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Pity the Poor User. I've begun reading Tracing Genres through Organizations by Clay Spinuzzi. I bought it because I think genre theory is potentially the most-important-yet-least-appreciated topic in information architecture. Clay approaches the issue from his background in rhetoric, and the practice of technical communication. Still, he spends his first chapter laying out a cogent… Continue reading Pity the Poor User

More folks grokking the significance of Laszlo going Open Source. John McDowdell groks it….. Open source rich client David Temkin CTO at Laszlo has made the gutsy move to Open Source. The is the first rich client application that has a chance of widespread adoption and can change the way we deliver client applications It… Continue reading More folks grokking the significance of Laszlo going Open Source

Recommendation on Legal Marketing: Ross Fishman. Ross Fishman, who recently spoke at our firm retreat about legal marketing (to rousing applause, I might add), recommended this book as useful guide to overall marketing strategy: Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, by Al Ries and Jack Trout. While it seems strange to say this, I think… Continue reading Recommendation on Legal Marketing: Ross Fishman

Industry Group Launches Website With Resources to Combat Spyware. “GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by a wide range of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations. The GetNetWise coalition wants Internet users to be only “one click away” from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their and their family's… Continue reading Industry Group Launches Website With Resources to Combat Spyware

Exchange and Outlook build info. An important part of managing Exchange, as well as scripting for it, is knowing exactly what version is installed on each of your Exchange servers. It's also good to know what versions of the Outlook client are in use in your organization. There are several ways to gather this information,… Continue reading Exchange and Outlook build info

Hosted Exchange Server and the Mobile Professional. jkOnTheRun has written a good post on his experiences, and the benefits of using a hosted Exchange solution, even for his one man business… “This article has described all the many benefits of the hosted Exchange Server solution. This service gives you the equivalent of having your own… Continue reading Hosted Exchange Server and the Mobile Professional

“Exchanging Outlook for Ximian? Here's how”…. “If you need to access a Microsoft Exchange mailbox from a Linux/Unix system but prefer not to use Outlook Web Access, then you should consider the Ximian Evolution client with the Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange. This solution provides a full-featured Exchange client that attempts to rival Microsoft Outlook… Continue reading “Exchanging Outlook for Ximian? Here's how”…

The 12 Commandments of Exchange Deployments. Brien Posey has written another good article over at SearchExchange.com, this one is covering The 12 Commandments of Exchange Deployments “Rolling out an Exchange Server deployment can be a complicated task. Need some help? I have put together my list of 12 commandments to follow when you find yourself… Continue reading The 12 Commandments of Exchange Deployments

offers some suggestions. . The Top Twenty Programmers It seems that when Tim Bray of Sun was giving Adam Bosworth (late of BEA, now of Google) a recommendation for his new job, he proclaimed him “one of the top 20 programmers.” JDJ Magazine thinks it would be ever so much fun to figure out who… Continue reading offers some suggestions.

Jerry Michalski's “CEO for a day at Yahoo” rant. Right on to Jerry – this is exactly what I'll be telling Jerry – when I get to see him. Here's Jerry's post…. If I got to run Yahoo for a day, here's what I'd do. I'd rip out the stovepiped, competitive, product-aligned management and P/L… Continue reading Jerry Michalski's “CEO for a day at Yahoo” rant