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Plan for a Corporate Desktop. People often assert that maybe, perhaps Linux is acceptable for the desktop. Having used corporate desktops at a dozen companies and having the priviledge of designing IT from the ground up I have a few things to say here. Microsoft Windows on the desktop has problems, but I contend the… Continue reading Plan for a Corporate Desktop

Blocking XP SP2 at the corporate level. While I've installed XP Service Pack 2 on one machine and had not one whit of a problem with it, I understand why corporations are wary of rolling it out at this point, instead opting for the (reasonable, logical) step of testing it in-house to integrate it properly… Continue reading Blocking XP SP2 at the corporate level

An Interview with Danny Sullivan. This interview is the beginning of a series on search engines. We'll briefly look at their history, and delve into some of the techniques of optimizing Web sites for search engines. By Lee Underwood. [WebReference News]

A strategic vision for dynamic languages. As operating systems consolidate around managed interfaces, they'll choose the Java and .Net VMs, not the Perl, Python, or PHP VMs. But the agility of the dynamic languages and the collaborative energy of their open source communities are two of the pistons that crank the engine of progress. These… Continue reading A strategic vision for dynamic languages

It's not a new version, it's a service pack. Ten years ago an alpha release was supposed to only crash occasionally and a beta had to be very close to feature-complete. To encourage deployment, the bar for calling something an alpha or a beta was lowered. The same is now happening to shipping software: Even… Continue reading It's not a new version, it's a service pack

Boxes and Arrows: The Information Architecture of Email. Gmail revealed to me my email behavior — something I hadn't previously given much thought. By making certain things easier (and others more difficult), Gmail showed me how “typical” email applications weren't necessarily designed according to how I used them. [Tomalak's Realm]

business vs residential users. These smart words by Elliot Noss [via Bag and Baggage] One of the mistakes I find service providers make on a regular basis is drawing a bright yellow line between home and business users. Two caveats to this post. First, in many markets this makes great sense. If you are selling… Continue reading business vs residential users

Peter asks about News Aggregator Changes. Peter writes a short post about Radio features he'd like to see. I found it after reading his post in Radio's aggregator, then I found the original here. He asks some valid questions, some of which are easier to answer than others. Points 1 and 3 relate directly to… Continue reading Peter asks about News Aggregator Changes

Fife Council and SMS. Fife Council in Scotland has begun to use SMS and email to inform parents when schools are forced to close because of extreme weather.Fife Direct sends either a text message or email to the 1,600 parents who are registered for the service.It is part of the Fife Council Winter Centre service… Continue reading Fife Council and SMS

Radio Roadmap. Steve has only been on the job 24 hours and he has some great accomplishments. Among them, he posted a letter to Radio users and has some great feedback. As he mentioned, the direction remains consistent: fix upstreaming, faster/better comment system, application stability. He has also released the Radio Roadmap. Recommended reading for… Continue reading Radio Roadmap