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ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN (JetBlue Airways). “Over the past 30 years in this country, there have been only two successfully sustained airline startups. The first was Southwest Airlines, which has been flying high since the 1970s by offering everyday low fares and is now the highest-valued airline in the world by market capitalization. The… Continue reading ON THE RECORD: DAVID NEELEMAN (JetBlue Airways)

What the CEO Wants You to Know. “'What the CEO Wants You to Know: How Your Company Really Works' should go into your carry-on next time you fly. It's the 'Don't Make Me Think' for business, one of those wonderful thin books that you can read on a cross-country flight (twice, I suspect) and leaves… Continue reading What the CEO Wants You to Know

Earth to Bill: Please return immediately. The Linux/Mozilla/Firefox people couldn't dream up a better scenario. Microsoft recently decided to stop issuing security updates for Internet Explorer on anything other than Windows XP or Windows 2003 Server. Every Windows 98 and Windows 2000 system out there now becomes a giant security hole! For many of these… Continue reading Earth to Bill: Please return immediately

SpamAssassin 3.0. SpamAssassin 3.0 is out! Notable in this release is the inclusion of a check against the Spam URI realtime blocklists (a huge help in the fight against spam), use of Sender Policy Framework tests (a huge help in the fight against fraudulent return address information), better integration with databases for storage of preferences… Continue reading SpamAssassin 3.0

MarsEdit And NetNewsWire Icons. Here’s Bryan Bell on designing the MarsEdit And NetNewsWire icons. His post includes some versions of the app icons that I myself never saw. Also see Jon Hicks on designing icons for NetNewsWire (including a hack I mentioned previously for switching to the all-Jon-Hicks set). [inessential.com]

Information Managers, Librarians, it's all the same–right?. An article in the Detroit News discusses the rising demand for corporate librarians, but the article really applies to all librarians. A nice short article that helps educate the public about what we really do: Gone are the days of shushing and the Dewey decimal system, of linoleum… Continue reading Information Managers, Librarians, it's all the same–right?

Microsoft Says Buy New Windows or Be Unsafe. CNet: Microsoft: To secure IE, upgrade to XP. Microsoft this week reiterated that it would keep the new version of Microsoft's IE Web browser available only as part of the recently released Windows XP operating system, Service Pack 2. The upgrade to XP from any previous Windows… Continue reading Microsoft Says Buy New Windows or Be Unsafe

Sputnik Delivers Software Upgrade, Hosted Offering. Sputnik announced today an upgraded version of its software and a new hosted offering: Sputnik's software allows service providers to centrally manage and track usage on multiple remote Wi-Fi networks. Version 3.0 can now accommodate for very large networks. “With this, you can have one server that manages lots… Continue reading Sputnik Delivers Software Upgrade, Hosted Offering

Poor Wi-Fi Results in Lost Business. A survey found that half of hotel guests would not stay in a hotel again if they were dissatisfied with the Wi-Fi service there: Most of the folks in the survey said Wi-Fi was important to their visit, so it sounds like they chose the hotel based on the… Continue reading Poor Wi-Fi Results in Lost Business

Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool. Microsoft has released a new tool to “verify the overall health of your Exchange Server messaging environment.” The Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool is an excellent summary report of your Exchange installation. … [MS Exchange Blog]