 Perl has been my ace in the hole,… Continue reading Introduction to MSH

InfoWorld: The state of rich Web apps. Unlike a Web application that manages state information almost entirely on the server, an rich Internet application achieves a more balanced distribution of that information between server and client. The benefits that flow from this arrangement can include responsiveness, context preservation, and offline capability. [Tomalak's Realm]

Apple: Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update. Apple put a pile of patches into its latest update for Mac OS X “Panther”, but a number of readers report problems with it, including FireWire disk troubles, so don't install it without a complete backup, and keep FireWire drives disconnected initially. [MacInTouch]

Review of Web Search Garage . Tara Calishain's new book, Web Search Garage, has received a most favorable review from Chris Sherman of Search Engine Watch. I've already asked that my library add this fine piece of published material to our Professional Collection. Good going Tara! [LibrarianInBlack]

Freelance Tech Support Articles by Grant Barrett. Grant Barrett gave me permission to re-post two of his tech support articles. Slashdot carried his two articles as well. Sure, you have my permission to repost. Please make sure to link to my current web site in an appropriate place. Thanks for asking. Not every[one] would (or… Continue reading Freelance Tech Support Articles by Grant Barrett

Autoruns: Find Those Pesky Startup Programs. The Nov '04 issue of Windows IT Pro contains an article by Mark Russinovich covering Sysinternals' tool, Autoruns. This utility shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in… Continue reading Autoruns: Find Those Pesky Startup Programs

Hardest Tech-Support Job on Earth. When U.S. soldiers need expert engineering advice — like how to gauge the structural integrity of a bombed-out bridge in a battle zone — they contact the Army's crack squad for quick answers. Michelle Delio reports from Vicksburg, Mississippi. [Wired News]

A Structural Change in the U.S. Economy. Reuters reports this morning that the number of new U.S. jobs soared at the sharpest rate in seven months in October. This is further evidence of an economic expansion in the U.S., but as the Wall Street Journal suggested last month, “this economic expansion is different from those… Continue reading A Structural Change in the U.S. Economy